My mid-morning routine is all about movement. Around 10:30 or 11 AM, I take a break to get in a workout. Most days, it’s a weightlifting session at the gym. Other days, I’ll put on a weight vest and go for a long walk. Once a week, I push myself with a high-intensity aerobic session, staying in zones 3, 4, and even touching zone 5 for up to an hour. This usually takes about 90 minutes. Another day each week, I’ll paddleboard—thanks to a board I keep on the bay side in Miami, where conditions are

Grind when you’re young, play when you’re older. As it pertains to working out, the early years are for building the systems—strength, endurance, resilience—that carry you through life. But once that foundation is set, movement should become joy. It’s about chasing fun, not fatigue. Training turns into play, and discipline becomes freedom. | Mark Sisson

Our ancestors didn’t push through pain, unless it was truly life-threathening—they listened to their bodies, because injury often meant death. They weren’t chasing personal records or grinding through one more rep; survival demanded intuition, not ego. That same wisdom lives in us today. Every time you feel that inner voice saying “enough,” that’s your biology protecting you. Ignore it, and you risk injury. Honor it, and you build longevity. Sometimes the smartest move isn’t pushing harder—it’s