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It's not just about living longer but living well

Anne Johnstone: Certificates in mathematics are not required to work out that if my generation adopts the �pipe and slippers� approach to life after 65, we are all doomed (even without the pipe).

Dateline March 15, 2037, Anne Johnstone, aged 86, somewhere in Scotland: "Sunny day, so jogged for half an hour before breakfast. (These new knees are wonderful.) Filmphoned my daughter in Australia and chatted while she prepared dinner. She looked worn out.