Are You Proactive or Reactive?

I meet a lot of people who have recently had a health scare and have decided to start exercising because of it. They are being Reactive.

I also talk to a lot of people who started exercising long ago because they wanted to delay or prevent health problems. They are being Proactive.

Which of these types of people do you think tend to live longer and better? My money's on the Proactive people.

Let's talk about this in the context of fall prevention. Most people only start to think about training their balance after they experience a fall. Wouldn't it be a better idea to start training your balance before you fall in order to delay or prevent that fall?

Whether you've fallen before or not, if you want to be proactive with your balance, start doing exercises for balance today to give yourself the best chance of preventing more falls.