Episode 11: Getting Fit After 40 with Allan Misner

Getting Fit After 40 Means Committing to Loving Yourself

I don’t know about you, but I feel like my 20s were just yesterday.  My body tells a different story.  Getting healthy and staying fit in midlife comes with a host of particular challenges.  It can be difficult to find the time to care for yourself when you have so many obligations to family and a punishing work schedule. Several years ago I was feeling really drained and was having trouble focusing.  I changed my diet and started exercising regularly.  I lost some weight and felt loads better.   

This week we’re talking about fitness over the age of 40 with Allan Misner. He’s the host of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, for which he has interviewed hundreds of health and wellness experts with a wide range of specialties.

During Allan's first half of life, he was a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. He worked for various large public companies. But his singular focus on his career left him unfit, unhealthy, and miserable, referring to his former self as “a real fat bastard”. He set out to change that, initially addressing his health and fitness, finding a healthy relationship with a woman who became his wife, and eventually, changing careers.

Today, Allan is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer and a Functional Aging Institute Certified Functional Aging Specialist.  He also wrote the award-winning book, The Wellness Roadmap: A Straightforward Guide to Health and Fitness After 40. 

After talking to Allan I’ve managed to recommit to my fitness, cutting out processed foods (mostly) and taking on extra workout challenges… I’m in this for the long haul.

You can find out more about working with Allan Misner at his website.  

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