Taking the stairs
Stairs over elevators, and carrying your own bags, as movement built into the day
This is not a workout. It is a standing decision to climb rather than ride, carry rather than wheel, and keep the small physical friction that modern buildings are designed to remove. The reasoning drawn from centenarian interviews is that long-lived people were rarely sedentary and rarely trained either; they moved for hours through ordinary days. Carrying load also keeps grip and leg strength honest, and both of those track with staying independent later on.
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- Valter LongoDoes it
Biogerontologist · The Longevity Diet
Escalators and elevators get skipped, and luggage goes up the airport stairs by hand while other travelers stare. Carrying is what bodies were built for, he argues, and muscles that never carry anything end up frail.
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