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I went on a quick trip to Japan, and I'm convinced we've been thinking about fitness completely wrong. Japan's obesity rate is 6%. America's is 43%. It's not a gap, it's a completely different way of living and it has nothing to do with the gym. Here's what I actually saw: 1. They walk everywhere. Not for exercise. For life. Train station to office. Office to lunch. Lunch back to the office. My phone tracked 15,000 steps on a day I didn't "work out" once. In the US, people drive to a gym to walk on a treadmill. Then drive home. 2,000 steps total outside the gym. 2. Their food is real. I ate out every single meal for two weeks. Fish. Rice. Vegetables. Fermented sides. Small portions on small plates. No 74 ingredient label on a bag of bread. No "healthy" granola bars with more sugar than a candy bar. 3. Being lean is the cultural standard. In Japan, if you're gaining weight, someone will tell you. Your coworker. Your mother. Your doctor. It's not considered rude. It's considered caring. They also teach healthy eating in grade school as a compulsory course. In the West, we've made it uncomfortable to even talk about weight. So nobody says anything until it's a medical emergency. This does not even mention the damage body positivity has done. The pattern across every lean country on this list is the same: Movement is built into daily life. Food is simple and unprocessed. The culture doesn't normalize being overweight. And if you can't move to Tokyo, you can build your own version: - Walk more than you drive. - Eat food without a barcode. - Surround yourself with people who take health seriously. Your ZIP code doesn't have to be your destiny. You can create Japan where you're at with the right habits.

I’m 90% sure that we’re gonna double life expectancy in my lifetime.