Where You Live Can Influence How You Live (and How Long)
Residents of the original blue zones areas make healthy choices because those choices are easy, even unavoidable, in their surroundings. That's why Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare focuses on influencing the life radius, the area close to home in which people spend 80 percent of their lives.
Think about your life radius: where you live, work, learn and play. What factors help you make positive choices for your health, and what factors serve as obstacles to making healthy choices?
A walkable community with safe sidewalks makes movement easier.
A junk food-laden checkout lane at the grocery store can derail the best intentions to choose a healthy snack when hunger strikes.
Blue Zones Project works with communities to activate people, transform places, and influence policy to drive sustainable change and support well-being within the life radius.
The project focuses on the proven practices that contribute to longevity. These habits range from incorporating movement into life’s daily activities and building food culture around plant-based meals, to shaping community around shared values, positive choices, and strong connections.
A community built around well-being sets us all up for success: If your grocery store checkout lane offers bottled water and pre-washed fresh fruit, you have a much easier time fulfilling your commitment to a nutritious snack. A workplace that encourages walking meetings helps you get on your feet more frequently throughout the day. Instead of fighting against factors that hinder your health, you can go with the flow—and live longer, better.
Blue Zones Project is helping communities around the country shape their environments to naturally nudge people toward healthier choices.