According to a recent survey by the Stanford Center on Longevity, in partnership with TIME magazine, most Americans want to live to their 100th birthday. The survey of 2,330 adults reveals that 77% of Americans want to live to 100, and more than a third believe they will live past 90.
However, the data also shows that only one third of people say they’re happy with their current body weight and their financial situation. Of Americans under age 65 who want to retire by the time they reach 65, slightly more than 40% say they will not have the financial means to live to 100.
Americans admit to having overweight bodies and underweight financial strength in preparing for a long life -- and among the Americans surveyed who want to be centenarians, only 42% say they're making a serious effort to get there.
It is interesting to see in the survey results that 77% of people say they're happy with their lives overall and feel that their family, career and education make them happy, and 74% of people surveyed said that when they think about themselves growing older, they think of mostly positive things.
Although most of those surveyed said they think a healthy diet and exercise are critical to a long life, just 25% report eating as well as they think they should, and only 24% exercise as much as they think they should.
From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),
Paul J. Staso
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- United States in 2006 (3,260 miles solo in 108 days at age 41)
- Montana in 2008 (620 miles solo in 20 days at age 43)
- Alaska in 2009 (500 miles solo in 18 days at age 44)
- Germany in 2010 (500 miles solo in 21 days at age 45)
- The Mojave Desert in 2011 (506 miles solo in 17 days at age 46)
- Various Photos From Mileposts Gone By
- Students Worldwide Who Ran With Me Virtually
- Roadside Sights From My Running Adventures
- Some Cycling Moments From The Past
