I’ve said this so many times – and I’ll say it many more times to come; The best way to teach others how to do something is ‘by example’…

So, here is my example of a typical day (yesterday, to be exact)… of how I ‘LIVE to the MAX’…

1 – wake up at 7am, put on my running shorts, running sneakers, grab a small towel, give my youngest daughter a kiss before she heads off to school – and I’m out the door for a 2.5 mile run (in Florida you can be outside all year – VERY nice!)

2 – back to Casa de Atlas – hit the shower, get dressed and fire up the espresso maker for a double, hot-body, Mospresso…

3 – Check emails, answer all the important ones, make a phone call or two, double check my ‘to-do’ list, do a few things on the list…. then…

4 – Make a quick, late morning breakfast at about 11am; usually oatmeal with some raisins, etc… – OR – some type of whole grain, low-sugar cereal with extra flax seeds and organic skim milk… – OR – a hard boiled egg with an apple or small banana…

5 – back on the computer to write an article or blog post (like this one), and get some more work done…

6 – before I know it – its time for lunch (2:30ish) and my afternoon shot of Mospresso…

7 – then onto the exercise ball for about 10 minutes of back soothing, energy boosting stretches…

8 - then back to my desk for some more ‘work’; writing, planning, emailing, etc…

9 – phone rings – Darah has a mild fever – so I go to pick her up at school – then back to the house to get her situated – and some more ‘work’ done…

10 – Dinner time rolls around – so I make a romaine, tomato & strawberry salad, baked chicken and some baked, sweet potato ‘fries’…

11 – do homework with Darah, some reading, get her in the bath – and ready for bed…

12 – clean up the ‘mess’ from dinner…

13 – turn on some music in the ‘fitness room’ and start warming up on the Atlas Gym Unit. Spend 20 minutes doing a complete shoulder routine and then 20 more minutes doing a full body stretch routine.

14 – its now about 9:30/10pm-ish – and time to hit the shower. I feel incredible, from the inside out. I also love what I see in the mirror – and despite the fact that I’m closing in on ’40′ – I’m in better shape than when I was in my mid 20′s, the truth is undeniable.

15 – back to the desk to get some more “work” done and create a new ‘to-do’ list for the next day…

That’s one example, one day – of how I ‘LIVE to the MAX’… Not everyday is the same as life is never truly a carbon copy from one day to the next …

But for the most part – we all control our lives, whether we know it – or not.

How are you guiding your own life? How are you ‘LIVING to the MAX’? Post below (click on ‘COMMENTS’) – I’d like to know…

Your trainer for life – your trainer forever,

Joey Atlas