Do you want to live to 100?

Do you want to live to 100 years? If you do, then you must visit Florida Hospital's Healthy 100 website.

The main page asks the question, “What will you do, when you’re 100?”. Well, that definitely got me thinking - I guess it’s time to write a bucket list! Do you have a bucket list? Some of the things I would like to do before I reach 100 years are to attend the summer Olympics, learn to fly a plane, swim with dolphins, ride a two-seater bicycle, and raft through the Grand Canyon. I know I cannot do any of those things without staying healthy.

That’s exactly the point of the Healthy 100 website. It gives you health tools to maximize your health and goals to consistently improve. The first thing I did on this website was to fill out the longevity calculator that determines life expectancy based on age, weight, family history, lifestyle choice, stress, etc. The survey took less than 5 minutes, and I can tell you that I can expect to live anywhere from 75.2 (conservative) to 93.5 (generous) years old. My husband also did the calculator, and his life expectancy was higher than mine by 5 years! Well I wanted to know what I can do now to maximize my health so we can spend those years together. The website gave some suggestions: sleep 6-7 hours per night (that I can definitely work on – I never get enough sleep), exercise 3 or more times per week, and maintain an ideal weight.

This website is a neat tool because it is designed for people like you and me. It is a community page intended for you to ask questions, read educational blogs, find healthy recipes, and share your experiences with other individuals with the same objective.

Florida Hospital has a mission to change the way you look at healthcare – we strive to be an organization that creates health instead of merely treating illness. In today’s healthcare environment, we want you to jump-start a health movement throughout Central Florida and beyond that includes people of all cultural and religious backgrounds.

I am so happy to be a part of this organization. Florida Hospital understands that health is a journey that includes its ups and downs, and Florida Hospital wants to be there with you along the way!

During this Christmas season, take time to determine what makes you happy and ask yourself what you want to do at 100 years of age.

If you appreciate our health mission and would like to work at Florida Hospital, please visit www.floridahospitalcareers.com.

Also, please comment and share what you want to do by your 100th birthday! I’d love to hear.