Hello everyone. Welcome back to the show. Now today's episode is a shout out to my older

gardeners or I guess younger gardeners because we will all be old one day and these are things

that I've learned through working with

elderly people in the garden as well as doing some research of my own. Now, of

course we know that being out in nature is a good thing in life, right?

But did you know that as you age, gardening can actually be a wonderful form of exercise but also can extend your lifespan.

Now, the ways in which it does this are many.

So I'm going to go over just a few of them and we'll

see if that motivates any of you who are listening to get back out in the garden if you haven't

been out there in a while or just tell a friend

who might be looking for a way to spend some time.

So here we go.

Okay, first, studies show even small levels of physical activity in the elderly can expand

lifespans dramatically as well as enhance overall quality of life.

And in fact, there is a book called Blue Zones in which

they look at populations that have a high density of centenarians people that live

past up to or past 100 years.

And one thing they all have in common is they all practice some sort of low-level physical activity.

Lots of walking, hiking, things like this, swimming, things like this that do not cause

all sorts of stress upon the body, however do treat the body like it is a body.

You're not just sitting in a chair watching TV or playing

bingo all the time. Now, some other benefits for the body. Being out in the sun for an elderly

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