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There is a gentleman who lives in the neighbourhood of the gym that I base my company out of. He is in his late fifties or early sixties, really nice and friendly and has this cute little dog. For the past couple of years he has been motoring around the area on a Segway, one of those upright, motorized scooters that you stand up in. He loves this machine! Doesn’t go anywhere without it and his dog is so adorable with it’s little head sticking out of the front basket.

There’s a problem though… he doesn’t physically move around! Instead of walking he uses his Segway which is causing his body to suffer Atrophy, which is the loss or breakdown of muscle tissue. One of the main causes of Atrophy is lack of exercise. I can see it in this guys legs as he has lost a lot of muscle mass. Unfortunately he made the choice to add this ‘handicap’ to his daily routine as he loves the attention it brings him on the street.

So here is my tip this month.

We all make choices on a daily basis that affect our health. Right now, this very minute, write down the things you do every day that have an affect on your short or long term health and beside it include the healthy alternative. Here are some examples:

take the elevator instead of the stairs
driving to work instead of walking
fast food lunch instead of packing a healthy lunch from home
drinking coffee instead of water throughout the day
watching another rerun of Seinfeld instead of going to the gym or for a walk

You get the idea.

The choice is yours to be healthy or not and it’s alot easier than you think! Make your list right now and at the very least pick one habit to change in the 30 days.