What's My Age Again?

On one of my previouse blogs I spoke about the web sight http://www.realage.com/. It is a web sight where you take a test that is based on your lifestyle and health choices. In the end it tells you your real age, health wise. I have been on the sight and taken the test. My real age is 29.7 years old. So, I have some work to do.

I want to live long to see my children grow up and have children of their own. So, I started reading 'You Living Longer The Guide to Extending Your Warrenty.' It is a great book. I am actually rereading it at this point and time. I am taking the advise given so that I may extend my warrenty.

I am going to make slow and gradual changes. I will not be making a few dozen right off the bat. I am starting with the first chapter and working my way up. Right now I have started with meditation, changing my diet, exercise, and I am starting a daily yoga practice. I am also stopping to take naps during the noon hour. I am a writer. I am afforded that luxery. I am taking the time to practice French and Spanish so that I may learn both languages fluently.

In another month I will add a few more changes from there. When I first started out on this journey of health improvement I started too many things at once. I am keeping notes of what I read in the book and I will refer to them when I need to. That way, the changes I make to slow the aging process and take controle of my health do not fold in on themselves. They stick around and become a permanent aspect of my everyday life. They will not be fleeting and leave me in a day, either.

So these are the changes I am slowly integrating into my life.

1. Meditation twice daily. In the morning I will chant on my Japas Malas. In the evening I will focus on my breath for 10 minutes.

2. I will run five day a week and walk the remaining days of the week.

3. I will start strength training four times a week.

4.I will start a daily yoga practice.

5. I will try and take a nap during the afternoon.

6.I will start making slow and gradual healthy changes to my diet. In fact, they will be vegan. The first two meals I am starting with are breakfast and lunch.

7. I will continue to practice French and Spanish everyday.

That is what I will practice for the next few months before I move on. Whenever possible, I will refer back to this list or my notes from the book. That way I stay on top of the changes I am making. That way, Goddess willing, I will be here for my children when they grow up.