7 Lifestyle Habits if You Want to Live Longer (one is mostly for women)

2. Do a brief walk outside most days.

Popping outside for a stroll is one of the simplest, most-studied ways to take stress down a notch.

3. Eat more whole foods instead of processed ones.

Science is just beginning to uncover how ingredients unique to processed foods, like preservatives, may be tied to poor health.

4. Ramp up your protein intake.

The hubbub around protein these days has arguably blown its importance out of proportion—but when it comes to women in their 30s (and beyond), it’s not all hype.

5. Add a few hops, skips, or jumps into your daily routine.

It turns out, that morning jumping trend isn’t just a way to boost your mood and feel more awake and alive. Bopping around can tune up your fast-twitch muscle fibers, the kind that diminish first with age, and the ones that grant us the ability to quickly catch ourselves when we slip or trip.

6. Tend to your pelvic floor.

Age, stress, and childbirth can do a number on your pelvic floor in your 30s and beyond, commonly leading to urinary incontinence (UI), or a leaky bladder. 

7. Establish a relationship with a primary care doctor.

If you haven’t seen a doctor consistently since your pediatrician, or you’ve just gone to your ob-gyn or urologist and called it a day, it’s time to get a yearly cadence going with a PCP (Primary Care Physician).