Simple Steps to Getting in Great Shape This Year 

I am over 60 and regularly exercising since I was about 25. I am a horrible athlete (no talent) but love the way I feel when I spin, walk, do pilates, yoga, etc. Definitely a big part of my life. Just moving makes me feel great!

A great example of how simple, bodyweight exercises can build a sick physique. Looking cut, my dude

The number one goal *has* to be consistency. If fun is what gets you consistency, get as much fun as you need, no matter what else you have to compromise to get that. Same for anything else that helps you stay consistent. If you can do 5 minutes every day week after week, that's still better than 1 hour gym sessions if they make you stop doing it at all. And one final very important message while you're working on your consistency: Don't count streaks. Count total time spent. If you've done 4 exercise sessions per week for three weeks, and then you've stopped for two weeks, don't look at it as having to go back to square one. Look at it as going back to your 4th week, the 13th day, and then do that as soon as possible. If you realise that each next exercise builds on top of the total amount of all the sessions you put in in the past, it'll be far less demotivating when you get distracted, because it won't ever feel like that sort of pointless routine that will only ever end in failure; in fact failure won't be a big deal at all; it'll just be a break between successes that you can come back to the next success from whenever you choose.

2:51 "STRENGTH IS FOUND IN THE MIND." A quote to remember by. Thank you.

I’ve been following the same philosophy for the last 3 years and I am feeling great. Even during Covid lockdowns, I managed to move my body as much as possible.

OMG THIS IS INCREDIBLE FITNESS CONTENT!! seriously I’ve never seen this high quality content, and intentional script writing in a fitness channel. i love everything you said in this video!! fitness is a such a spiritual journey, and foundational to our existence. keep up the goodwork. love this.

Couldn't agree more with your philosophy of fitness. I think many oversimplify the practice and wonder why they can't stay with it, but it is at its core a spiritual practice, and finding your 'why' for doing it that doesn't feel like an obligation or regret you constantly hold over yourself allows it to be a liberating practice.

If you decide you want to lift weights, starting strength is the answer. Minimal time and complexity, maximum results

This year I'm going to keep my goal simple. Just get back in shape and my year would be successful.

THANK YOU FOR THIS!

Bro, fuck you, youre everything that I look into a fantastic content creator and filmmaker. Follow you for years, lost your channel and found it again when I needed the most. Much love man

I 100% agree with this philosophy! I think similar to learning a language, or really anything in life, consistency is always the most important. There is way too much "advice" out there about what the right and wrong way is to do anything, when really, just doing anything is better than doing nothing.

Initially I had trouble maintaining my workout routines when traveling, finding it hard to motivate myself when I had not yoga mat or weights to work with- but this video really made me realize that I could make the most of any environment. Really internalizing the concept of being flexible with my routines is a major goal of mine this year. Great video as always man.

Hey Nathaniel. I am one of the 1.7 ish M people who enjoy your videos. We just met on the streets of Bucharest. It’s amazing that I got to met you in person. Enjoy your time in România.

Fam ur perspective on working out and staying active resonates so deeply. Its not like the usual oh push urself for ur goal. Its more lkke no i push myself for myself, cos i enjoy it, cos i enjoy movement and how it feels to move and go beyond our limits. Its really brought me back to that drive i would have when working out, its just gone recently but its refreshing to hear a resonant take on this all, and now its driven me in this direction again too. Thanks Nathaniel!

Just love the idea of not counting reps! So true!! Reps is what I've learned at any workout place (gym, crossfit, swim, laps etc) and I just took it for granted. But really why, if you're not going for the Olympics??? Reps take all the fun out of it.

It's great that you have discovered that while you're still young. Take advantage of having a functioning body because it doesn't stay that way forever for anyone. Enjoy every minute of it and live in that gratitude!

Thanks for another great video Nathaniel! It reminds of the Seneca quote, “The body should be treated more rigorously, that it may not be disobedient to the mind.”

nath, this is my fav video of yours by far. i've completed 3 marathons in the last couple years but stopped running on a regular basis some time ago. it's night now where i live but tomorrow after my morning prayers i will hopefully start running again. thank you - you've been a great inspiration friend!

