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Gamers who spend their days in front of a computer have the lung capacity and cardiovascular fitness of 60-year-old chain smokers — Gamers in their 20s!

Now, you don’t have to be a gamer to be in rough shape. You can have any job that involves sitting in front of a computer for hours on end. Know anybody like that??

The key to lifelong health is to make sure you exercise every day. You heard me. Every. single. day.

Since my 13th birthday, I’ve been lifting weights. My parents bought me a Weider weight set that came with an instruction booklet from the 1970s full of pictures of juiced-up Venice Beach bodybuilders. I worked at it and eventually graduated to the gym. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t look like the guys in the booklet — I still don’t — but I gave it my all. I even use some of those same weights in my apartment when I don’t have time to hit the gym.

The reason I’ve stuck with it for so long is because I created a positive association to getting in shape. The motivation of being fit, looking fit and feeling like a million bucks was enough to keep me going. It kept me working through the pain.

How many of you break a sweat and then call it quits? Or, how many of you work out for a good two weeks and then skip the gym for two months??

Find the exercise that works for you and do it every day. Your quality of life will improve in the long term, and you’ll feel great in the short term. What are you waiting for? Get off your butts and start today!

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