longevity

The best sports for longevity

All forms of exercise help you live longer, but some activities come with extra benefits

While longevity comes down to many factors, there is some truth to American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke’s claims.

Live to 100? Don’t get angry, says Dick Van Dyke

The centenarian credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer

 When finances are secure, people can invest in their health, maintain social connections, and approach retirement with confidence.

The new reality of longevity and investing

In addition to working longer, people have two other options to mitigate longevity risks: saving more and investing to optimise retirement assets

Living an increasingly long life raises the risks that one runs out of money.
SENSE & CENTS

Learning to cope financially with the longevity ‘curse’

Live beyond 100? Inflation can be ruinous, timing when to run down capital gets tricky, and taxes could rise

While we cannot choose our genes, we can support our gut microbes. Simple steps include eating fermented foods, such as live yogurts, kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut, as well as fruit, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, which supply the prebiotics that healthy microbes need.

A supercentenarian’s dietary secrets to longevity

What the gut microbiome of the world’s oldest person can tell us about ageing

Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, turned 100 recently and is still in fine form.
THINKING ALOUD

Living to 120 and beyond? 

It is reasonable to expect that the numbers of healthier and functioning elderly will grow, and this has implications for the future of work and finances, among other aspects

Very old people sometimes remark that each extra day feels like a bonus. That is a good attitude to have earlier too.

Pension planning: how long have I got left?

Ignore the longevity calculators, you’ll almost certainly prove them wrong anyway

Who says chasing KPIs and cardio gains can’t happen at the same time?
FEATURE

How to stay healthy while climbing the corporate ladder

You can still live a long life without sacrificing your career. Here’s an eight-step guide

In theory, most of us should be able to work longer because in general, we are healthier than previous generations were at the same stage in life.

Working until 70 isn’t so bad provided you feel 55

Extending healthy life expectancy can cement public acceptance of later retirement, providing governments address inequalities

For the longevity trend to have legs, consumers will need to feel short-term benefits from products that promote it, observers say.

How ‘longevity’ became the new buzzword in health

From biohacking gadgets to epigenetic testing and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: the anti-ageing devices and treatments being promoted by luxury and lifestyle brands