This hit so close to home! Thank you for sharing this, Nathaniel!

Right now I've pretty much hit rock bittom mentally and especially physically. It is my time to exit the comfort zone bubble that ive been living in for many years

I’m getting back on the horse this year after 2 years of going through some difficult but necessary life transitions. I used to be active everyday, it was just a life norm I’ve been accustomed too since child hood. After 2 years of what I like to metaphorically call rotting, I haven’t been able to figure out where to start. I realize now that’s because I’ve been over complicating everything. The reality is: I’m blessed. I have two working legs, running shoes, and access to pull up bars. Thanks for the video Nate, I genuinely mean it. I’ll be applying some of your philosophies in my life. Cheers.

I’ve been getting into photography lately, and there is a clear distinction between the camera gear heads and the artists. Most of what you find on RU-vid panders to the gear head. True artists use photography as their vehicle and don’t give a fuck about the gear unless it enables them to create in a more creative way. Working out can be the same. All the RU-vid videos and information about working out is the exercise equivalent of a gear head. I need to stop worrying about the gear and just do. On the way, I will learn what works and what doesn’t.

Just a heads up, better help has been found to sell user information to ad companies. They’re paying our 7.8 million out to customers after they were taken to court for this by the FTC

[Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or even a really sporty sports guy, so take this advice at your own risk!] Half of my life was already over when you were born. I am over 50 now and I find that I need more time to build up to a hard workout. I still think that I am 28 and this really kills me. Sometimes, I overdo it and it actually makes me sick or I will be sore for like a WEEK. Don't do that. This is what works for me. It may or may not work for you: 1.) Long term, slow burn is good. Give your body time to work up to things. Make sure that you are getting enough rest and eating protein (e.g. meat, fish, nuts, 2 legumes together in a meal) is good right after you work out. 2.) Don't smoke. 3.) Stay away from alcohol, no amount of it is good for you. It is just basically poison. 4.) Stay away from drugs. That shit will never do you any good and it will likely screw you up. 5.) Wear protective gear (e.g. helmets, gloves, goggles, glasses, pads, armor, masks, filter masks) when you are working or when you are engaging in high impact or contact sports. Getting injured sucks and will ruin your workout continuity. 6.) Try to eat a balanced diet. Not eating too much or too little. Don't eat fatty, sugary or highly processed stuff. The best food is usually what you can get fresh, preferably out of your own garden. Your diet may do more for you than your workouts. 7.) Don't go for fad diets like Keto or Paleo. If you are going to be vegetarian or vegan, make sure you learn about how to do it right. 8.) Don't fast. It is ok to skip a meal every now and then, especially if you are not hungry. 9.) WATCH YOUR PORTIONS!!! PORTION CONTROL IS KEY!!! 10.) Don't drink coffee all the time. Do not drink more than 3 cups per day. Try not to drink coffee every day. 11.) Try to vary your workouts always do some aerobic stuff and always work your abs. Try doing things that you have not done before, yoga, animal flow workouts, boxing, lifting, climbing, swimming. Just watch it with the extreme sports. No naked-great-white-shark, hand grenade, bungi-cliff-diving! 12.) Give yourself 1-3 days off of working out. If you are under 30 you get 1 day off. If you are between 30 and 50 you get 2 days off. If you are over 50 you get 3-4 days off. 13.) Listen to your body. Sometimes pain goes away. Sometimes it doesn't. If you have pain and swelling it is probably a good idea to visit your doctor. If it is minor pain and swelling give that part of your body a 2 week break and try to ease into it again. If the pain and swelling come right back go see your doctor. 14.) If you have a fever don't work out. 15.) Falling off the wagon: Everybody falls off the wagon. If you fall off the wagon. Do not beat yourself up for having fallen off the wagon and having missed a workout or for having laid around your apartment eating pizza for 6+ months. Just get back to working out, but do it NOW! Don't wait until the weather is better, until your favorite jogging shirt is clean, until you get the new shoes, until after your test, until you get settled in to that new job. Just go now and keep going. 16.) While it is good to measure your performance to see how you are doing or how you improve, do not obsess about it. 17.) And yeah, LIKE NETHANIEL SAYS, if you can only work out for 15 to 20 minutes, do that! It makes a big difference! 18.) Try to surround yourself with people, who motivate you and support you in reaching your goals. If there are people in your life, who are holding you back maybe you should consider whether or not their friendship is worth it, even if they are family. 19.) Avoid spending too much time on social media and get good sleep. 20.) Don't make yourself crazy with rules. I have probably broken most of these rules. Some of them many times. If you break a rule, don't beat yourself up over it, just start again.

