Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast

520: The Six Pillars of Living Longer & Healthier in Retirement with Dr. Bobby Dubois - Part 1

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Sep 8, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Dr. Bobby Dubois, a Harvard-educated physician and Ironman Triathlete, shares his insights on living longer and healthier as we age. He outlines his six pillars of health, emphasizing the crucial roles of aerobic exercise, quality sleep, and strong relationships. Dr. Dubois draws from his extensive experience in wellness, highlighting that it's never too late to enhance your health. He also tackles common retirement health regrets and the importance of a personalized approach to fitness and nutrition for longevity.
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Three-Legged Retirement Stool

  • Retirement succeeds only when money, purpose, and health coexist as equal pillars.
  • Remove one and the whole retirement “stool” collapses, says Bobby Dubois.
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Skepticism About Radical Lifespan Gains

  • Lifespan extension predictions are still theoretical; evidence lags for drastic life‑extension claims.
  • Dubois remains skeptical until human data show breakthroughs beyond current limits like ~110–120 years.
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Large Gains From Late‑Life Training

  • It's never too late to start exercising; older adults gain proportionally large benefits from strength programs.
  • Earlier is better, but starting in your 70s still yields big functional improvements.
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