We are social beings and one of the greatest things that we can do as social beings is be there

and help others. It's actually when we feel the most fulfilled. So how dare you deny me the

opportunity to be there for you? Hello and welcome to another episode of Chasing Excellence.

My name is Patrick Cummings. I was always on here with Ben Bergeron. Every week on the show,

we dedicate some time to exploring how we can live a life of better health and increased fulfillment.

We answer your questions about the five factors of health, dive deep on living a life of excellence

and explore the strategies and frameworks to help us chase what truly matters. Thank you as always

for joining us here. How are you been? Doing great, Patrick. Excited about this. Me too. What we've got

this episode. We've got listener questions about figuring out one's ideal body weight,

the relationship between complacency and stoicism and how to deal with the gym owner,

who you disagree with. Our main conversation will be one about the potential business models

behind the five factors of health and will wrap up by giving a few recommendations of things we've

been enjoying. Ready? Let's do it. We start each episode with your questions about the five

factors of health, those few fundamental behaviors that most positively affect our performance,

vitality and longevity, those five factors. How we eat, how we move, how we think, how we connect,

and how we recover. Okay, our first question is in the Eat category. It's from Chad. He says,

how do I determine my ideal or goal body weight? Is it necessary to do so if I'm staying active

and following an appropriate macros plan? Should I focus more on body fat percentage? I'm a 45-year-old

male weighing 210 pounds and I participate in CrossFit and Olympic triathlons. Cool question. I think

this is one of the more popular questions we get. I feel like we answer this fair amount.

If the first one is, is it necessary? Is it necessary to identify your ideal body weight,

particularly if, as Chad does, your active and you follow macros? No, it's not necessary. Even if

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