Tell yourself: Monday I'll go for my walk, Tues I'm doing my shoulders and arms workout, Wednesday, it's cardio, Thursday, I'll go ride my bike. And getting in the best shape of their life. But I have met hundreds of people who have started exercising later in life and ended up doing so much more as they get older. It's kind of a bummer that around 65 you get to retire, but you can't still do all the things you could do in your 30s and 40s or even your 50s if you aren't fit. So you sit around and play backgammon and then sit and watch the news and get in a bad mood. I want to go biking in France, or heliskiing, and without exercise, your world gets smaller and smaller and that becomes a chronic, curmudgeonly disorder. Exercise is your body and brain's ability to do more and achieve more and expand your world. I do it to be happy and to be able to physically do things I wouldn't be able to do if I didn't take care of myself. That's what helps you feel better and focus, be present.
When you exercise, your brain produces dopamine and norepinephrine. I tell people: Train today to make today better. My purpose is to live a healthy lifestyle. I want to be present today, to improve my life, and show up. The past is history and the future is a mystery. If I meditate today, then I feel better today. all that usually ends up not working in the long run. Aesthetic reasons, egos, comparison to the past or your younger self, and other people's compliments. "The average person is exercising for all the wrong reasons. So if you want to look good in a dress or so friends say nice things about you, then you'll probably get fit for a while, but likely end up right back where you were six months ago. If you're getting back in the game, know what are you doing it for. Tony's five tips to make fitness a habit and get in the best shape of your life 1. Now, drinking this probiotic, prebiotic powder twice a day, he's solved his digestive problems. But in the case of leaky gut, it's like the poop gets out and that causes all sorts of problems, including inflammation," he tells us. "Your intestines are not just a long hose but it has a spongy barrier that is supposed to absorb nutrients all the way along and allow them to make their way into the body. It delivers organic greens, fiber, magnesium and helps him with digestive issues that sprung up from his illness, including the indelicately named condition known as leaky gut. Along with his daily Ninja-course workouts in his backyard with friends and associates, he spends time promoting his latest creation, a pre-biotic, probiotic formula to "fill in the gaps" in nutrition, called Foundation Four. Now Horton has a new company, Power Life, and is not exactly taking it slow, but doing things his way. "You gotta let the pendulum swing back the other way," from the intensity and a "go-go-go," mentality that he now believes may have contributed to his body shutting down and getting sick. He helps balance all this with a recovery routine of Epsom salt baths, foam rolling, and his Theragun, and "lets the pendulum swing back" to a calm state, with the help of a mental health practice that now prioritizes the "other" important discipline: Appreciating life, wife and spending time together.
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Horton rebuilt his strength and body, through a vegan diet of healthy whole foods that included not corn, no wheat, no soy, and of course no dairy or meat, plus workouts and a daily work ethic that leaves most people half his age in the dust. Horton wants you to get to the gym or work out every day, and make it a habit But more than anything else, Horton wants to help people reach their personal best, without excuses for age, life stage, or other potential reason to give up trying. He went vegan two months ago to recover from his "wrecked" body and continues to put on lean body mass, which he attributes to a strict diet and supplements (his own of course). Now he is fitter than ever, at 63, and building his own brand of workouts, supplements, and content streams under the brand Power Life by Tony Horton. Horton also spent two decades as a Beachbody coach and ambassador, and ultimately became one of the leading lights for fitness in the US. Horton, for anyone who missed the P90X craze, was the creator of the planet's most popular boot camp style workout, the one people made appointments for, including Michelle Obama, who was known to invite staffers to join in at the White House Gym. Horton survived a debilitating bout with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which left him weak, 25 pounds down on a lean frame to begin with, and unable to do get out of his chair to attack his usual daily workout routines. He should know a thing or two about brushes with the mortal beyond.