""I'm not interested in living life out in a bed just to say I made it to 100," Lincer said. Even as the number of centenarians is expected to quadruple over the next 30 years, the majority of adults agree with Lincer. A recent Pew Research Center survey found 29% of Americans hope to live to 100. Many say their hesitation comes from the potential of declining health, limited finances or social isolation that could accompany the additional decades."
"But recent lab tests showing he is "on the borderline" for diabetes have pushed him to focus more intentionally on his health. He cut out sugar and continued his weekly yoga practice. Several years ago, after a physician warned him about his cholesterol levels, he made dietary adjustments and improved his numbers: a reminder, he said, of the importance of being proactive about health as one ages."
David Lincer, 67, values physical health over a numerical lifespan goal and does not want to live if confined to a bed. Many adults share hesitation about living to 100 because of potential declining health, limited finances, and social isolation. The number of centenarians is projected to quadruple over 30 years while 29% of Americans hope to reach 100. Lincer changed diet, cut sugar, maintains weekly yoga, and adjusted habits after medical warnings, motivated also by his mother's decline. The Stanford Center on Longevity's New Map of Life initiative and its survey identify avoidance of dementia and financial security as top hopes for reaching 100.
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