--- title: 3 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Living to 100 description: It takes daily work on your body and mind. canonical: https://time.com/4298052/longevity-long-life/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-19T12:00:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:55:51.186Z article:section: Health og:title: 3 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Living to 100 og:description: It takes daily work on your body and mind og:url: https://time.com/4298052/longevity-long-life/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05441e04ac150bf3/69888f8b524fc0e2e5df79db/100-candles.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 100-candles og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 3 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Living to 100 twitter:description: It takes daily work on your body and mind twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05441e04ac150bf3/69888f8b524fc0e2e5df79db/100-candles.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 3 Things You Can Do to Increase Your Chances of Living to 100 ## Video: Life Expectancy Varies Based on Your Income [Watch (HLS stream): Life Expectancy Varies Based on Your Income](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SBOYlcN1.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2016-04-11. Is being rich a one way to ensure a long life? According to the latest study, yes. Money may not buy you happiness (or love) but it might just buy you more time to find them._ by [Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Health.com Apr 19, 2016 12:00 PM UTC  Three Candles In The Shape Of The Number 100 Three Candles In The Shape Of The Number 100Getty Images by [Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Health.com Apr 19, 2016 12:00 PM UTC More Americans than ever, especially women, are celebrating the big 1-0-0\. The number of centenarians has spiked by nearly 44 percent in recent years. And the folks who do make it to 100 are surviving many years past the century mark, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increase your chance of joining the club with these tenets of longer life. **_Health.com:_**[_16 Unexpected Ways to Add Years to Your Life_](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20866009,00.html?xid=time) **1\. Follow the MIND diet** This eating plan, which emphasizes consuming healthy grains, vegetables and fish and limiting red meat and sweets, has been shown to lower the risk of [Alzheimer’s](http://www.health.com/alzheimers)—a leading cause of death in people over 100, per the CDC findings. **2\. Work out harder** A recent study found that middle-aged or older people who do [high-intensity exercise](http://news.health.com/2013/11/11/10-minute-high-intensity-kettlebell-workout/) that makes them sweat may reduce their risk of dying early by up to 13 percent, compared with those who stick to moderate activity. **_Health.com:_**[_21 Reasons You’ll Live Longer Than Your Friends_](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20949281,00.html?xid=time) **3\. Find a sense of purpose** Researchers followed 136,000 people in the U.S. and Japan for seven years and learned that those who reported feeling a strong sense of meaning in life [had a roughly 20 percent lower risk of death](http://news.health.com/2015/12/07/sense-of-purpose-in-life-may-boost-longevity-heart-health/) over the course of the study than those who didn’t. 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