Mara Antonoff of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, moderates a discussion on maintaining physical health to prevent burnout in cardiothoracic surgery. She is joined by Robert J. Cerfolio of NYU Langone Health in New York, Lisa M. Brown of University of California Davis Health, and Jennifer Sue Lawton of Johns Hopkins Medicine. They discuss the various ways to incorporate physical health and fitness as part of effective work-life balance.