Allan is the creator of the thriving 40+ Fitness Community, providing one-on-one and group fitness coaching, nutritional guidance, and personal training for clients over the age of 40. He is also the host of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, for which he has interviewed hundreds of health and wellness experts with a wide range of specialties.

The Wellness Roadmap takes the reader step-by-step through a process that builds the strategies, tactics, and habits to reach all of their health and fitness goals. Rather than prescribe a one-size fits all, fixed-term diet or workout program, I help the reader develop a sustainable wellness lifestyle through food, sleep management, stress, and physical training.

The process starts with setting what I call the “Wellness GPS.” This tool gives readers the foundation they need to stick to their program without relying on willpower. They will set goals (that is mile markers) that move them closer and closer to wellness each day, week, and month. They know exactly where they need to go and have looked ahead to predict obstacles that might force them off their path.

Then the book explores the strategies and tactics that can be used to address the four core areas of wellness: Food, sleep, stress management, and physical training. Through focused learning and experimenting, readers identify what works for them individually and what does not. This gives them a user’s manual unique to their own personal needs and wants.

Finally, we look at the things that can cause a regression or back-sliding. Many people lose weight only to put it back on and more after they go off the “diet.” The Wellness Roadmap helps the reader ensure that this doesn’t happen by establishing the change the reader has made and holding on to the lifestyle that brought him or her there.