As gyms across the country swell with the optimism of countless new year resolutions, a message arrives from Germany that will doubtless bring cheer to the nation's sloths. What is the key to a long and healthy life? Laziness.
Put forward in the book, The Joy of Laziness - How to Slow Down and Live Longer, the message has raised eyebrows among experts studying the science of ageing. At best, they say, the book is a muddled collection of grains of truth that oversimplify what scientists understand about the complex process of ageing. At worst it is dangerous, giving those already living life in the bus lane a handy justification to do little to keep themselves healthy.

[read on at The Guardian]