Comments about ‘Another reminder to keep fit: Miller's far-too-early death’

Having good health habits isn't just about living longer, it is about living better. I would much rather live a good healthy life and die when I'm 70 than live until I'm 90 but have poor health most of my life.

Eating right and exercising regularly helps every day be a more enjoyable one.

It also helps with the medical bills. A good portion of health care in this country is spent taking care of problems that are the result of bad habits or neglect (i.e. obesity, drinking, smoking, etc.).

Same thing has happened to me in a way. Ran and ran and ran. But along with all that running my calorie intake increased. However, as long as your not gorging yourself it is critically important to have good cardiovascular health.

So keep running, in the long run it will pay off!

Way to go, Jody!

Thanks for sharing your story - and congratulations on your positive determination and being such a good example!

Right on! The advice is out there to eat the right foods and exercise. We have a fast food culture, subjected to advertising from every angle to eat, eat, eat, bad food. We need more information about our food (the calorie law in NYC is good), and we need more exercise options (more bike trails and paths, for example. Tax credits for commuting to work. Etc.).

It's so simple, study after study comes out that those that keep a vegetarian diet have less risks of all many of diseases and health risks. Combine that with regular exercise, clean air and water, and you have good health. I would venture to guess that Larry Miller's diet and exercise habits were lacking. I also wonder if living in our toxic enviroment in the Wasatch front will bring all sorts of health problems from the pollution for those that live here for an extended period of time. There are tribal cultures in the world that don't even have a word for "cancer" and other diseases that are so prevelant in industrialized countries, it's not part of their lives.

Jody,

My daughter lived in the same neighborhood as you and your family in South Jordan. I remember you and your family as great people...

My 17 year old daughter has been trying to take off some excess weight, your article is inspiring..

Thanks for sharing.

Hope all is well with you and your family. Don't give up!

Eat right, exercise, die anyway.....

Good health habits are simple -- eat fruits, veggies, lean protein, and whole grains in moderation; save "treats" for special occasions; get regular exercise -- 30 minutes most days of the week plus resistance & flexibility exercises; but it's frustrating as can be when you do those things for a specific period of time and the results seem less than WOW. It's tough to make good lifestyle changes a priority and harder still to make them consistently for the long haul. But a little today makes a huge impact 20 years down the road! Let's be visionary!!

I too started training hard and have stayed at the same weight for three weeks. BUT my inches are being shifted. I know I am trading fat for muscle and muscle weighs. The good news is that down the road a week or two it will be easier to take off the weight as muscle uses up the calories more efficiently than fat does!

Best of luck to you all, but don't get your hopes too high. My spouse of 35 years lost weight, exercised, controlled her blood pressure, and died instantly of a brain aneurysm at 56 years old. I'm a fat old man, and I'm still here.

Cut back (not cut out) on the cardio and increase the resistance training. Really. It makes a difference.