Healthy living, IMHO, has three legs… like a tripod. You can survive, for some time on two or even one leg, but eventually, you’ll need all three. This applies to everyone, not just fitness freaks or athletes. The demands on your body change depending on your lifestyle; but these three core legs of healthy living are the basis for living healthy for everyone.

1) Diet. Most important, yet completely tied to and intertwined with the other two legs. There are lots of formulas, approaches, thoughts, fanatical craziness about diet; it’s really simple. Think about what you eat before you eat it and don’t eat too much of any one thing or type of thing. Drink water as your main hydration, everything else should be infrequent and treated as a ‘dessert’ if you will.

2) Movement. Sitting is the culprit. If you sit a lot – in a car, at a desk, on a sofa – your body won’t work right as you age. You need to move. Workout, exercise, play sports. Do it often. If you are not moving at least as much as you sit, and walking is fine here, then you need to think about it. What you do and how you do it can be as detailed as you like as you progress up the intensity ladder, but walking is key to everybody.

3) Rest. Proper uninterrupted rest. Find your balance point, do it on a regular daily basis if necessary. If you walk around sleep deprived all the time, you cannot function properly.