Michael Day, MD

Michael Day, MD I treat patients interested in longevity, high performance in sports or life and those dealing with musculoskeletal conditions.

04/22/2026

I don’t usually read books twice.

But if enough time passes, you realize you’re not really reading the same book again, you’re reading it as a different person.

Some books are good once. A few are good at different stages of life. Those are the ones worth revisiting.

Have you read any book twice? I'd love to know what they were.

Most people try to change their outcomes. Fewer people try to change their identity. But identity is what drives behavio...
04/21/2026

Most people try to change their outcomes. Fewer people try to change their identity. But identity is what drives behavior long term.

If you see yourself as a runner, you run.
If you see yourself as a reader, you read.
If you see yourself as someone who trains, you train.

Choose the identity first.
Then build the habits that match it.

I spent some time skiing out west last month.Skiing is one of those activities that requires strength, balance, coordina...
04/16/2026

I spent some time skiing out west last month.

Skiing is one of those activities that requires strength, balance, coordination, and fitness, but it’s also something many people can continue to enjoy for decades.

When I think about longevity, I don’t just think about living longer. I think about what I want to still be doing later in life.

It’s worth choosing activities that you can carry with you for a long time.

04/15/2026

Back to weight training after a short break.

The older I get, the more I realize I still need progressive overload, just in smaller doses.

Big jumps impress the ego. Small, consistent increases keep you training.

Durability beats rapid progress.

When people feel tired, they often look at sleep. When they gain weight, they look at diet. When training feels harder, ...
04/14/2026

When people feel tired, they often look at sleep. When they gain weight, they look at diet. When training feels harder, they look at fitness.

Sleep problems, fatigue, inflammation, blood sugar issues, slow recovery... these often get treated as separate problems. But the body is one system.

Chronic stress tends to affect multiple systems at the same time, which is why stress-related problems often show up in clusters, not one at a time.

04/09/2026

First speed workout of the season today.

It’s easy to get frustrated when the pace isn’t where you want it to be.

But pace is an output. Effort and consistency are the inputs.

Most progress in training comes from controlling the inputs and being patient with the outputs.

Focus on what you can control.

Health, fitness, and longevity are related, but they are not the same thing.Fitness is performance. Health is physiology...
04/07/2026

Health, fitness, and longevity are related, but they are not the same thing.

Fitness is performance. Health is physiology. Longevity is sustainability.

The goal is not just to be fit. It’s to stay capable for a long time.

Happy World Health Day!

04/06/2026

Wall sits are usually thought of as ski training, but they’re really just a great leg endurance exercise for any time of year.

They’re also very boring.

Adding wall angels during the wall sit lets you work on shoulder mobility and posture while your legs are working. Same exercise, more productive time.

04/03/2026

I found a list in my kid’s school folder called “How to behave in the classroom.”

It said things like:
Do your work.
Don’t lie.
Clean up your mess.
Help others.
Treat people with respect.

Honestly, not a bad blueprint for adulthood either.

Most success in health, training, and life isn’t complicated.
It’s just doing the simple things consistently.

Most of my running is slow. That’s intentional.Good training usually looks like this:Slow most of the year.Fast some of ...
04/02/2026

Most of my running is slow. That’s intentional.

Good training usually looks like this:
Slow most of the year.
Fast some of the year.

The speed only works because of the aerobic base, strength, and durability built beforehand.

People often try to do the exciting part all year. The boring part is what actually works.

Some advice sounds powerful in your 20s.It feels disciplined. Driven. High-performing.Over time, though, certain slogans...
03/31/2026

Some advice sounds powerful in your 20s.

It feels disciplined. Driven. High-performing.

Over time, though, certain slogans stop building resilience and start eroding it quietly.

Longevity isn’t about intensity.
It’s about what holds up over decades.

Which line have you outgrown?

03/26/2026

Mental toughness is often defined as never quitting, but sometimes toughness looks like reducing the plan.

I cut today’s run short and slowed it down. Not out of weakness, but out of awareness.

Both pushing through and pulling back have value.

The skill we’re all learning is knowing when each is appropriate.

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