One thing is getting in shape physically but mental and spiritual preparation is as important, if not even more. I've been doing Steps to Knowledge for 6 years now and it's the best self-development decision I've ever made. It's a free online self-study book of practices. It has 365 Steps, one for each day. Perfect to begin in the New Year!

I agree so much with this. I work out every day for 30 mins in the morning and I feel so much better, so less stressed and clear minded. It’s more so the mental and feel good benefits it’s given me that I want to this every day because I look forward to testing myself

You gave the key to this: habits. For the vast majority of people, just a regular walk through the park, a nicer diet and some exercises for the arms and back should be enough just to be in a decent shape. Then, we can build over that.

Favorite takeaways: - The body being an ongoing project that's never really done. - Not counting reps or sets but simply doing them with good form to "failure" (form beginning to waiver). And yes, those outdoor calisthenics gyms are great. I've never been to a crowded one. I enjoy just doing a dead-hang while looking at the river and the trees. I think the one I go to has remained largely untouched since the '90s.

I love this video, because it's not an apology of fitness for aesthetic alone, but fitness as a philosophy, as a journey, as something that helps us be us. Well done! ❤ (that said I must add you are looking very good too!)

Dear Nathaniel, I love your videos so much! I have been on your channel for so long but I want to take the time to thank you because I am very curious, I think a lot and I believe that you transcend topics so well and it resonates with me a lot. Beautiful analysis on physical health that makes it wholesome and not biased with the fit content that we see everywhere. Thanks for the content!

This is exactly what I needed to start the year fresh, I’ve felt the effects of the endless information coming from the health industry and it has put me at a standstill, this video is my philosophy too and I’m going to get back out there ! Thank you!!

A few weeks ago I started working out at the gym twice a week. And I'm not a pro by any means, but I wanted to become more healthier and stronger as a person (in many ways and areas). And last year I did the biggest achievement of my life: Hiking and completing a trail in the far north of Sweden (a 450 km trail through one of the last wildernesses of Europe). And I want to continue doing that, but I wanted to get in shape more along the way. And again, I'm not a pro and that's not my goal either, but I just want to become stronger and healthier just to be able to do those long distance hikes (with everything I have on my back). So I just try some simple cardio and strength trainings. And well, it's a good habit as well. I wish you all the best in this new year Nathaniel! I hope new things will unfold along the way! Best regards!

I’m gonna watch this video so many times throughout this year

I've always had difficulty being disciplined enough to work out for a long time, I tend to overwork myself, which becomes stressful. This year I want to focus exactly on those things, enjoying them and looking at them long-term. It's like this video was sent to me, great video.

I would love to see more exercise and fitness videos with your down to Earth personality and using it for mental clarity ! I wish more people spoke mostly about the mental benefits of getting out rather than just #gains

Your Sound Design is next level. Amazing! Perfectly suited

In one of your videos you mentioned the not counting the reps and sets and I started doing the same and honestly I've been feeling much better so honestly, Thank you!

Eating with your heart - with no distraction - is such a beautiful way to self care. It matches perfectly with a work-out session. I found self love in this.

