An Invitation to my 120th Birthday Celebration.

After 39 years of teaching, my last words to my students on that final day came in the form of an invitation: "You're all invited to my 120th Birthday. Celebrate it by skiing with me." I think it was Sara who shot up her hand saying: "Wait, wait." (pausing for a quick calculation) "I'll be 77 years old!"
"Don't worry." says I, "I'll slow down for you!"

"Never limit yourself." had been an underlying lesson for my students. I realized that I'd need to engineer a comprehensive plan for myself to optimize the quality of my life to 120 and Beyond.

In order to take good care of your brain for the long game, begin by taking mindful care of your body. Read on to chart your own course for 120 and Beyond.


Thursday, February 24, 2022

120 and BEYOND INAUGURAL INTERVIEW WITH JOE RUPP

Okinawa is one of the Blue Zones where it’s common for people to live actively beyond 100. To understand how they do it, a few interviews would shed light on this growing phenomenon.









While waiting for Okinawa to reopen for visitors from the U.S., there are others nearby we can tap. Joe Rupp for example.  Click on the video below to listen to his plan for an active HEALTHSPAN Beyond 100.


Along the way to 120 and Beyond it’s important to take care of your brain.  When you visit a Blue Zone you’ll notice people walking much more than what is common in the United States. So STRATEGY #1 is a way to increase the number of steps you take each day.  I challenged my family to track their steps with me.  I volunteered to enter the data on a spread sheet that talleys our steps by the day, month and year. It also will do a lifetime total going forward. Click HERE for STRATEGY #1.  



THE RESEARCH

Blue Zone characteristics for a longer health-span.A TED Talk by Amy Tomczyk.  


How to Live to be 100+. Dan Buettner:
the author of the best selling book Blue Zones



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