Fitness, Strength and Endurance for Real Life

For more than 43 years, I've helped people build fitness, strength, endurance, and lasting healthy habits through practical, real-life training. I recommend BODi at-home workout programs because I've used them since starting with P90X in 2007. Beginning with when BODi started awarding badges for completing programs in March 2022, I've completed more than 30. To learn more about what has worked for me, check out my Coach Blog.

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Featured This Week on Howtobefit.com

From Howtobefit.com and the Coach Blog, I feature the newest articles, posts, resources, and recommendations to help you build strength and endurance, and improve your nutrition, mobility, and more for optimum quality of life.

• Featured Post: A Complete Guide to BODi Pricing and Subscriptions
• Featured Category: Home Fitness and Workout Programs
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• Featured Community: Nourish and Move Facebook Group
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Follow My Journey

You can follow my current, real-world training, workouts, and wellness journey through these resources:

• Running for a Lifetime Blog – See my daily running, hiking, strength, and endurance training logs.
• Daily Training Log on Strava – Follow my current workouts, runs, walks, hikes, and training consistency.
• Polar Heart Rate Training Data – See how I use heart rate training to support fitness, recovery, and longevity.

Choose Your Path

The categories below contain the fitness, nutrition, mobility, walking, and running resources that have helped me stay active and continue pursuing new goals through decades of consistent training. Explore the topics that match your current goals and build your own strategy one step at a time.

Running, Hiking, and Walking

Running, hiking, and walking are three of the most effective lifelong fitness habits for healthy aging, mobility, cardiovascular health, and longevity. I have been running for almost 60 years and I have a wealth of knowledge and experience if you would like to contact me. You can learn more about running, hiking, and walking by going to the selection of posts on my blog.

Strength Training

Strength training is for building and maintaining lean muscle mass, which is your body’s best defense against aging and injury. It also helps with mobility, which is important for maintaining balance and engaging in everyday activities. I have amassed dozens of strength training posts on my blog to help you to help you to achieve your goals.

Nutrition & Recovery

Nutrition is for fueling your body with nutrient-dense foods to boost energy, improve mental clarity, and support recovery. Ever since doing The Ultimate Reset in 2012, I have been very focused on the importance of nutrition and recovery after workouts. Explore practical nutrition and recovery strategies for energy, longevity, and workout recovery..

Mobility & Flexibility

Mobility and flexibility are so important for maintaining an active and healthy lifetyle. Without them, we are limited to what we can do and our quality of life is diminished. As we age, we have less mobility and flexibility and that is why I have so many posts on my blog to help you in this area. When you visit my blog, make sure to go to the Mobility and Flexibility Category to see the posts.

Healthy Aging

Aging is inevitable, but how we age is something we can influence through healthy habits, movement, nutrition, strength training, mobility, recovery, and mindset. The "Healthy Aging" category on my blog has dozens of posts to help you stay active and independent. Click here to get started learning and applying what you have learned.

Community

Follow me on How to Be Fit With Rich Dafter Facebook page, on Coach Rich Dafter on Instagram, and join me in my Getting Stronger Together support and accountability group for more ways to help you reach your goals.

My Recommended Next Steps

You've explored the strategies, resources, and communities on this site. Now it's time to take action. Whether your goal is losing weight, building strength, improving mobility, increasing energy, or supporting healthy aging, having a structured plan makes the journey much easier.

After completing more than 30 Beachbody/BODi programs since 2007, my recommendation is to start with a BODi membership. You'll gain access to guided workouts, nutrition programs, and simple fitness plans that help you build consistency and long-term results from home.

Not sure where to begin? Visit the Start Here page.