Today Dick Van Dyke officially 100 years. Born on December 13, 1925, the “Mary Poppins” actor took Hollywood by storm, singing and dancing and winning Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards.
Now Van Dijk has a new title: the centurion. Throughout his life, the performer shared his practices to stay healthy.
“When you get to 100, a lot of things don’t work well,” Van Dyke said New York Times Last month. But “Sometimes I feel 15 again.”
Soon bookPublished in “100 Rules for Getting to 100: An Optimist’s First Guide to a Happy Life,” Van Dyke explores his secrets further at length.
Here are three science-based staples in his work to credit his 100-year life.
How Dick Van Dyke stays active at 100 and his tips for a long, healthy life
1. He moves his body often
Even at 100, Van Dyke hits the gym three times a week, he told the New York Times. When he goes to each car, sometimes He dances like he walks, he said.
On days off from the gym, she does yoga and stretches. Van Dyke was amazed at how his doctors could touch his fingers.
Similar to Van Dyck, many Japanese connoisseurs – esp In the Blue Zone, Okinawa, Japan – Start their mornings with exercise. Usually they do low-intensity exercises called air radio Radio repairit takes about three minutes.
Exercise also enhances the sense of community as participants do it alongside friends, colleagues or family.
2. He has an optimistic outlook and does not underestimate the possibilities that provoke him
“I decided that people are a certain personality and a certain point of view, a certain point of view, a certain point of view, a certain point of view. said in an interview Today, this November with Al Rocker. “I look on the bright side of things.”
Having a lot of fun helps her maintain a sense of play in her life, she said in an interview with the New York Times-York. Last year, Van Dyke starred in the Selfilm music video for the song “Van Dyke.”All my love»
In the Directors’ Cut of the video, Van Dyke spoke about how his career fits his childhood desire to stay a kid. “I had to do what I had to do for a living,” he said.
Often, the happiest hundreds Look for jobs that have been done for them and don’t retire. “Think how far I’ve come,” he said. “All I have to do is play and play crazy.”
3. He values quality time with loved ones
Towards the end of the “All My Love” music video, Van Dyke invites his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to dance with him. The story is not just about him spending time with his loved ones.
Van Dyke is always looking for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to be in their homes, so they want to come in and go and visit, so he’s the New York Times. He wants to make his backyard look like a theme park and add his next zip line.
“It gives me such joy to hear everyone who hears them,” Van Dyke said.
A A decade of research According to Harvard researchers, the key to happiness and longevity is social fitness, or maintaining healthy, long-lasting interpersonal connections.
His birthday plans to date are Van Dyke’s route to turning 100 with quads, and when turning 100, he’s spending quality time.
“He doesn’t want to do anything,” said wife Arlene Silver told people last week. “She wants him in her room Danger! with me.
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