There is a better way to eat, train, work and sleep.
It starts with asking the right questions and ends with making some simple
changes to our daily habits. The result is a whole new level of performance,
productivity, health and happiness.
I am a big fan of waking up early and working out in
the morning. It sets a good tone for the rest of the day and makes it easier to
renew myself when i'm done with work by going out with friends or swimming with
my son and having deeper conversations in my relationships. A healthier, more
balanced life means you're not worrying about or wasting time being lazy.
Serious exercise promotes
skeletal-muscular strength, cardiovascular health, increases libido, makes you
look good, feel alive and sleep well. Any human on any kind of training regime
where you spend more hours in the gym than in restaurants will feel the
benefits almost immediately.
What scares me is death and obsolescence.
Aging happens, and so does anti-aging. My anti-aging cream is the birth of my
son. Fatherhood has made another person the center of my world. I didn't
realize becoming dad would instill in me a sudden and profound sense of purpose
and grounding. Now i strive to live long by upgrading my diet, fitness, sleep
and work. It isn't hard.
It is also undoubtedly true that if you
are inactive – lack of
serious exercise can cause muscle atrophy, cardiac decline and intestinal
defects that make every bowel movement a lucky dip. Obesity strains joints, ruins knees and hips,
makes osteoarthritis and future trouble with your ticker highly likely.
The feckless, the fatty, the unfit man who
is content to put on a kilo a year for a decade will spend his later life in
stiff-limbed, constipated agony. That carb-crazed, beer-swilling couch potato
TV lover will one day know much about knee pain and wished he had been a
long-distance runner. Avoid that verdict. And of course, no injury feels
trivial when it totally disrupts your life. Injury is like poverty or a failing
relationship. It is only trivial when it is not happening to you.
The human body has an endless capacity to
heal itself. Aches and strains do go away. Illness and injuries can disappear
with or without help. The "rice" formula – rest, ice, compression and
elevation, will make most knocks and ow-ies disappear. When coming back from an
injury, attitude is everything. If injured, own your injury and recover from
it. Find the treatment, get second or third advice. Being injured doesn't mean
you do nothing.
In this life of surprises, it makes sense
to be prepared. Regular exercise boosts blood circulation, cell growth and your
immune system. Sweating keeps your heart healthy, bones and the muscles
strong. Get out there. Stay fit. And keep training.
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