A man who refers to himself as a ‘biohacker’ has stirred conversation after detailing his morning routine, which he believes will extend his lifespan.
Mornings can be quite different for people; some are early risers who embrace the day, while others find it challenging to start their day before mid-morning.
A person’s morning ritual might involve activities like a 6am jog, yoga, and meditation, or it could be a sluggish crawl out of bed, complete with a groggy sip of black coffee while begrudgingly acknowledging the day’s existence before 10am.
Most of us probably fall somewhere between these two scenarios, but the morning habits of biohacker Bryan Johnson make even the most dedicated early risers seem like they’re sleeping in.
The 48-year-old tech entrepreneur shared his daily routine during an episode of The Burnouts podcast.
It’s likely no shock that Johnson prefers an extremely early start, getting up at 4.30am each day.
He kicks off his morning by assessing his body composition, then dives into his first ‘light therapy’ session, followed by a glass of purified water and some supplements.
Breakfast comes next, consisting of berries, protein, olive oil, and collagen, after which he checks the air quality in his home.
All of this happens within the first hour. By 5.35am, he begins his morning workout, which he describes as the ‘highlight of his morning’, after taking his temperature.
Post-exercise, Johnson heads to his sauna with ice packs, then undergoes a second session of light therapy, ‘shockwave therapy’, enjoys a ‘super veggie’ meal, engages in altitude training, and spends 90 minutes in ‘hyperbaric oxygen therapy’.
In all honesty, my mornings also feel incomplete without my hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Johnson’s demanding morning routine has ignited discussions online, with many noting a common observation.
Despite all the efforts he puts into extending his life, he seems to engage in very few activities that might be considered actual ‘living’.
One social media user remarked: “So he basically spends 25 percent of his life trying to extend his life instead of actually enjoying his youth?”
Another added: “Guy is trying to live forever but wasting one fourth of his day instead of going out and living.”
A third commented: “Bro is spending more time not dying than he is living.”
Johnson previously claimed his lifestyle experiment gave him the ‘heart of a 37-year-old’ and the ‘lung capacity of an 18-year-old’.