David Chokachi

“They just, they can't believe it.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi described how people on set could not believe his physical condition.

“I have an ice plunge and a sauna, and that's usually how I start my day,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi described how he starts his day with an ice plunge and a sauna.

“The easiest win you can do in a day is get up early, like, really early – I mean it doesn't have to be 3:30, but if you're getting up before other people are, and you're being productive, subconsciously you start to — your brain starts going, your body starts going, 'I am a badass,' you know? And it works, I'm telling you,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi explained how getting up early and being productive creates a sense of accomplishment.

“That alone burns a lot of ... brown fat, which is the fat we want to get rid of at the fastest rate by being cold, and ice plunge is really good ... it's a positive stressor on your brain.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi claimed ice plunges burn brown fat and serve as a positive stressor on the brain.

“I want to maximize my time on this planet,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi expressed his desire to maximize his time on the planet.

“I have a leaner fitness,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said he has a leaner fitness now than during his original Baywatch years.

“found a higher operating system”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said he found a higher operating system within after recovering from Achilles tendon ruptures.

“found this program of stacking micro wins, which are the little things you do, but you do them every day, and you recognize them, like, 'OK, that was a win,'”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi described a program of stacking micro wins that former Navy SEAL DJ Shipley found.

“I've always been into fitness because I grew up playing sports my whole life.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi explained his lifelong interest in fitness from growing up playing sports.

“I want to make this planet a better place than it was when I'm gone. I want my daughter to learn from what I'm doing.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said he wants to leave the planet better than he found it and set an example for his daughter.

“With 'Baywatch,' I realized, on the original, the more fit I was, the more stories they'd write for me, the more episodes I'd be in ... not that money is everything, but you want your character to take off,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi reflected on how being fit on the original Baywatch led to more storylines and episodes.

“So I did the same thing on this, but I like doubled down because I was the original coming into this new cast and I wanted to make a statement and I made a statement.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said he doubled down on fitness returning to the new Baywatch cast as an original member.

“So I do that routine, and by the time I've already done that, I'm like, I'm off to the races, like, and I just go.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said his morning routine of ice plunge and sauna gets him going for the day.

“I'm not that diligent, but I do do everything in a day that has gotten me to where I'm at now. And the crazy thing is, it not only helped my fitness level, I feel like I'm doing the best work as an actor I've ever done in 30 years of being an actor, which is wild.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi said his daily routine has improved both his fitness and his acting work after 30 years.

“It's an awesome day,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi described the Malibu Moves race at Zuma Beach as an awesome day.

“I used to just bang weights and run back then, so I was a little beefier. And now I live like ... I don't go out, I don't party ... I'm not obsessed about diet, but I don't drink or do anything.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi contrasted his current lifestyle of not partying or drinking with his earlier years.

“I'm up at 3.30 in the morning every day and ready to go. My body's like, 'It's time to go,' and everybody thinks I'm insane, but it's my dream window of time, I love it,”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi told Fox News Digital about his daily 3:30 a.m. wake-up routine.

“And I showed up on set and when it was time to take my shirt off ... we were shooting a rescue and people were just like, 'Oh my God. Dude, what have you ... how old are you?'”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi recalled people's reactions on set when he took his shirt off during a rescue scene.

“I've never lived in a place where there's such a real presence of community like Malibu, and, the people ... they go out of their way to help each other. I love being of service.”

David Chokachi · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Chokachi praised Malibu's strong sense of community and his love of being of service.