Episode 415:JJ Virgin's Powerful Aging Secrets: Muscle, Metabolism, GLP-1 and Fitness Habits

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What are the essentials of longevity and fitness?

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So I'm just going to say a quick, like two sentences about JJ Virgin because JJ Virgin has, you've had like how many New York Times bestselling books in the fitness and health space? Four. Four, okay. Four. And you are one of my go-tos for information because what I love about you is that you're really good at breaking down sometimes very complicated matters or things that may be just kind of like overwhelming into layman's terms. And I appreciate that about you. So I love that you're on my podcast today.
JJ Virgin 2:01
Well, thank you very much. I took a personality test, and I am a simplifier. Really? Oh, which one? Which one did you take? I forget which one this one was. Like, usually all the ones all say the same thing, but this was a totally different test, and it gave four different ways people behave in business, and I'm a simplifier. And I go, that's absolutely true.
30? Like, how many years?
JJ Virgin 2:25
Almost. Well, truthfully, I started teaching calisthenics... And tap dance in high school. So if you count the calisthenics in high school, it's over 40. Wow.
So you came by this, honestly, this has always been a very big piece of your life.
JJ Virgin 2:41
It's only been all I've ever done is health and wellness. Like I was catering, but healthy food catering. You know, I did want to be an actress, but then I, you know, switched off of that.
So is it something that you always just inherently had an interest for? Or was there like a reason? Like a lot of times I find people who are like fitness experts are typically because they had some kind of like issue. They were overweight as a kid or they had to like overcome something where, you know, they went into this space because of something that they had.

What is the role of hormone replacement therapy in aging?

Or was it just like a love for athletics or tap dancing or what was it?
JJ Virgin 3:23
I've always loved exercise and nutrition, like always, from when I was 12. I mean, actually, you know, I started dance class at three in acrobatics. I've always loved it.
And I think what I want to ask you this, because I feel like over the years, right, everything kind of has like their fads and trends and ebbs and flows, right?
Tony Robbins 3:43
Mm-hmm.
And sometimes people don't want to know and hear about the actual things that work, right? Like, you know, basically eating properly, exercising a certain amount. There's all these like longevity hacks and health hacks and fitness trends. What would you say over the years, right? Would you say... have been kind of, you think, that stands the test of time, that are the things that actually move the needle, that people don't want to know that they should do and without the fluff.
JJ Virgin 4:15
I'll tell you what, I love the fact that Brian Johnson's spending $2 million a year to find out that diet, exercise, sleep, and good relationships are what make you healthy and extend your lifespan. I was like, no duh. And When you get down to it, moving and eating and sleeping are the things. Like they're the things.

How can creatine benefit women over 40?

JJ Virgin 4:39
And I was just at this really cool conference this weekend, Eudaimonia, and someone asked me, you know, because my buddy Dave has been out saying that you can like hack your exercise to 20 minutes a week or something ridiculous. And I'm like, no, you can't. No, you cannot. Right. You can't hack these things because you just got to move more. It's like flossing.

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