Healthy at
any age.
You can keep becoming stronger, steadier and more capable at every stage of life. Gary Purdy coaches people through exactly that — one ordinary morning at a time.
- RRCA
- Running coach
- IIN
- Holistic health coach
- NASM
- Certified personal trainer
Founder
Gary Purdy
Twenty years of offices, and then a different relationship with his own body.
Gary Purdy spent more than two decades managing technology teams in financial services. He is a prostate cancer survivor, and the way he thought about health changed permanently.
What followed was not a transformation story. It was a long sequence of ordinary decisions that eventually carried him across the finish line of all six original Abbott World Marathon Majors — and into the work he does now.
“Every day is an opportunity to become a better you. Embrace it.”
02 · The reading room
The Lifestyle Journal
Stories, expert guidance, and daily inspiration to challenge, and build a stronger you.
Serialized story
Sandra's Saga
A continuing story about a woman rebuilding her health in midlife — one honest decision at a time.
13 chapters
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Serialized story
Walter Says
Walter has opinions about getting older, and most of them are worth hearing out.
13 chapters
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Nutrition
Macronutrients- Understanding Good Nutrition Begins Right Here
Wellbeing
I Went Forest Bathing — and It Changed My Nervous System
Stories
Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 13 – Boarding Pass to a New Life
Movement
Staying Focused
Running
Train For Your Marathon Week 8
Recipes
How the Adventure Started
Walking
Ten Things only a Walker Would Understand
Nutrition
Macronutrients Understanding Protein
Wellbeing
Sabotage
Stories
Sandra’s Saga: Chapter 12 A Letter to Myself
03 · How this works
Health is not four separate projects.
Movement, food, strength and everything else are one conversation. These are the threads we pull on, in whatever order your life allows.
- 01
Move
Movement you can keep doing — walking, running, strength, and the everyday activity that keeps a body capable.
- 02
Nourish
Food that fits your life rather than fights it. Plain explanations, no fads, no moral language about eating.
- 03
Build
Strength, mobility and confidence built at a pace that survives holidays, travel, bad weeks and real life.
- 04
Prosper
Health is not the goal. It is what lets you do the things that are — and then, we prosper.
Ways we can work together
Nothing here is bought off a shelf. It starts with a conversation about what you want to be able to do.
- 01
One to one
Holistic Health Coaching
You want to feel better overall, and you've realized that food, sleep, stress, and movement are all part of the same conversation.
- 02
Strength and capability
Personal Fitness Training
You want to be stronger and steadier — able to carry, climb, kneel, travel, and keep up, for decades to come.
- 03
RRCA certified
Running Coaching
You're starting to run, returning to running, or chasing a specific distance — from a first mile to a marathon.
- 04
Better together
Group Coaching & Training
You'd rather not do this alone. Small groups, shared goals, and people who notice when you don't show up.
06 · Community
The Walking Club
Walking is the most accessible movement there is, and it works better with company. The group explores local parks and trails at a pace where conversation is still possible.
Details of upcoming walks are shared as they are arranged.
Walking & running
Six stars
All six original Abbott World Marathon Majors.
Completed by Gary Purdy. The Abbott World Marathon Majors series has since expanded to nine cities; Gary earned his Six Star medal by finishing the original six.
- 01Tokyo
- 02Boston
- 03London
- 04Berlin
- 05Chicago
- 06New York City
08 · The monthly note
A letter once a month, from someone who has been through it.
Not a marketing list. One note a month from Gary, and nothing to buy.
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Next step
Wherever you're starting from, that's a fine place to start.
Tell Gary a little about where you are and what you'd like to be able to do. It's a conversation — no pressure, no packages, no pitch.