A recent study reveals that even a small amount of volunteering can have a significant impact on slowing biological aging, particularly for retirees.
A new study found that volunteering, even for just an hour a week, can lead to slower biological aging, especially among retirees. Biological age measures how old your cells and tissues are, and reveals how slowly or quickly your aging compared to your chronological age. Experts say volunteering can help you live longer because of a combination of physical, social, and psychological benefits. New research shows just one weekly activity could help you live a longer, healthier life: volunteering.
found that volunteering—even for just one hour a week—is linked to slower biological aging, which reflects how old your cells and tissues appear compared to your actual age. The researchers controlled for other health variables that can slow biological aging—including frequency of physical activity, smoking status, binge drinking,Here’s what the study found, what biological age really means, and why volunteering could lead to a longer life.Researchers analyzed self-reported data from 2,605 Americans aged 62 and older. They examined how often participants volunteered, noted if they were working or retired, and determined their biological age using advanced tools to measure aging at a cellular level. The results showed that people who volunteered for one to four hours per week experienced slower biological aging compared to those who didn’t volunteer at all. Retirees seemed to benefit the most, with a stronger association between volunteering and slower aging than current members of the workforce, even with as little as one hour of volunteering a week. Also, the more someone volunteered, the more pronounced the health impact became. Volunteering more than four hours a week was associated with the greatest reduction in biological age acceleration, regardless of one’s work statu
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