Eat fewer takeaways and take more exercise - that was the the advice given to Geoff Hipango at a health expo in Wanganui yesterday.
Mr Hipango was attending the expo at the Wanganui War Memorial Hall where free heart, blood pressure and diabetes checks were on offer along with healthy food stands, traditional and alternative therapies.
"His blood pressure reading isn't too bad," said public health nurse Julie Jackson, although she did tell tell Mr Hipango that his ethnicity means he has an increased risk of heart disease and some changes to his diet will reduce the risk.
Mr Hipango, 48, said he was aware that he needed to make changes and had started walking regularly with his wife, who had recently given up smoking.
"I won't let my ego take over - what you see is what you get," said Mr Hipango. "I have recently joined a men's well-being group and it is important to think about all aspects of our health."