High Performance Longevity

Humans are not alone in showing such sex biases in longevity. Across the Tree of Life, sex differences in longevity are widespread, but they are neither uniform nor always female-biased. 

 While longevity of course comes down to many factors – including genetics and lifestyle – there is some truth to Van Dyke’s claims. Numerous studies have shown that keeping stress levels low and maintaining a positive, optimistic outlook are correlated with longevity. 

 Almost everyone experiences these kinds of signs of aging. But there are some people who seem to defy their age. 

 Society is fascinated with health, fitness and longevity. This obsession has spawned a multi-million pound industry centered around pushing the latest cutting-edge science, lifestyle modifications and products that claim to prevent ageing and live as long as possible. 

 If you could, would you pay to live forever? Some Silicon Valley billionaires aren’t just making tech products – they’ve set their sights on immortality. 

 High-intensity yoga for less than 30 minutes, twice a week, may be the best workout routine for catching high-quality shut-eye, a new study shows. But before people jump on the yoga trend, researchers say more experiments are needed to confirm the study’s findings. 

 What scientists do know — from piles of studies spanning 70 years — is that regular physical activity pays off in long-term health benefits. And recent work is starting to paint a clearer picture of all the activities that can help. You don’t have to body build like Arnold Schwarzenegger or crush marathons like Tigst Assefa. And not everyone has the time, money or ability to join a gym or use special equipment. But you don’t need to, Stamatakis says. Biking to the grocery store, raking leaves, playing soccer with your kids — it all counts. 

 Throughout our practice and content, we follow a guiding principle that the goal of living longer must go hand-in-hand with the goal of living well throughout those extra years. Indeed, the latter goal is arguably the more important of the two—even if striving to maintain our physical, mental, and socio-emotional health doesn’t add a single nanosecond to our lifespan, the efforts will have been worth it if they allow us to approach our later years with vigor, purpose, and joy.