Don't stop!!

The best advice I can give to anyone who wants to be fit and healthy is to never stop. You don't always have to work intensely but you should never completely stop training. Our bodies are very good at adapting to what is demanded of them. If you demand that it work hard and efficiently then it will do it. It may take time, but it will happen. Your body will improve. It's physiology, you can't stop it, it's what our bodies do, and what our bodies have done for millions of years.

However if you sit around all day your body will also easily adapt to inactivity. It doesn't take strength to watch TV, so you will lose muscle. It doesn't require flexibility to lie on the couch, you will lose suppleness. It does not take a strong heart to drive a car, you will lose cardiovascular capacity. If your body doesn't need it, it won't have it.


It's also very comforting as you get older to know you can do the things you did when you were much younger. At 48 I can still easily hold a handstand. That's because I never STOPPED doing handstands. I've done them since I was 6 years old and plan on doing them for many years to come. Find skills that you can do now. Skills that give you joy and challenge you. It could be hiking a hill by your house, or swimming a certain number of laps, or doing 30 push-ups. Then perform these special activities on a regular basis so you will be able to do them at 45, 55, 65, 75 or older. And have fun!!!