Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

This is one of the most important things I do each day, and not only for my health. I would say it's also one of the most important things I do for my happiness and my relationships. Remember at the start, Mel, I said that health, happiness, and relationships are not as separate as people might think, okay? So what do I do?

And I think it's a useful way of helping people understand the key principles of habit formation. So for over five years now, I've been doing several things each morning. But one thing that I rarely miss on is a five-minute strength workout. Okay, so what does this look like? Okay, I go to bed early and I wake up early. That's just what works for me, right? But I wake up around five o'clock.

And I think it's a useful way of helping people understand the key principles of habit formation. So for over five years now, I've been doing several things each morning. But one thing that I rarely miss on is a five-minute strength workout. Okay, so what does this look like? Okay, I go to bed early and I wake up early. That's just what works for me, right? But I wake up around five o'clock.

And I think it's a useful way of helping people understand the key principles of habit formation. So for over five years now, I've been doing several things each morning. But one thing that I rarely miss on is a five-minute strength workout. Okay, so what does this look like? Okay, I go to bed early and I wake up early. That's just what works for me, right? But I wake up around five o'clock.

Again, I'm not saying anyone else has to. It's what works for me. My wife doesn't want to get out of bed till seven or half seven, right? So we have found what works for us, okay? So I come downstairs. And I do happen to meditate, that's the first thing I tend to do, but that's not relevant for this part of our conversation. I go into my kitchen, and one thing I do is I love to make coffee, okay?

Again, I'm not saying anyone else has to. It's what works for me. My wife doesn't want to get out of bed till seven or half seven, right? So we have found what works for us, okay? So I come downstairs. And I do happen to meditate, that's the first thing I tend to do, but that's not relevant for this part of our conversation. I go into my kitchen, and one thing I do is I love to make coffee, okay?

Again, I'm not saying anyone else has to. It's what works for me. My wife doesn't want to get out of bed till seven or half seven, right? So we have found what works for us, okay? So I come downstairs. And I do happen to meditate, that's the first thing I tend to do, but that's not relevant for this part of our conversation. I go into my kitchen, and one thing I do is I love to make coffee, okay?

So I weigh out my coffee, and I pour the water in into the French press, and I put a timer on for five minutes. In those five minutes, Mel, I don't go on email. I don't go on Instagram. I don't go on the news. What I do in those five minutes is I have a strength workout in my kitchen, in my pajamas. What do you do? Well, I do a variety of things. It started off being body weights.

So I weigh out my coffee, and I pour the water in into the French press, and I put a timer on for five minutes. In those five minutes, Mel, I don't go on email. I don't go on Instagram. I don't go on the news. What I do in those five minutes is I have a strength workout in my kitchen, in my pajamas. What do you do? Well, I do a variety of things. It started off being body weights.

So I weigh out my coffee, and I pour the water in into the French press, and I put a timer on for five minutes. In those five minutes, Mel, I don't go on email. I don't go on Instagram. I don't go on the news. What I do in those five minutes is I have a strength workout in my kitchen, in my pajamas. What do you do? Well, I do a variety of things. It started off being body weights.

I do some press-ups, some calf raises, some squats. I just do a little circuit in my kitchen. And then I get the gorgeous reward of a hot cup of coffee just the way I like it.

I do some press-ups, some calf raises, some squats. I just do a little circuit in my kitchen. And then I get the gorgeous reward of a hot cup of coffee just the way I like it.

I do some press-ups, some calf raises, some squats. I just do a little circuit in my kitchen. And then I get the gorgeous reward of a hot cup of coffee just the way I like it.

Yeah, there's a video on YouTube that I've worked off my five-minute kitchen workouts. These days, I do a couple of other things. I have a kettlebell and a dumbbell in my kitchen, so sometimes I'll do some kettlebell swings, sometimes I'll do some bicep curls, whatever I feel like. But the point is, I do that five-minute strength workout every day.

Yeah, there's a video on YouTube that I've worked off my five-minute kitchen workouts. These days, I do a couple of other things. I have a kettlebell and a dumbbell in my kitchen, so sometimes I'll do some kettlebell swings, sometimes I'll do some bicep curls, whatever I feel like. But the point is, I do that five-minute strength workout every day.

Yeah, there's a video on YouTube that I've worked off my five-minute kitchen workouts. These days, I do a couple of other things. I have a kettlebell and a dumbbell in my kitchen, so sometimes I'll do some kettlebell swings, sometimes I'll do some bicep curls, whatever I feel like. But the point is, I do that five-minute strength workout every day.

I even did it this morning in my hotel room here in Boston, Mel, okay? And I'll explain why it's so important. It's what I would call my keystone habit. It's a habit that when I do it, it makes it infinitely more likely I'm gonna do other healthy choices in my day, right? Every single day, Mel, we're all asking ourselves two questions. Can I trust myself? Can I rely on myself?

I even did it this morning in my hotel room here in Boston, Mel, okay? And I'll explain why it's so important. It's what I would call my keystone habit. It's a habit that when I do it, it makes it infinitely more likely I'm gonna do other healthy choices in my day, right? Every single day, Mel, we're all asking ourselves two questions. Can I trust myself? Can I rely on myself?

I even did it this morning in my hotel room here in Boston, Mel, okay? And I'll explain why it's so important. It's what I would call my keystone habit. It's a habit that when I do it, it makes it infinitely more likely I'm gonna do other healthy choices in my day, right? Every single day, Mel, we're all asking ourselves two questions. Can I trust myself? Can I rely on myself?

What my five-minute kitchen workout does to me every single morning is it shows me that no matter how busy my work is, no matter what my wife needs from me, what my children need from me, what my elderly mother needs from me, I still found five minutes for myself. It shows me I can trust myself. I can rely on myself. Now, people might go, you know, strength workout every day.