Six Habits A GP Says Can Extend Your 'Peak Span' By Years

You might have heard about people’s “healthspan,” or the part of their lives in which they’ve not been affected by disability or chronic illness. 

But speaking to HuffPost UK, Dr Dominic Greenyer, a GP and director at The Health Suite, said that “peak span” is a new important way to measure a person’s quality of life.

Here’s what it means, and how the expert recommends improving it: 

What is “peak span”? 

In broad terms, Dr Greenyer said, our peaks pan “refers to the time when our bodies are in or near to ‘peak’ condition.” 

More specifically, “A peak span looks at physical, cognitive and metabolic performance and shifts the focus away from just being free of disease and more towards the period of time where we can reach our best – which researchers have determined to be at least 90% of peak function.

“It’s about striving for more than just being free of disease.” 

The GP said that while it’s not necess...