Dr. Peter Attia has really good data on what happens when you age. He has Vo2 Max charts, which is a rough estimate of your fitness, and it shows the decrease over the lifespan, which naturally happens. But he advocates for everyone to be in that top 25% of that chart in your early decades, because the reality is, if you're in your 20-30's and are only able to run a 10 minute mile (or equivalent vo2max for any sport), you will have significant issues mid to late life to the point you won't even be able to walk up stairs at a brisk pace. Fitness is absolutely critical to long term health.

Split squats for Legs 🎉. Can do them at home or on stairs. They're harder than regular squats, often less in less knee pain (due to the shin being more vertical) and bias the glutes a bit more 😋

i think you would enjoy jivamukti yoga or any yoga because of how intentional you are with the work out and how you prioritize how you pay attention to form over repetition

Nathaniel buffed - great content as usual!

Masterfully put together. Nice work on the journey and consistency. Even just the mental benefits make it all worth it.

There is a pleasure in discomfort! (Going to walk 52 km this weekend. Can't wait to see what my limits are physically and mentally.)

Thank you so much. I felt kinda lost with all of the content online and all the contradictions. Your content is real and honest. I'm feeling a motivation I haven't felt in a while. Thank you!!

Hi!! Love that you give the importance to physical activitie in your channel!! I am a coach and I agree with the principle of sticking to time under tension instead of reps. Just as a complementary option to add a small thing to your workouts is that some days you could do the same excersices but in an explosive way of movement just to make sure to recruit the fast/explosive muscle fibers. The last thing that could do to make core excercies more fun is to explore new forms of the movement, for example not just making flex-extension but also incorporate some spine rotations and more complex movements emphasizing the posterior and anterior chains of your body. The ketlebells are really good for that kind of movement!! Keep doing what you do man!! Thanks for the video!!!

Please never stop making videos, haha. I love to watch your new uploads and try to find time to fit them into my daily life. The way you deliver your message, thoughts, etc. is so nice and simple,, yet so full of information and to the point. Anyway, this video just goes to show that exercise can be done almost anywhere at anytime and the only excuse we have (outside of possible health reasons and such) are not good ones. Even the little things can add up when it comes to exercise and I love how easily it was explained here. (I am preaching to the choir here, lol, because I really need to get myself back into better shape but *insert excuse*) I went to the doctor today for a condition I am dealing with and when I set foot on the scale I just seen how much weight I have gained, how my body has been telling me that I need to do better, and it sort of clicked that now is the right time because like you said, "We won't always have our bodies." I always look in the mirror and tell myself "I want to live now, I want to experience life now, I want to better myself now, be proud of myself now" and each year that I let slip by not changing, I begin to question those statements I tell myself and I am tired of doing that. So yeah, I said all of that to say thank you for this video and thank you for bringing the simplicity of this to the forefront.

At its core, fitness is about consistency as well as longevity. I'm 28 and I can definitely tell you that over the years my fitness goals have changed dramatically from powerlifting all the way to becoming more of a hybrid athlete. Truth is that you get bored with one facet of fitness if you are not competitively competing in it or at least I did. Now, I'm incorporating HIT training, running, stretching, and also lifting. I am training for life, not to be the World's Strongest Man.

Great motivation! 💙Tips/info start at 6:42

Looking great man! Happy 2024!

Really happy I watched this. You might not know exactly the weight behind this compliment for me but you might be the only RU-vidr in the past 4 years that I have consistently watched their videos at regular, 1x speed. No matter the topic, there’s always something that stands out to me so strongly about the intention (or at the very least care taken) behind each moment you craft throughout your films. I just have to sit with it and absorb it, enjoy it.

amazing video man! You have no idea how much i related to this, i've always struggled a lot with working out and this really gave me another perspective around it, love your content

Absolutely agree. It is very important listening to your body, this requires a huge self knowledgement which it seems you got 👏🏽

thank you for this. i relate so much to this, especially hating gyms.

Your intentions and courage to explore the new style are well received. Thanks for making great works of art man!

