Advertisement
Canada markets closed
  • S&P/TSX

    22,011.72
    +139.76 (+0.64%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,070.55
    +59.95 (+1.20%)
     
  • DOW

    38,503.69
    +263.71 (+0.69%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7323
    +0.0003 (+0.04%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.31
    -0.05 (-0.06%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    91,057.26
    -288.48 (-0.32%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,437.79
    +23.03 (+1.63%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,331.50
    -10.60 (-0.45%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,002.64
    +35.17 (+1.79%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.5980
    -0.0250 (-0.54%)
     
  • NASDAQ futures

    17,726.25
    +119.50 (+0.68%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    15.69
    -1.25 (-7.38%)
     
  • FTSE

    8,044.81
    +20.94 (+0.26%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,278.55
    +726.39 (+1.93%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6834
    -0.0002 (-0.03%)
     

A simple activity can help you feel happier and healthier

'Tis the giving season, and what better way to give than volunteering?

But helping others isn't the only benefit. Studies suggest that people who volunteer regularly tend to be happier and healthier than people who don't.

Only a quarter of Americans volunteer, but those who do tend to live longer and say it enriches their sense of purpose in life, according to Happify, a website and app that uses games and tasks based on positive psychology to increase people's happiness.

Check out some of the other reasons that doing good is good for you:

happify volunteering
happify volunteering

(Happify)

NOW WATCH: This photographer is helping save babies in the most adorable way possible

ADVERTISEMENT



More From Business Insider