Personal Development & Frameworks

Summary On episode 627 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan closes out the six-part Building the Best You series with a look at pace: how to keep moving forward without burning out or quitting when life gets complicated. Allan uses three vehicles, a sports car, a pickup truck, and a minivan, to describe matching your effort… Continue reading Building the best you part 6 of 6

Summary On episode 626 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan continues the Building the Best You series by tackling motivation, arguing that most people misunderstand where it comes from and end up waiting for it instead of creating it. He introduces the 40+ Fitness motivation map, four quadrants built from extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation and leader… Continue reading Building the best you part 5 of 6

Summary On episode 625 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan continues the Building the Best You series with the moment planning turns into action: breaking ground. He introduces the START acronym, scheduled, tender, attainable, relevant, and tempting, as a smart way to begin a new health habit without overloading yourself and stalling out before you get… Continue reading Building the best you part 4 of 6

Summary On episode 624 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan continues his six part series on building the best you with part three, the blueprint. This episode covers how to turn a vision into a written plan using what he calls A-SMART goals: action, specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound. Allan argues that most people… Continue reading Building the best you part 3 of 6

Summary On episode 623 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan continues his six part series on building the best you with part two, the survey. Before you build anything, you have to know the ground you’re building on, and that means an honest look at your own physical and mental limitations. Allan uses the story of… Continue reading Building the best you part 2 of 6

Summary On episode 622 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan opens his six part series on building the best you with part one, dreams and aspirations. Instead of a New Year’s resolution, he wants you to separate what you want (the dream) from what you’ll actually have to change to get there (the aspiration). Using his… Continue reading Building the best you part 1 of 6

Summary On episode 585 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan pulls together years of scattered advice on fitness and mindset into one framework for what he calls functional fitness: training for a purpose instead of exercising for its own sake. He breaks down commitment into your why (usually the people you care about) and your vision… Continue reading Get functionally fit to live a life you love

Summary On episode 511 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan sits down with Delatorro McNeal, who holds a master’s degree in human performance enhancement from Florida State University, has authored six books, and has delivered more than 4,000 presentations to corporations, pro sports teams, and leadership conferences over the past 15 years. They discuss his book,… Continue reading How to shift into a higher gear with Delatorro McNeal

Summary On episode 373 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan sits down with Dr. Jaime Hope, an emergency room physician who has practiced medicine for 13 years and author of the book Habit That. Jaime argues that most of what stops people from getting healthy comes down to six recurring objections, and that once you name… Continue reading Dr Jaime Hope shows you how to habit that