The Blue Zones Project at Trunk Trainers
It was a busy month for us at Trunk Trainers! We are so proud to announce that we are the latest official Blue Zones Project Participating Organization in the state of Hawaii! What is the Blue Zones Project ? It's a world-wide movement created and lead by National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner that began over 20 years ago. It examines the habits and environments of centenarians found in high concentrations in certain regions of the world. These areas were dubbed Blue Zones after the map Dan was tracking 100 plus year olds on with a blue pen became saturated with blue ink in some areas. The Project strives to replicate patterns from those areas to create a place where living longer while enjoying good health happens naturally. Buettner found there were similarities in the behaviors of the centenarians in the Blue Zones of Okinawa, Japan, Ikaria, Greece, Sardinia, Spain, Nicoya, Costa Rica and Loma Linda, California, like moving naturally, connecting with others, having a purpo