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Most of us aren’t good at planning for the future, except maybe when it comes to money. Some people spend hours and even thousands of dollars to ensure they will have enough money to live on in retirement. They invest in assets that will provide an income and engage the services of financial planners to help guide them to achieve their goals.

However, when it comes to health and fitness, many people just assume they will have what they need to enjoy the lifestyle they envisage for their later years. They don’t think they have to take action now or that they can influence what their health and capabilities will be in the future.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Like Eubie Blake, who wished he’d known he was going to live so long, you need to assume you’ll grow old and take action now so that you will able to live the life you want.

Don’t get to your eighth or ninth decade and then wish you’d taken some simple steps when you were younger to be fit and healthy.

Instead, start now. Even if you don’t live to be a hundred, you’ll never regret being fit and healthy. If you do nothing, you might live to regret it.

“If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. “

Eubie Blake (on his 100th birthday)