by Unemployment explains scheduling flexibility
Popular fitness influencer Chad Bronson’s viral “morning routine” has inspired millions to wake up at 4 AM and optimize their lives—until followers realized his six-hour routine is only possible because he’s unemployed. The revelation came after a follower asked how Bronson manages his schedule while working a full-time job. “Oh, I don’t have a job,” Bronson casually replied in a comment. “I just do this influencer thing.”
Bronson’s routine, detailed in a 47-minute YouTube video with 12 million views, includes: a 90-minute workout split between cardio and weights, a 45-minute ice bath while “practicing gratitude,” a 30-minute meditation session, a 60-minute breakfast preparation featuring 23 ingredients (most of which require a $800 blender), a 40-minute journaling session, 25 minutes of “mindful stretching,” and another 30 minutes responding to comments about how “anyone can do this.”
“The secret is discipline,” Bronson explains in the video, somehow missing the actual secret: unemployment and family money. “If I can do it, anyone can. You just have to want it badly enough.” He doesn’t mention that most people “want” to do things like pay rent and maintain health insurance, which typically requires employment.
The routine’s impracticality became apparent when working mother Jennifer Santos tried to replicate it. “I set my alarm for 4 AM like Chad suggested,” Santos recounted. “By the time I finished his ice bath step, it was 6:30 AM and my kids were awake, screaming, and I hadn’t even started getting ready for my actual job. I was late to work and hypothermic. Thanks, Chad.”
Bronson’s followers have started asking uncomfortable questions. “How do you afford all this organic food and supplements on an influencer income?” one asked. Bronson responded with a video about “manifestation” and “abundance mindset,” carefully avoiding the fact that his parents own a real estate portfolio worth $40 million and he lives rent-free in one of their properties.
Other fitness influencers have rushed to Bronson’s defense, arguing that his routine is “aspirational” rather than practical. “Not everyone can afford a personal chef, trainer, and life coach, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t try,” said wellness influencer Jade Harmony, speaking from her family’s third vacation home. “It’s about the mindset, not the trust fund.”
Working professionals have responded by creating their own “realistic morning routine” videos. Teacher Marcus Thompson’s version includes: “Wake up exhausted at 6 AM. Shower in 7 minutes because you’re already running late. Eat breakfast bar in car. Regret every choice. Arrive at work questioning existence. That’s the routine. That’s it.”
Bronson recently announced he’s writing a book called “Wake Up and Win: How Anyone Can Transform Their Life in Just 6 Hours a Day.” Early reviews from employed people describe it as “dystopian fiction” and “a stunning display of privileged obliviousness.” The book’s chapter on “finding time” doesn’t mention unemployment once, instead suggesting readers “eliminate time-wasters like working for money” to focus on personal growth and optimization.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/fitness-influencers-morning-routine-takes-6-hours-unemployed/
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