The sheer quality of this video and story telling is beyond amazing. Thank you for this wonderful video

I do the exact same thing and have the same philosophy, and I've never reached the same level of consistency before nor been in better shape and felt this good - and I am 38 and have done exercise all my life. I do home workouts for 30 minutes one day, run the next, or I might switch it up with a yoga session or jump rope. Whatever I feel like, but real exercise and for 30 minutes.

I'm really glad you enjoy running. I've been a runner for most of my life. It is great for stress relief and I believe it does have cognitive benefits, especially as you age. What I've discovered more recently is how important and what a difference proper nutrition can make. I lost 20 pounds in 2.5 months doing the same exercise I've been doing for quite a while but changing diet to low carb (and lower calories - 1800 to 2000 per day). I've been blown away by this. I haven't experienced anything this life changing since I trained and ran a marathon in 2002. I also want to say that I really like your way of de-emphasizing metrics when it comes to your workout. Once you are experienced enough, you don't need metrics to know when you're getting a great workout. I've been taking the same approach to the dieting part of the equation. I don't worry about weighing myself, I just go by how my body looks and feels and staying disciplined with the food I actually put in my mouth. Having a fasting mindset has also been helpful. I'd always advise to see a doctor and nutritionist for advice before doing this.

One of my goals this year is becoming an active person. Your video gave me so much inspiration! Thank you

Beautifully made video!

Thanks for the motivation. This is a pure and heartfelt sharing of yours to share knowledge and passion not just annoying north american kid fitness channel information. I did go to gym for multiple in my early 20s and I'm 27 now and never have a willing to go back to gym but home and outdoor exercises.

What you say about consistency reminds me of the book Atomic Habits. Every choice you make a is a vote for the kind of person you want to become. I am the same as you. My habit around edercising is so robust that I'm now the kind of person who exercises. I don’t feel complete without it.

I am 53 years old and have been living this life of consistent exercise since I was a child. I do have an autoimmune disease, so I have to keep it moderate with a mix of strength training with smaller weights, yoga, walking and hiking. The key is consistency. I try for at least 20 mins a day but often go more. I also eat a clean diet with lots of plants. I agree 100% with you, it’s not so much what you do but that you keep moving. I focus on the process and I get the progress. 😊

Doing something is soooo much better than doing nothing. Sometimes I even just play ONE song, and go hard with the kettlebell until the song is over. Just that, and the whole day feels better.

I love your approach as much as your cinematography and editing :) I totally agree with the approach that 20 minute workout is still 20 minute more than nothing. Short workouts online always help me start again, because it's must more appealing mentally! Fitness - diet culture is so harmful to people with all those expectations and unhealthy habits, when the key is just to MOVE every single day. Find a movement that you love. It's not about losing weight, it's not about punishment, reps and calories, it's only about how it makes you feel.

Don’t know about your fitness goals or coaching but your video making most specifically storytelling way or method is awesome and very engaging

That was incredibly on time. I went out to run 3 times in the last week and its been interesting. I want to keep going. Thank you

I really like your philosophy, when you said you work out because you're curious...that basically changed my view on working out completely so thank you for that

I only ever cycle. I have a hard time motivating myself long term for other exercise. I'll definitely try again this year though. Set myself a 30 day challange and see how much I improve. Because I think that's all that will eventually get me there, progress.

amazing video! My favorite part about sport is flexibility. I am 16 and for over 5 years I have been training at home by myself, but it was inconsistent. A week ago I decided to attend aerial acrobatics classes and after two sessions it literally changed my life. Now I feel as motivated as never and I will not only continue going in for acrobatics but also training every day at home. I found that my weaknesses are arms (not strong enough) and legs (wanna do splits), that's why I am focused on these muscles daily ;)

I can relate to " how well I can do them" and "gym is boring". Only years later since I started doing yoga I figured out that I wasn't even doing a tabletop pose properly. When I heard "push the floor away" I realized that I was leisurely standing on all fours waiting for the next exercise to test my strength. But it's oftentimes those simple fundamental things that if done with awareness and certain "correctness" could be enough to discover where your limit is and build strength. Whether it's yoga or weight lifting it is always about finding your way to do it well. As for gyms, don't want to hurt anybody, but it's still hard to grasp how one can find that cold steel, dark, sticky place to be motivating, ha-ha:) Thank you for another amazing video!

