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Singaporean Lesley Quak is proactively “engineering” her longevity, striving to not just live longer but healthier, too.
Less than a decade ago, the financial services director at insurance company AIA Singapore suffered from high cholesterol and high blood pressure. She was also slightly overweight and felt sluggish all the time.
“It was like my body was working against me, and I was worried about what the future held for my health,” says Quak, 65, who is married with one son.
Her family was her biggest motivation to take control of her health.
“I wanted to be around, and truly present and active, for my son and grandson. Not wanting to be a burden as I got older was also a powerful driver. I envisioned myself as healthy and able to keep up with my family, to travel and to enjoy life to the full instead of simply existing.”