Exercise

 

On my 40th birthday, I quit smoking, drinking, eating red meat, and fried foods.  I also allowed myself to cheat with 3-4 cheeseburgers a year, 3-4 hotdogs a year, 3-4 pizzas a year, and something fried once or twice a year.  NO SMOKING and maybe 1-2 glasses of wine at Christmas.

Not only did I put the above into action, but I made sure I got 6-8 hours of sleep as well as exercised at least 20 minutes each day.  I ended up exercising about 50-60 minutes each day which included treadmill, bike, and strength machines.  No dead weights.

At the age of 60, I experienced severe heart attack while walking on the treadmill at home but because of my health my body had already created its own bypass which save my life.  I had 5 stents put into three arteries over a period of two years.  Never had any problems since then.

My cardiologist said my heart attack should not have happened...  it was an anomaly.

That was refreshing to hear.

Doing everything right is not going to prevent you from having something bad go wrong with your body.  In fact, an orthopedic surgeon recently told me that exercise is the main reason (along with arthritis) for hip, shoulder, and knee replacements.

Staying active was more important than exercise...  staying active is mowing grass, working in the yard, standing more than sitting, etc.

GO FIGURE...