Hyperfitness

Hyperfitness is another matter. Here, bodily systems are operating at near-maximum capacity, and the athlete must be monitored carefully. This kind of "form" requires careful diet with plenty of rest, and the hyperfit athlete spends lots of time either in exertion or recuperation.

That mix of exclusivity and altruism should make Ban the perfect citizen of Aspen, where the arts, social thought, hyperfitness, love of nature, and oozing gobs of money all coexist in mountainous splendor.

In an era of soundproofed wellness rooms, private planes, millionaire paychecks, gluten-free cuisine, perfect bods, and hyperfitness, tattoos help maintain notions of fearlessness and ferocity: As the Caligula quote on Beckham's crowded left arm says, "Let them hate as long as they fear."