Purposeful Fitness

It's been one year since moving to Madeira. I did it because I was following my "Perfect Day". Here's what that means, what that looks like and how you can follow yours.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Change the way you see "weight loss" for a more healthy approach.

Most people think the definition of being healthy is being free of illnesses. But is that enough? It healthy really just not having any terrible disease? Is that good enough to allow us to live a good life?

Here's my definition of healthy:

Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy meaning "continuous improvement" or "change for the better," focused on making small, incremental, and ongoing improvements to processes, productivity, and quality.

One of the most common questions I get is: "What are good exercises for X sport?" Or, I get videos sent to me of people claiming certain exercises are Judo/Football/Basketball/etc-specific exercises.

That's bullshit. Exercises are meant to improve a physical attribute, like strength, explosiveness, endurance, capacity. No exercise makes you a better X player. That's done in the field/court/tatami/etc.

So how do we build a training for an athlete of a certain sport?

We just passed the holidays. Schedules were shredded. Travel, family, parties, late nights, rich food — everything conspired to pull you away from the gym and your “normal” routine.

And every year, people beat themselves up for it.

They try to force the same 5-day split, the same macro targets, the same 5am wake-ups they had in September… and inevitably “fail.”

Then January hits with extreme resolutions and the cycle repeats.

Here’s the truth: your training should match the season you’re actually in — not the one you wish you had.

It’s the mantra of every wellness influencer, yoga teacher, and well-meaning coach.
It sounds kind, intuitive, almost spiritual.

But in practice — especially in today’s world — it’s often terrible advice that keeps people weak, inconsistent, and stuck.

The workout is just the stimulus — the stress that tells your body, “Hey, we need to adapt.”
The magic happens in the recovery phase: muscles rebuild stronger, hormones rebalance, neural pathways strengthen, energy systems upgrade.

Without quality recovery, all that hard work is just accumulated damage. Progress stalls. Fatigue builds. Injuries creep in. Burnout wins.

Yet the people who need recovery the most — busy parents, entrepreneurs, shift workers, anyone over 40, high-achievers who wear stress like a badge — are usually the worst at getting it.

That’s the Recovery Paradox.

Most people think they quit their fitness journey because they lack willpower, get busy, or just “fall off the wagon.”

The real reason is quieter, deeper, and far more fixable.

It’s the Identity Gap.

In honor of my ebooks being released on Kindle, I'm talking about the subject of my ebooks in the episode: The 9 Pillars of Health.

One tip for each Pillar, along with a brief discussion of them is what's in store in this episode. Let's see how many of them you can implement in your daily life.

If you buy one of my ebooks, please let me know your thoughts!