Dude, seriously. This video helps me to find motivation!

MAN, I LOVE THIISS!!!

Hey Nathaniel 👋, Looks like you’ve surprised us with your very first video for 2024 on New Year’s Day! Happy New Year to you (and Sky and your parents)! 🥳🎉 Sending you lots of love!!! ❤️❤️❤️🤗

Just an absolutely exceptional video. Spot on. Thank you for posting and sharing with us.

I'd always been more focused on running, but one day when my son was about 1 (and already weight almost 30 lbs!) I saw a quote - "one day you'll pick up your child for the last time and not know it" and that hit me like a ton of bricks. It was my inspiration to try and actually get some upper body strength, which doesn't come easy for most women. I try to row 3x a week now and it's been really great for strength in general but also for stabilizing my shoulder joints.

Counting reps can be enjoyable and not so boring when you set a goal for the workout, doing linear progression. Every workout get a progress somewhere. It can be 1 more rep, 1 more set, 1 lb up, a slower range of motion of the reps or just a better form. My only suggestion is to count your reps and rests like you are journaling. Like in every area of life, progressing 1% every day will result in enormous growth in the long term. :) Keep it up Nathaniel and let's go get 2024 in the best physical and mental form we can! :)

I don’t like this guys videos but I keep watching them…

This channel is getting better by the day! Love it

Absolutely beautiful video in all ways!

I hope you know how great of a communicator and a great and genuine human being you are. Love watching your videos, they are encouraging. Keep it up bro, cheers!

Amazing video Nathaniel! I’ve been following your journey since 2019. But this video really connected with me as I feel like I’m currently learning about self care and consistency. Happy new year! 🎉

Seriously this must be the most convicing , beautiful and unique video I've ever seen about this topic . 👏👏

I try to do simple home workouts and go on regular walks. Besides that my main source of exercise is martial arts. Not the heavy sparring kind like (kick)boxing or MMA, but pencak silat. I find that the technicality of it, moving your body in somewhat unusual ways helps me stay in shape.

Sometimes it's better to keep it simple, not everyone is a bodybuilder. I was also always skinny, like an unhealthy level... When I was about 18-19 years old, I was 184cm and weighed 58kg. It had been a while since I had first tried to grow muscle but I didn't know anything about, I spammed bodyweight exercises and eventually I injured my back. I was doing hundreds of situps a day, thinking that was the way to get abs or something... I was a kid, I don't know anymore. Regardless that greatly discouraged me from pursuing that goal anymore, because to this day my back still hurts. at the age of 20, with going to college and all I began eating more junk food, suddenly I was at 65kg, sure maybe I was skinny fat, but I was happy... Those few kilos made a huge difference in how I looked... Regardless, eventually I began having regular panic attacks. They were severe, my doctors literally thought that it was epilepsy for a while. It hit me that it had been years since I quit football, that even though I look healthy when wearing a hoodie, like all skinny people do... I was nowhere near healthy... I began obsessing about it, eating more and more... Soon I was closing in on 70kg, and it finally hit me that I needed to workout... but properly... I learned everything about it, hours and hours of youtube videos. But after months of being in the gym, I was 74kg, looked better than ever, but felt awful... There was too much info, I was overwhelmed, never sure if my workout were optimized, if I was working out hard enough... I gave up... A year went by and though I managed to keep the weight, I watched as I became "skinny fat" again, never too bad, I always kept fairly active, but I'm a huge perfectionist and I needed more... but I also couldn't let the gym become another source of stress... I bought two paralel bars and a pull up bar, stopped counting calories, stopped worrying so much. I realized that anything worth doing, is worth doing half way... Those words changed my life in a lot other ways, but they helped immensely with my "gym progression". If I have 20 minutes, I work out for 20 minutes, if I have 40, then maybe 40... If I don't have time, it's fine too. And removing the hassle of driving to the gym, helped immensely. It's been years since I've been to a gym... I'm now 83kg, still pretty lean, because after all I'm not "bulking" and look better than ever, miles ahead of anything I'd managed before. That's almost 30kg difference, I can't believe it... Sometimes it's better to keep it simple, not everyone is a bodybuilder.

