Dear CHO

15-second video: Can’t see the forest for the trees?
mountain
Iconic Clements Mountain at the Logan Pass visitor’s center (barely visible in the middle).

Dear CHO: Chief Health Officer,

Thank you for your lifetime of continuous physical improvement. We appreciate your vision, determination, and enthusiasm to get and stay healthy: to be an example and not a warning, and to find a million ways to stay motivated.

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Without your health

mountain bicycling
A flatlander, 60-something, occasional biker, doing this epic 32-mile roundtrip trip to Logan Pass (6,643′) is remarkable. i know the guy.

Honestly, without your health, who are you?

Honestly, without your health, what matters in your life?

Let’s reverse this…

Honestly, with your health, who are you?

Honestly, with your health, what matters in your life?

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Can you do 10-20 push-ups?

Apple Watch
Yesterday, biked a 20-miler. Stopped midway to visit Magic Kingdom. Also walked 4-5 miles.

Can you do 10-20 push-ups?

How about pull ups, how many?

What about walking briskly, how many miles without stopping?

Knees locked, how close to the ground do your finger tips get?

(Knees locked, can you place your hands palm-down, flat on the ground? Yes.)

If your daily food intake where public record, do you feel like you eat with integrity?

If your sleep habits were public record, would you feel satisfied with what you and others see?

Hanging from a tree limb or other parallel bar, with knees locked and legs parallel with the ground, how long can you hold you feet out in front of you? If this was a viral video of you attempting this, how would you feel?

In none of these questions did weight come up. Not talking about weight. Weigh whatever you want…

But scoring poor to just ok in strength, stamina, core, flexibility, nutrition, rest and motivation – is it because you don’t want to be physically vibrant or because you don’t think you can?

Can’t and won’t are not the same.

It’s your life, do the reps, keep your fire burning.

It’s your biggest responsibility – self care.

Be an example, not a warning.

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All it physically takes

Bearhat Mountain and Disney character
GNP. Not too scary.
Bearhat Mountain and Disney character
GNP. Pals.

All it takes to have a healthy life is to live a healthy life. Common sense, rarely common.

dad

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Act as if

Glacier National Park road closure
GNP. Road closed from Logan Pass to Apgar.

If you think living a physically vibrant and active life is tough now, wait until you get older. Dude, i’m telling you, figure it out asap – as if your future depends on it, because it does. Trust me, at 61, i know.

dad

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