The New Fit: Aaron Leventhal on Strength, Longevity, and Reinventing Fitness After 40
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
5 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The New Fit: Aaron Leventhal on Strength, Longevity, and Reinventing Fitness After 40
The Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday Interview Series
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to The Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday interview series. Today’s episode is brought to by Acorns. Acorns makes it easy for everyone to start saving and investing. , I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today, we’re talking about something that affects all of us: how we stay strong, energized, and truly fit as we age.
Think about this—after 40, the average person loses 7% of their lean muscle mass each decade. Our metabolism slows, our joints feel different, and for many, workouts that once worked… just don’t anymore. But what if we could turn that around? What if fitness in our 40s, 50s, and beyond wasn’t about limitations, but about possibilities?
Aaron Leventhal knows exactly how to make that happen. A former professional soccer player, elite performance coach, and now a cancer survivor, Aaron has spent 25 years helping people—from pro athletes to everyday movers—break through fitness plateaus. And now, with his new book, available at Apple Books: The New Fit: How to Own Your Fitness Journey in Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond, he’s redefining what it means to be strong at any age.
Today, Aaron is here to shatter myths, share science-backed training strategies, and explain why the key to lasting fitness isn’t just about working out harder—it’s about working out smarter. Whether you're an athlete looking to maintain your edge or someone who wants to feel good getting up the stairs, this episode is for you.
Get ready for an eye-opening conversation that could change how you move for the rest of your life. Please join me in welcoming Aaron Leventhal to The Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday interview series.
My thanks to Acorns for sponsoring today’s show. Acorns makes it easy for everyone to start saving and investing.
My thanks to Aaron Leventhal, for his generous time, and excellent advice for our audience. Remember to check out Aaron Leventhal and his new book, available at Apple Books: The New Fit: Aaron Leventhal on Strength, Longevity, and Reinventing Fitness After 40
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, the show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more. |
| 0:06.4 | The show for all of us who aren't old, were better. |
| 0:09.3 | Each week we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people, doing extraordinary things, |
| 0:15.4 | all related to this wonderful experience of getting better, not older. |
| 0:19.8 | Now here's your host, the award-winning Paul |
| 0:22.8 | Vogelzang. Welcome to the Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday interview series. Today's |
| 0:29.1 | episode is brought to you by Acorns. Acorns makes it easy for everyone to start saving and investing. |
| 0:35.9 | I'm Paul Vogelzang, and today we're talking about something |
| 0:38.5 | that affects all of us, how we stay strong, energized, and truly fit as we age. Think about this. |
| 0:46.2 | After 40, the average person loses 7% of their lean muscle mass each decade. Wow. Our metabolism slows. Our joints feel different, |
| 0:58.8 | and for many workouts that once worked just don't anymore. But what if we could turn that |
| 1:05.4 | around? What if fitness in our 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond wasn't about limitations, but about possibilities. |
| 1:13.1 | Our guest today is Aaron Eleventhal. |
| 1:15.4 | He's an author, he's an expert exerciser, fitness trainer. |
| 1:19.5 | He knows exactly how to make that happen. |
| 1:21.8 | He's going to share that with us. |
| 1:23.3 | He's a former professional soccer player, along with everything else. |
| 1:27.0 | He is an elite performance coach, and now he's a former professional soccer player, along with everything else. He is an elite performance coach. |
| 1:29.8 | And now he's a cancer survivor. |
| 1:31.5 | Aaron has spent 25 years helping people from pro athletes to everyday movers |
| 1:36.8 | break through fitness plateaus. |
| 1:39.5 | And now with his new book available at Apple Books, The New Fit, How to Own Your Fitness Journey |
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