Ben Jensen

Sharing my journey building @thefoundationdk

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The Power of Exercise for the Mind

The common perception around exercise is that it's a way to train the body.

However, its real ROI is how it sharpens the mind.

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You can’t perform at a high level in a body built on shortcuts.
• Sleep debt
• Processed food
• Skipped movement
• Reactive mindset

You might “get by” for now. But the cost is coming.

Train now, or pay later.

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Doing cardio gives you more years.

Lifting weights gives you better years.

Doing both will give you the best years

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Underrated weight loss habits for busy individuals
· No snacking
· Skipping breakfast
· Eating to 80% fullness
· Eating more dietary fiber
· Eating meals on a schedule
· Drinking water before meals
· Eating similar meals every day
· Managing your emotions with exercise

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Life is not a sprint, its a long walk.

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If you’re inconsistent, it’s not a discipline problem—it’s an architecture problem.

Motivation fades.

But systems hold.

You need a simple meal framework:
• A consistent training time
• A shutdown ritual
• A sleep anchor (same wake time)
• One non-negotiable walk per day

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Thanks for reading.

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If there’s one through-line in the lives of the people I admire most — it’s this:

They built their lives through reading and writing.

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Better writing needs better inputs.

Reading feeds the craft.

You learn style, borrow voices, test your own ideas against the best.

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The most straightforward guide to peak health:

Diet
-High protein
-Whole foods
-16:8 fasting window

Training
-Min 3 resistance sessions a week
-Functional compound movements
-Progressive overload

Habits
-8 hours sleep
-Meditate
-Consistency > intensity

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State→Story→Strategy

You have to prime your state to tell yourself a positive story and come up with effective strategies.

Low State = Negative Story = Ineffective Strategy

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Being busy is a form of procrastination.

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@dailystoic Learn to embrace and grow from that change.

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@AlexHormozi The process of chasing your dream will do the most for you.

You will change for the positive.

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@FitFounder Best way to manage your emotions?

Journaling, meditation, keeping yourself busy, having a social life...

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@hpfounder Strength training is for quality of life.

Cardio is for length of life.

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@matt_gray_ Step 1 is branding: you need to establish your vision, value and identity before you create a method of delivery and start to share that vision to the world.