Playing the Long Game: A Real-World Guide to Looking Good, Feeling Great, and Living Strong at Any Age
Ken NodesWhat if the strongest, healthiest, and most capable version of yourself is still ahead of you?
Most people approach health and fitness like a sprint-chasing quick results, looking for the next breakthrough. But the body doesn't reward urgency. It rewards consistency.
The truth is, the choices you make today determine far more than how you look next month. They determine whether you'll have the strength to hike with your family, travel without limitations, recover from setbacks, play with your grandchildren, and continue living life on your own terms for decades to come.
In Playing the Long Game, health and fitness coach Ken Nodes challenges the myths that keep so many people stuck and offers a practical, sustainable roadmap for building lifelong strength and health. Drawing on decades of personal experience - as an athlete, a CrossFit gym owner, and a coach to hundreds of people across all ages and fitness levels - from beginners just starting out to lifelong athletes looking to train smarter - Ken shares the lessons that transformed not only his own life, but the lives of hundreds of clients.
Inside you'll discover how to:
✓ Build strength that supports you for life.
✓ Develop simple habits that become easier to maintain over time.
✓ Separate fitness myths from what actually works.
✓ Improve your nutrition without chasing fad diets.
✓ Create a mindset focused on consistency instead of perfection.
✓ Understand what cardio is actually for - and what it isn't.
This isn't another book promising six-pack abs in six weeks or the latest fitness hack.
It's a guide for anyone who wants to age with strength, confidence, and purpose. Whether you're just beginning your health journey or looking to stay strong well into your 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond, Playing the Long Game will help you stop chasing quick fixes and start building a life of lasting health.
Because the goal isn't simply to live longer.
It's to live well-for as long as you can.
This book is for you if...- You want to stay strong, capable, and independent for decades to come - regardless of where you're starting from.
- You're tired of constantly starting over.
- You want practical advice you can actually stick with.
- You care less about chasing perfection and more about building a healthy, capable life.
- You believe the best investment you can make is in your future self.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lifting Kilos Press
Published: 07/24/2026
ISBN: 9798349501081
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d