Jack Nilssen is

THE
HEALTHY
GAMER

The first and most important step I took when changing my lifestyle was simple. So simple, in fact, that I believe anyone can do it.

I’m often asked how I manage to maintain such a strict lifestyle. I always laugh, because for me the way I live now is a lot less “strict” than it used to be.

I often wondered about the “secrets to success” and how people managed to achieve greatness. Were they gifted? Was there some kind of magic involved? Was it all about being in the right place at the right time?

I’ve found, through experience, that there are fewer things more deceptive than my perception of success.

One of the main points I’d like to hammer home about my lifestyle is that it is one of patience and diligence. Success in anything is the result and culmination of effort. Without the effort, there can be no reward.

Behind each beautiful body, healthy physique, and educated mind, there are countless hours of diligent and often unseen work.

You know that old proverb, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”? That one step is so simple, and so easy, that once I took it I often stopped later and kicked myself for not realizing it sooner.

It’s all about choice.

Each and every person living in a free society has the personal and inalienable right to choose how they live. I’ve never tried to deny a person that right, and I expect the same treatment in return.

So, it’s fine to choose to drink until early morning.

It’s great to choose a pack of donuts at the supermarket.

It’s wonderful to choose to sleep until noon on weekends.

But none of these choices ever gave anyone a healthy body. So I got to thinking, what choices can I make that would improve my health and set me on my way to a healthier lifestyle?

Today, this is all it comes down to. When I’m lying in bed and the alarm rings at 04:30 in the morning, I could choose to keep lying there. But I know now, through experience and education, that I don’t need to. I know that if I choose to get out of bed and get on the road for a run, or down to the gym for a pump, that I’m doing something positive and productive.

I’m making the choices that guide me towards my goals, and I believe understanding this is as good a starting point as any.

What kind of choices are you making?

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