Competing with Apple Fitness, Peloton, and others for a sliver of the $5-billion-plus home-workout pie is daunting. Rishi Mandal, CEO of Future, devised an app that brings real trainers (almost as many as the U. S. military employs!) into your smartphone, reportedly raising more than $30 million in funding. Here’s how the 36-year-old father of two schedules his day.
6:30 A.M. Up and about
If Mandal isn’t woken up by his alarm, he’s woken up by his kids, aged one and four. He brings them in for some quality family time first thing in the morning. “It’s a little bit of chaos to start every day,” he says. “A time I can really lean into and enjoy.”
8:00 A.M. Walk and talk
The rest of his morning, he’s on autopilot, starting with coffee (a bright Ethiopian blend) and a veggie breakfast burrito like clockwork. His first phone meeting of
the day, often with Future’s chief operating officer, is always awalking one, no video required. “Getting moving and thinking kinda sets the tone for my day,” he says.
9:00 A.M. Write down every thought
Mandal doesn’t get many meeting gaps during the day, leaving little room to decompress. To keep track of his thoughts, he keeps it old-school: with a physical notebook. He claims it helps him step back and listen more. “I have a three-column system where I’ll write notes on the left, feedback in the middle, and random ideas I have on the right, and it turns into a chronological timeline of the day,” he says.
12:00 P.M. Fit in some Future
On weekdays, he pencils in a weightlifting session with his Future coach to keep in shape. “I never miss [a workout], because I relentlessly schedule everything,” he says.“I don’t have to think about anything. I just hit start.” After, he grabs a meal-prepped lunch, which is usually salmon, a complex carb like brown rice, spinach, and roasted carrots, to eliminate excess decision making and keep himself on track.
2:00 P.M. Listen to a book
Due to the pandemic, Mandal adopted a habit of listening to audiobooks after lunch, compiling his thoughts into a running note on his phone aptly named “TIL” for “Today I Learned.” His most recent auditory read? The American Story, by David M. Rubenstein. “Hopefully writing down notes embeds them more deeply,” he says.
6:30 P.M. Chef it up with family
Aside from CEO, husband, and dad, Mandal plays the role of home chef, whipping up a self-described “elaborate” meal for his family each evening. His baked fish with sherry and a pat of butter is a hit.
“I always make a first course, fast, which is usually a vegetable like romanesco broccoli,” he says, to keep the kids from getting hangry. “The fish comes out amazing, and you have to do very little.”
10:00 P.M. Puzzles before bed
Mandal’s a rough sleeper, and his solve for getting a better night’s sleep is a puzzle habit. “Doing these puzzles helps me stay engaged and turn off my screens,” he says. By the time he’s done, he’s more than ready to drift off to sleep.
A version of this story appears in the January 2022 issue of Men’s Health.
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