Terminal Decade

A client has been away on a road trip for the past four months, and they came back and gave me a copy of Peter Attia's book, Outlive.

I’ve talked about his idea of the Centenarian Decathlon (many times) before, and flipping through the new copy inspired me to post this again. Take some time and really think about the following today; what do you want to be able to do you last 10 years of life?

I don’t think anyone wants to be bed ridden and immobile, so regardless of your age, the time to start training is now!

Listen to the podcast outlining his Centenarian Decathlon here.

Included on Peter’s list are things like, being able to pick up and goblet squat a 35 pound kettlebell, so he would know he has the strength and mobility to pick a baby out of a crib.

How about covering 3 miles on foot within 3 hours. If you’re reading this, chances are a 20 minute mile is palpable for you right now. What about when you’re 80 or 90? And that’s the point, even if it feels silly now, it’s helpful to spend some time thinking, what do I want to be able to do?

Other items on Peter’s list include performing a one minute farmers carry with body weight, a sit to rise standard, and a couple of physical tasks involving stairs.

Hopefully your terminal decade is far off in the distance, regardless, start thinking about how you can train to maintain your physical capabilities well into the future.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain