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Is it to late for me?

No, never!  Many have reaped the benefits from working out.  For example, Charles Eugster can attest to the benefits for bodybuilding at 93!  He feels great. What would happen if other joined in, all ages, we would have a significant reduction in chronic diseases, decreased medical expenditures, and more to invest.  Further, our brains would be sharper – for more info, check out the book “Spark.” Not to mention more time to enjoy those sweet investment returns with jet-skis, and family trips to the Caribbean or wherever!

Anyways, I drank the Kool-Aid, and I set up my first gym in the basement.  If I can prove to myself, and my wife, that I am all-in then I will upgrade the gym in the future from beginner to amateur. So far, I am three-weeks in and 7 days away from developing a habit – the current view is that a habit typically takes 30 days to form.  In these 21 days, I have dropped 15 pounds of weight and likely 2-4% BF. I plan to invest more time into learning new exercises and what to eat.  I feel that my ROI on this knowledge is nearly infinite in terms of maximizing the quality of life.  I would not want to be a billionaire who is sick and can’t get out of bed.  Therefore, my health should be the foremost thing in my life.  I want to be rich, but more importantly healthy in order to spend my life with family and friends.

GYM 1 (basement) - Beginner bench, weights, stepper, etc. (all less than $300)

Source:

·         Charles Eugster, “Why bodybuilding at age 93 is a great idea”,TEDxZurich, <<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgoCm1hofM>>

·         John Ratey, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721609.Spark>