Chapter 8 sought to determine whether physical activity was very important to health and longevity. The researchers found out that participants\u2019 activity levels remained stable throughout their life. In addition, they discovered that popular children grew up to be more active adults compared to their less social counterparts. This finding does not surprise me because I find that people who are social care more about their physical appearance and overall health, so they exercise more. After the age of 60 however, social individuals\u2019 activity levels decreased and they tended to match activity levels of less social adults. Ultimately, the researchers concluded that being active in middle age was the most important to living longer. They also stated that it does not matter if you are not as active as a child as long as you become more active as you age. But what if you develop some type of chronic condition as a result of your inactivity during your youth. Wouldn\u2019t this mean that you are more likely to die sooner despite becoming more active at the age of 40?<\/p>\n
Chapter 9 looked at the role of marriage in longevity. I was surprised to find out that married men live longer. This surprised me because in general, men have unhealthier habits than women and they tend to take greater risks. The researchers said that this finding was connected to conscientiousness. The men who remained married throughout their life were more conscientious than those who remarried or divorced. It did not surprise me that the husband\u2019s happiness was key to being healthy later on. This is not surprising because I feel like a lot of women are dependent on their husbands financially and often emotionally. So if a woman\u2019s husband is happy with his life and marriage, chances are she will be happy too. I predict that as women start to become the breadwinner in families and hold higher paying positions, that a wife\u2019s happiness will become key to her longevity as well as her husband\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chapter 8 sought to determine whether physical activity was very important to health and longevity. The researchers found out that participants\u2019 activity levels remained stable throughout their life. In addition, they discovered that popular children grew up to be more … Continue reading