My dad lived 81 very active years. Carpentry was his profession and he also spent his nights and weekends remodeling the homes we lived in when I was a boy. Later in life, the 14 acres he owned in East Tennessee required year-round maintenance and he took pride in doing it himself. His daily movement was the key to his good health. Despite the fact he ate too much of my mom’s cooking, an active lifestyle protected him from many of the ravages of time. Here’s a decade-by-decade look at how you can be in yard work shape at any age.

John has been my trainer for eight years and is the person I trust most with my health. He individualizes every session to my body and what I'm going through rather than running a canned routine, and his guidance on eating well plus his books have been wonderful resources for my whole family. Beyond all of that, he's simply a great person to be around.