Being prepared in life for anything that comes your way can go a long in the success that you have. For instance I also enjoy working out and eating right (for the most part).  Now keeping in fairly good shape is preparing for “life”.  Outside in the real world when the unexpected comes my way, like tripping (seems to happen more often than not, …don’t laugh) I find that I’m able to actually catch myself before something important, like my face, hits the pavement.