7 Health Tips From A 63 and 73 Year Old Who Look 15-20 Years Younger
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10 Health Tips From A 63 and 73-Year-Old
One of the best parts of spending considerable time in the gym is getting the opportunity to meet and chat with people. I’ve learned a lot about health and fitness by chatting with fellow gymgoers.
Recently, I had the honor of chatting with a 73-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man. Both looked to be anywhere from 15 to 20 years younger than their actual age. Both are natural (not taking steroids), and both look as if they are bodybuilders.
I was impressed, so what did I do? I interviewed them on the spot and drilled them both with questions. Maybe next time, they will reconsider walking up to me.
Here are the seven health tips they gave me:
1. Eat fewer carbs
What are carbs? Sugar.
You can try to play carbs down and say there are healthy and unhealthy carbs, but carbs are carbs, and carbs are sugar.
You don’t need a ton of carbs.
Most people eat too many.
My lifestyle is very active, but I don’t bake a bunch of carbs into my meals unless I’m deviating from my diet or trying to gain weight. Even then, I typically consume more protein and fats than carbs.
Primary carbs I consume in small amounts:
Oats
Rice
Bananas
Sweet potatoes
2. Build as much muscle as possible — especially as you age
As you age, your muscle decreases. These two individuals showed that muscle can be maintained even into later years. Maintaining muscle keeps your metabolism high, your body and mind strong, and you looking young.
Want to slow down aging? Put on more muscle. It’s the cheapest form of plastic surgery.
3. You’re disciplined at something
Many people think they’re not disciplined, but if you think about it, most people are disciplined and usually at a few things:
a. Going to work five days a week
b. Finishing high school
c. Going to college
If you do or have done any of these things, guess what? You’re disciplined; you just need to carry over this discipline in your health.
4. Study and research these three areas:
a. Sleep
b. Fitness
c. Nutrition
Master and learn about each of these areas to optimize your health.
5. Stay in the gym
A woman asked me today how I stay in the gym and stay motivated; my response was the following quote from the book, “Change Your Paradigm” by Bob Proctor:
“When you’re interested in something, you’ll do it when it’s convenient. When you’re committed, you’ll do it regardless.”
I work out when I feel like it. I work out when I don’t feel like it.
I work out when it’s convenient. I work out when it’s not convenient.
This is self-discipline. I’m not always motivated to work out, but I go anyway, and the results speak for themselves.
The woman and man have been in and stay in the gym for the past decades. They’re committed to their health.
Are you committed to staying physically active? Working out and here and there ain’t gonna cut it. Inconsistency is the death of progress.
6. Clean Diet for the most part
Both deviate from their diets here and there, but they eat clean for the most part. One eats about 90% clean, and the other eats about 60-70% clean. If you eat clean about 50% of the time, you won’t notice results, and you’re not treating your body as well as you could.
Clean eating must dominate less clean eating.
Are you committed to eating primarily clean? Eating clean here and there ain’t gonna cut it. Inconsistency is the death of progress.
7. Quit this stuff
A few things I don’t consume include alcohol, soda, overly processed foods, and excessive sugar. There are times I go months without sugar because, ultimately, it has no benefit.
Prioritize eating clean and just the right amount; if you do this, you will maintain more muscle, a healthier physique, and better overall health.
Maintaining Good Health Doesn’t Have To Be Hard
Practicing healthy habits is actually relatively easy. You just have to be consistent, just like many are with watching television, going to work, going to school, shopping, drinking, eating out, hanging out with friends, being on their phones, scrolling social media, listening to music, or whatever hobbies they enjoy.
Apply this same consistency to your health, and you’ll be where you want to be; it’s inevitable.
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I once met a 69-year-old on a beach in Thailand. He looked better than my 36-year-old self at the time. I couldn't resist asking him, "Man, how do you stay in shape at this age?" He said the same things you mentioned: No sugar, regular exercises, less food in general. He suggested I skip lunch but it's hard for someone who wokrs out five times a week. Well, it works for him. I was impressed by the guy. Deeply, deeply impressed.