Staying fit as you age isn’t just about exercise; experts say to prioritize these 4 habits

A fitness regimen should incorporate mental and emotional fitness as well. Source: Staying fit as you age isn’t just about exercise. Experts say to prioritize these 4 habits

As a postscript I will share that at the beginning of the year, I asked myself the Jay Keller question ‘what’s the one thing such that by doing it everything else becomes easier or unnecessary’. The answer for me was get healthy and lose weight. At this midpoint in the year, I have done these things as a response:

• I have lost over 50lbs going from a size 42 waist to a size 36 and from an XXL to a L in shirts
• I have been to Planet Fitness 79 times
• I rode my bike almost 500 miles, reaching a goal of an average speed of 17mph over 12 miles

The results? I have a new job, a new love and a new lease on life — none of these would have happened without the one thing.