Inactivity 'may be as deadly as smoking'

[MADem]

7. Stress about reading what will kill you is likely to kill you, too!!!

I think exercise is a GREAT thing, makes ya feel good, improves mood, allows you to do more stuff, etc. I think it's a good idea to move a bit every day.

That said, I had a couple of old relatives--mostly women, but there's one or two men in there as well--who lived to 90 and more, and one that missed 100 by a few months, whose daily routine, for as long as I knew them, was to sit on their ass and bark orders. One of the longer-lived women was quite fat, too, though she belied the "jolly" stereotype. Her husband, since he was the one "hopping to" every time she wanted something done, was quite thin. He didn't last as long as she did!

I think genetics plays a role in longevity. There are things you can do to help your genetics along, certainly, but some people can do all the wrong things with great abandon and live for what seems to be forever.