Don't just exercise to add years to your life. Exercise to add life to your years. Fitness isn't just about physique. It's about building a body that is strong enough to take you places most people can only dream of. I'm told that only 1 percent of people will ever run a marathon. I'm grateful to be among those who have. I'm told that even fewer people will ever climb a mountain in the Swiss alps.
I have, and I've never felt more alive. Or more challenged. The rock hazards. The high altitude exhaustion. The mental fatigue. Nothing matters but your next foothold. But that's when you will never feel more alive.
You only get one shot at life. Make the most of it.