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Originally Posted by Jayhawk
Jim Fixx was credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running and demonstrating the health benefits of regular jogging. Fixx died in 1984 at the age of 52.
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Well, so much for running and jogging being a cure-all. Some of my athlete friends have lived very unhealthy lifestyles. They were addicted to overexercising and eating junk food to fuel their workouts.
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Buddy Holly was healthy as a horse and dies at 22 in a plane crash
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That's a risk that frequent fliers take. Do airline pilots pay more for life insurance? They should.
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Natalie Wood was 43, beautiful, healthy, and drowned.
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Accidents happen and not all accidents can be avoided. This thread is not about eliminating all risks, that would be impossible. Just lifestyle risks that we know of that are very costly to the nation and can be observed by a doctor. A doctor wouldn't necessarilly know how often one goes swimming and under what conditions.
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They all appeared to be healthy, happy people. Then life happened.
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Yes, but obesity and smoking, etc., doesn't just "happen" out of the blue. It's the result of continuously making unhealthy lifestyle choices.
About happiness: I can tell you one thing, being healthy makes it so much easyer to feel a sense of contentment and happiness. I wish more people would try it.