As you age, maintaining your health becomes more and more like a game of Whac-A-Mole: Exit the footloose and fancy-free 20s and suddenly you’re worried about your reproductive health and abnormal sleep patterns. Get past menopause and then it’s time to concentrate on the threat of high blood pressure or diabetes. In other words, there’s always something, health-wise, to knock you off your game. But doctors agree: Staying active and watching what you eat (and drink!) are the two most powerful weapons in your arsenal of healthy living. They’re also two tricks the six people in this year’s Health Issue use to stay in fine fettle, be it by running, pole dancing or even daily meditation. Each of them is in a different decade of life, but they all understand one thing: While health is not actually a game, it’s important to remain on the offensive.
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