Take-Two boss Zelnick’s 8-part longevity routine

Zelnick’s 8 rules

1. Don’t smoke.
2. Don’t abuse alcohol or drugs, which he says lead to “a bad old age, or no old age”.
3. Get some exercise. He does 6 a.m. group training himself, but says walking 30 minutes a day, four or five days a week gets most people most of the way there.
4. Eat a “responsible” diet. He says his own diet is not “insanely healthy”.
5. Sleep at least 7 hours. Under six hours, he says, “you’re making bad decisions”.
6. Have some kind of emotional or spiritual life.
7. Get support from people who love you.
8. Skip overhyped health hacks. Asked about peptides, he said no, and that untested products should be avoided.

Why it matters for GTA 6

Zelnick leads Take-Two, Rockstar’s parent company, through the launch of GTA 6 on 19 November 2026. He spoke at Business Insider’s “The Long Play” event. He also wrote a 2018 book called Becoming Ageless.

His comments here are personal and do not change anything about the game. For how he runs the company, see Zelnick on leading 13,000 staff before GTA 6.

Sources

• Business Insider: The CEO behind Grand Theft Auto has an 8-part longevity routine

Labels: Official = Rockstar or the company itself, Reported = previews or press, Unconfirmed = not stated by Rockstar.

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