Health Is Wealth: Why Health Matters

What is the thing that a rich man in poor health will trade all his money and wealth for?

It is not more cars, more women, or more fame. It’s a clean bill of health. Your health is your wealth, and it is the most valuable thing you own. You have 100 percent control over how you treat yourself.

Being in good health or in bad health will dictate your quality of life. There are two principles that explain the benefits of prioritizing your health.

1: Living The Fit Life Is The Fountain Of Youth

During the many chapters of human history, we have looked for ways to appear more youthful.

We have hair dyes to try to cover up the grays and we have teeth whiteners to hide the yellow. There are skin creams and body tonics that promise to improve your skin. As a licensed barber I know how a fresh haircut and shave brings out a clean look for a man. We even have cosmetic surgeons giving some people new faces, breasts, and butts. But why?

Because youth has always been and will always be something that many people will chase. Everyone is guilty of it to a degree, including me.

Chasing youth is not a bad thing, but it all depends on how you go about it. I’m not anti-surgery, but I am pro-reality. Cosmetic surgery could make you appear more youthful on the outside. But cosmetic surgery does nothing for your health and fitness.

Some people add some new cosmetic pieces to their bodies like a person would add to an old, dilapidated car. A weathered 1996 Chevy Cavalier might have new paint and rims. But it is still worn out on the inside.

The true fountain of youth is living the Fit Life. Living the Fit Life means training hard multiple days per week and eating right. Another key to the Fit Life is quality sleep and low stress.

This is how you can be 40, 50, 60, or even 70 years old and be mistaken for someone who is much younger.  There is no better compliment than hearing that!

2: Your Quality Of Life Matters

When you know your health is your wealth, you begin to look at your health like a savings account.

Every time you train hard and eat right, you invest in your health. Every day you get great sleep and have minimal stress, you are continuing to invest. Investing in your health will lead you to have a higher quality of life, but there is another side to this coin. If you skip training and eat junk food daily, you invest nothing. In this scenario your health wealth account will become depleted.

A lack of rest and too much stress also harm your health. Living like this leads to a low-quality life, and I’ve been there. If you neglect your health, your quality of life will plummet. A lack of health could result in countless, preventable trips to the doctor. A lack of fitness will result in you having a body that is deficient in both physical and mental strength.

Do you want to age with grace and live to be 65, 75, or even 85 years old while remaining mobile and strong for your age? Or would you rather live to 75 and spend the last 30 years in pain?

Being limited by your health is a bad predicament to be in, but it is completely preventable.

Conclusion

Take care of your body because you only get one.

I’ll holla at you next time.
The People’s Trainer
Fitman