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When we're young, we look and feel immortal. 40 looks
so far off. 50-60 is a region for older adults and grandparents. 70, 80?
Absolutely ancient.
Here's the problem: The older we get, the more work
we have to do to maintain our youth and vitality. When we're young, it's there
for us anytime we want it. We heal faster. We move more easily. As we age,
those things don't come as easily.
Now, however, staying in shape and working out is
your job, and just like any other job, you get paid for results. If you don't
treat working out like a job, it becomes just something you do occasionally.
You must be committed to it, just like you are at your job.
You've heard me write about it a lot over the last
few months. You must attack your fitness just like you attack anything else
worth doing. This means:
- Lifting
weights
- Working
on your cardiovascular fitness
- Working
on your vast twitch muscles (in other words, sprinting)
- Working
on your VO2 max (in other words, how much oxygen can you uptake over the
course of any amount of work)
All these things are necessary for your fitness. All
these things are now your job.
The key to health span, in other words, how well
you're going to live as you age, lies primarily in your fitness. There are
other things that you must do: sleep well, eat well. But if I don't have
fitness, those other things are not going to get me the results that fitness
will.
The bottom line is do the work, reap the benefits.
Enjoy your life as you become older because getting older is not an option.
Being old is a choice.
If you're interested in learning how to build muscle
and strength, sign up for a free fitness assessment at www.crossfitodyssey.com
or reach out to me directly, and let's get you started on your journey to
extraordinary results.
John Mariotti
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
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