Jim McCants’s father died at the age of 59 of a heart attack, and as the son began to near his father’s age of death, he decided to embark on a more healthy lifestyle.
The 50-year-old man from Prosper, near Dallas, Texas, started walking or running from a half hour to an hour 5 to 6 days a week, he told the BBC. He also tried to eat more healthy foods and lose some weight.