Physical Fitness Guidance to Achieve Optimal Health and Performance

The ancient philosopher Epictetus encouraged people to identify the aspects of life that they can control. Today, he might advise senior leaders to prioritize activities that impact the quality of their lives positively. Choosing to remain physically active is an important behavioral choice that senior leaders can make now to improve health and optimize performance later in life.2 Competing priorities, however, often force them to compromise in ways that detract from their long-term health and fitness goals. Understanding basic fitness principles will help senior leaders optimize physical adaptation and performance, allowing them to effectively and efficiently design an ideal physical fitness program that incorporates moderate to high-intensity cardiovascular exercise, functional fitness training, and flexibility training in a way that optimizes their health and performance.