Study: Individuals in Their 60s Happy with Health, Lifestyles

According to a TODAY show survey, 60 might be the new 30. The surveyors spoke to 1,500 people between the ages of 45 and 69 and found that people in their 60s were largely positive about their health and their lives in general.

Among study participants in their 60s:

• 72 percent said they feel younger than their age
• 79 percent said their journey so far is about what they expected or better than what they expected 
• 14 percent rate their health as excellent, 61 percent said it was good, 22 percent rated it as fair and only 4 percent said it was poor
• High blood pressure, arthritis and cholesterol were named as the top health concerns
• More than 40 percent began exercising in their 60s to keep looking and feeling good 
• Only 36 percent reported spending time worrying about mental and physical decline 
• Nearly 70 percent report having greater self-confidence than they did when younger 

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