Many simple daily habits have been linked with a longer life and don’t require tonnes of money.
Calling a friend, reading a chapter of a book and eating a handful of nuts may all be helpful for warding off disease.
Here we take a look at nine easy things you can do each day to add years to your life…
The NHS says exercise can “lower your risk of early death by up to 30 per cent”.
At least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise are recommended to adults per week (21 minutes a day).
Or, vigorous activity – anything that makes you breath hard and fast, and your heart rate high – need only be for 75 minutes a week (11 minutes a day).
One study found that as little as four to six minutes of vigorous activity spread out during the day was enough to lower the risk of dying early.
Those who ran for the bus or took the stairs – and in the process got their heart pumping – had a 40 per cent lower risk of death from any cause than those who did not.
Prof Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow, told The Sun: “Go for a gentle cycle – 10 minutes is equivalent to 1,000 steps walking and I would say more fun.”
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