“I’m still young and health is the last thing I need to think about. It’s ok for me to stay up late, miss a few meals, stuff myself on M&M’s and hang out at McDonalds every week. Oh and exercise? I train my brain with the PS3 and Xbox so there’s no time to worry about fitness. If I really need to do it, maybe I’ll invest in a Wii.”

And so says the brain…my reasoning for more years than I can count.

I realise I’ve been naive, lazy and irresponsible. It’s true I could get away with a lot a few years ago, but now I feel the bite of all those bad habits mixed with late nights.

The good thing is it’s not too late to turn it around. I still have more than half a century to get it right, so I might as well practice it…