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Longevity: Lifestyle strategies for living a healthy, long life - Harvard Health

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If longevity runs in your family, you have a better chance of living longer. But genetics is only part of the equation: the lifestyle choices you make play a big role in living longer, staying healthy, and being able to continue doing the things you love. Longevity simply refers to long life. In the U.S., life expectancy has increased dramatically since 1900, when the average lifespan was 47 years. Today, people born in 2022 can expect to live 77.5 years. Experts estimate that about 25% of the variation in human life span is determined by genetics. But the rest can be attributed in large part to how we take care of our bodies. You might also be interested in... And that's important because there is more to longevity than duration. Most us don't want to just live longer — we want to live longer while enjoying a good quality of life. There are simple things you can do to be your healthiest, most active, most productive self while living longer. The keys to perhaps living to age 100 or mo

June 25, 2024 By Lisa Catanese, ELS , Health Writer Reviewed by Robert H. Shmerling, MD , Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing Share {} }" > Share this page to Facebook Share this page to X Share this page via Email { this.copied = true; setTimeout(() => this.copied = false, 1000); }); } }" > Copy this page to clipboard Print This Page Click to Print If longevity runs in your family, you have a better chance of living longer. But genetics is only part of the equation: the lifestyle choices you make play a big role in livin

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