I think you're a genuine kind soul brother Great video and Thanks ❤

I experienced, that the reason behind sticking to habbits such as working out is making small-scale goals, that lead to fast rewards. People think about getting the dream physique right from the beginning, which is good in some way, It creates a vision, however it's too weak of a motivator in an ordinary, not hyped days. Body is a product of the things that you care about, rarely it's the body of it's own. It's less then just a nice T-shirt that you put on to look good. For me these small goals/mindsets are things like: I try to think -how good would I feel, If I were after the training right now -even If the training is horrible (it never is), the hours of not doing the sport during the week are just so much better - the amount of time that it takes is almost always less than it seems. 2 hours of scrolling lest's say, easy work. I find that our perception of time depends on how expensive on the energy it is, not the actual time it took - I take much more joy from listening to music, laughing, talking to people - I release all of that crappy bullshit tension that comes from being a human, which lets me function better in life.

You have a very nice foundation to work with. You look great already, before all the exercise. I see so many guys everywhere who put a lot of effort into looking better naked. For me, it's not a priority, it's not worth the effort. It seems a "waste" of my time, a time I could be exploring my other interests. When I was younger I had a desire not to do drugs or drink alcohol. It was not important to me. I got ostracized for that stance, just as I am now ostracized for not looking better naked. It's difficult to be an outsider to trends, but the things others "worship" do not feel right for me. I am what I am, and that's all that I am. I enjoy learning and discover, never let me down. People can be a drain. Spending time with myself gives me the time to be with my thoughts, and that's rewarding. I don't have to explain why something is something is profound, something is witty, something is tragic, something that is beautiful. No interruptions let's me think "faster" and deeper. Some things don't translate to others, but my thoughts bring me such joy. There are never enough hours in a day for my solitude. I can't wait to see where my mind will take me tomorrow. Sounds silly. I know. You kid, have a natural "Vee." Guys pray for that, but so few are born with that. No gym can impart your natural selection. Saves time at a gym, because you already have what everyone else works to achieve. Plus, you know what's important, you like discovery, you like ideas, your sense of wonder is infectious. You like Life. Now that's sexy!

man I really appreciate you and the message you spread! I see you as an older brother/mentor and I really resonate with “Amor Fati” and what it means, even got it tattooed 💪🏽

so thankful to share orbit with both you AND yo'parents. thx for being a capable and kind content provider dude.

Nice! Loved to see my hometown Salzburg in your video. Such a nice workout spot!

thank you Nataniel for a great film and an important topic you bring to this world!

So Interesting the point you are making that working out physically makes you strong mentally and prepares you to face any challenges in life. In a way working out your muscles expands your awareness with your muscles also “expanding”. And often it’s just about doing it like you said, not about the number. This year some challenges made me realise that even if you don’t get the “YES” or the “number” right, it is often not about that, but facing that challenge in the first place, giving it a try, appreciating the journey of growing, mentally or physically. And at the end, it’s that what makes you proud of pushing beyond :)

Kudos fella. I like to go for a run once every two days since I picked the habit in October. And the days I don't run I do some speed/resistance workout when I wake up. Happy new year from Brest, France.

The cinematography in this video was top notch

Fantastic video! As a trainer I wish more people approached their health and fitness in this way. Our Bodies are a long term project!

yeah, you look good. whatever youre doing, is working.

wow!! this was way better than any motivation video here on youtube made by huge guys that are clearly on steroids and think that "excuses are for losers". thank you nathaniel, this motivated me a lot! happy 2024 for you ❤

It’s videos like this that make me wish I were a guy sometimes. Your videos are cool. Love your storytelling. And your filmmaking skills are next level.