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A 102-Year-Old Centenarian Blames These Everyday Habits That Wreck Your Happiness and Longevity

The godmother of wellness will show you how to live a better life.

Khyati Jain
In Fitness And In Health
6 min readFeb 27, 2025

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Fitness is a way of life and no one personifies this statement better than Deborah Szekely.

A 102-year-old woman who has cracked the code of healthy longevity. She is the pioneer of fitness resorts, she opened her first center in 1940 with her husband.

After eighty years in the business, she is known as the “godmother of the wellness industry.”

She has defied all norms of the anti-aging industry that make you spend thousands of dollars on premium products and supplements.

She cracked the code of longevity by following simple everyday habits that have kept her fit and youthful as a centenarian.

But more than that it’s the bad habits that she avoided that helped her live a long and healthy life.

Modern lifestyle kills your mental health slowly

You perceive the world based on your values and your lifestyle reflects your judgements. So, your everyday habits are driven by your core philosophy.

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Khyati Jain
Khyati Jain

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10x Top Writer| Certified Yoga Trainer| I write about health, fitness, lifestyle, and more. Open to writing gigs. Contact:- khyatijainwrites01@gmail.com

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