Sex, walking and wine...secrets to feeling young
AN ACTIVE love life, drinking red wine and dancing are among the top 40 things that keep us feeling young, a poll revealed yesterday. Singing along to music, spending time with younger people and staying positive also help older Britons feel more sprightly.
Walking and keep-fit activities, including cycling and swimming, were also seen as good ways of staying young at heart.
Eight in 10 of the 1,500 over-65s polled said they believed in the saying “you’re only as old as you feel”.
And 78 per cent claimed to feel younger than the number on their last birthday card.
The research, commissioned by Fairy Non-Bio, found the typical respondent felt about nine years younger than their age.
Three-quarters put this down to a positive mental attitude, while half thanked a healthy lifestyle, including getting enough sleep and eating plenty of fruit and vegetables.
When it comes to feeling good on the inside, those quizzed admitted that the outside also matters.
Wearing the clothes you like, treating yourself to nice haircuts and using sun cream also featured in the top 40.
More than half said their style choices have changed with age, and a similar number said their skin had become more sensitive.
Almost a third now favour softer fabrics such as cotton to avoid irritating their skin, and 46 per cent opt for looser fitting clothes.
Fairy Non-Bio’s spokesman said: “Skin sensitivity as we get older shouldn’t mean we have to avoid wearing the clothes we want to, the ones that make us feel our best.”
40 THINGS TO PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP
1. Walking
2. Thinking positively
3. Staying positive
4. Getting enough sleep
5. Getting your five-a-day
6. Spending time with family
7. Keeping up a hobby
8. Drinking lots of water
9. Going on holiday
10. Spending time with friends
11. Dancing
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12. Trying new things regularly
13. Doing puzzles
14. Smiling lots
15. Active love life
16. Reading books
17. Spending time with people younger than you
18. Having a pet
19. Singing to music
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20. Listening to music
21. Having time to yourself
22. Swimming
23. Wearing what you like
24. Cycling
25. Taking up new hobbies
26. Doing yoga
27. Running
28. Using suncream
29. Eating super fruits
30. Treating yourself to nice haircuts
31. Drinking red wine
32. Kissing
33. Colouring your hair
34. Taking naps
35. Drinking green tea
36. Using anti-ageing creams 3
7. Going to gigs or live events
38. Meditating
39. Getting massages
40. Keeping up with fashion