Life-span of human beings, not exactly determined, is more at present times than before, thanks to both advances in medical field and comprehension of its link with diet as well as lifestyle. Desiring to live long, say beyond 80s and 90s, without any health issues and following a disciplined lifestyle as well as moderation in food consumption are different kettles of fish. The age of 40 years seems to mark changes in respect of one’s health and start showing even as the role of diet and exercise is bestowed acceptance for staying free from aches and pains that bug the elderly. Fear of getting knocked down by one illness or the other and also likely to die soon haunts as one reaches the age of perilous 60s and 70s. Residents of cities, unlike their rustic counterparts, have brought upon themselves a lifestyle of stress, apart from creating conditions in their living space that threaten their health in no small way. Commuting in motorised vehicles, thus giving up walking, the simplest exercise and consuming food without a care for its ill-effects on wellness are their undoing.
Anthropologists have opined that homo-sapiens, now extinct, existed as far back as 2.1 million years from now while upright human being on planet Earth has a history of about 2,00,000 years. Although motorised transport has a history of about 120 years, it has severely interfered with walking as an integral part of daily life of people while it has earned the distinction as an exercise for staying healthy.
