1. Move Naturally
The first lifestyle habit is to ‘Move Naturally’. It’s not that the elderly people living in blue zones go to the gym and lift heavy weights regularly or run a marathon. In fact, their environment encourages small natural movements throughout the day. For example, most of these people live in villages where cars are not used much. In fact, if they want to go to meet their friends or go to work, they have to walk. Along with that, these people grow their gardens near their homes, where they go and work by themselves.
Contrast this with the modern world, where nowadays, most people sit at home, get in the car and go to the office where they sit and work. And if they want to go somewhere for entertainment, they get in the car and go to the cinema hall to watch a movie while they sit and relax. Natural walking is so rare in our modern lifestyle.
The American Cancer Society surveyed more than 125,000 adults and found that people who sit for more than 6 hours a day have a 19% higher chance of dy!ng in the next 21 years. Cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, nervous disorders, a total of 14 causes of death become more likely to occur the more you remain seated.
