I know what I want to do with my extra healthy years

We've all watched the Olympics this summer and bemoaned our own fitness regimes, vowing to get back on the diet. But don't despair – despite not having the training programme of a top class athlete you are probably getting healthier.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that males and female in the UK can expect to spend more than 80% of their lives in good or very good general health.