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David Beckham’s top tips for a healthy life: put that phone down, and talk to your family

The man who won 115 England football caps, has 54 million Facebook likes, and who’s family fortune is now worth a cool US$400 million, has a remarkably simple formula for happiness

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A picture of health: AIA global ambassador and former English football captain David Beckham strides into the room with his usual confidence and ease, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong on Monday. Photo: Nora Tam
Enoch YiuandMartin Choi

Former England football ace David Beckham has urged his Hong Kong fans to switch off their phones, and talk to their family more, especially over dinner, as he shared his top tips for healthy living on Monday.

He was in Hong Kong as an ambassador for insurance company AIA, Asia’s largest.

The 43-year-old is a father of four, who is married to glamorous former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham, and is now as much of a style and lifestyle guru as he is a former global sports hero who played for a handful of the world’s top teams and netted 115 international caps.

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Yes, he’s got a lot to be happy about – but his formula for healthy living is remarkably simple.

“I really believe in the need for people to take small steps to make healthier decisions and take better care of themselves.

Smile every day, and at dinner with my family my phone will be turned off
David Beckham

“From my perspective, my motivation is my family. It’s always been about family, how to help them live a better longer life, to let our children do the same.”

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