4 Healthy Third World Habits

4. Go outside and play! I can’t work up much enthusiasm for going to the gym, though I recognize that it’s an important balance to my sedentary lifestyle. In other parts of the world, where a day’s work is often more physically intense (in field or factory), the notion of going to a gym seems nonsensical.

However, in vacant lots from Calcutta to Burma to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, pickup soccer and cricket games are ubiquitous. If you can cultivate a real passion for a sport or physically intense hobby, you’ll find it much easier to make room for it in your life. Throw a Frisbee, run with the dog, hit the skate park, or show up at the basketball court on a regular basis. You’ll get your exercise and a healthy dose of sociability as well, just like people do in vacant lots around the world.