Fourteen men and women over 40, photographed before and after.

Most clients invest anywhere from $4,500 on the low end to $100,000 on the high end.

If you are not willing to invest at least $10,000 a year in your body, this is probably not for you. If you are, the program has the power to change your life, and your exact investment is worked out on the call.

A call is a prerequisite because health and wellness are unique to each person and require a personalised approach. Before anything is prescribed, we need to understand:

• Your current body type and physical state
• Your previous experience with any fitness regimen, including results and pain points
• Patterns of what may or may not be working for you
• Your goals, so milestones and realistic monthly expectations can be set
• Health issues, injuries and existing medications
• Your life and work schedule
• Any obstacles that may prevent you reaching your goals

I spent 19 years working with CEOs and celebrities as a personal trainer in Miami Beach. One of the reasons I left personal training was that while it was great for clients who needed to learn how to perform exercises properly, it was terrible for transforming their body and health.

Why? Because while the gym is important, it is what happens outside the gym that determines your results. Your sleep. Your nutrition. Your bloodwork. What you do on vacation. How you handle the holidays. How you deal with work travel.

Most trainers do what I used to do: hand you a basic nutrition program and some tips between sets of squats. That does not lead to world-class results. This program is closer to having a personal trainer, nutritionist, mindset coach, accountability partner and concierge in one.

• We personalise your workout and nutrition plan to your lifestyle and preferences
• We help you choose what to eat when you are going out, including on the road
• We build workouts around wherever in the world you are travelling
• We work through mindset blocks so the habits become automatic
• We hold you accountable through calls and text
• We help you find where to get body fat testing and blood work done

Time is your most valuable resource, so the program is built to be efficient and flexible. On the onboarding call we build a program around your schedule, and adjust it whenever your schedule changes.

We have had clients getting great results on 10 or 15 minute workouts. The average is two hours per week.

More importantly, you learn how to stay consistent across the whole year, no matter how much time you have.

I can't speak for the other programs because I wasn't part of them. What I can tell you is that we focus on getting results inside the first week, because after 25 years of coaching high achievers I've found that early results lead to better final results.

Our mission is to help you lose 10 lbs in the first four weeks. We coach you on the mindset and the strategy to make that happen, and we hold you accountable for implementing it.

I have also worked with busy executives and entrepreneurs for almost a quarter of a century, so the specific challenges are familiar: business travel, networking events, and five-star vacations where you are not going to skip the food.

Compared to mainstream medicine we take a more comprehensive view of your health data and track more than 80 biomarkers.

Most biomarker ranges are built to diagnose disease. Our objective is to identify optimal levels for peak performance. For example, the traditional normal range for vitamin D is 30 to 100 ng/ml; research suggests 80 to 120 is more optimal for performance.

The diagnostics are not a snapshot. They are an ongoing analysis of your projected peak levels and how to reach them.

Results vary, but most clients report the following in the first 90 days. In the first 30 days you sleep better, stress declines, you lose between 8 and 10 lbs, energy improves and strength measurably increases.

By 60 days you are shedding an average of 5 to 7 lbs per month, your mood is enhanced, and you gain muscle mass.

By 90 days you are shedding an average of 5 lbs per month, cholesterol and blood pressure drop, and lower back and knee pain is reduced or eliminated.

No, a gym membership is not necessary, though we will structure your routine around a gym if that is your preference. There are three options:

• Train at home: send us a photo of your equipment, we make any recommendations and design the program around it. Equipment can be as simple as resistance bands, or the furniture you already own.
• Train at a gym: send us the name and location and we research the facility to understand what is available to you.
• A hybrid of the two.

No equipment, no problem. Every workout is customised to the client. Many of our clients have home, gym and travel versions of their workouts.

Whatever tools you use, the same training principles apply. Each program is designed around your needs and preferences, because that is what gets the best results.

Many of our clients have exactly these issues. Whether we can help depends on the intensity of the discomfort, your current treatment plan, the medications you are taking and your goals.

The programs are fully personalised, so when you tell us about an issue we build around it. This is discussed on the initial call, where we assess whether we can approve you for the program and what the approach would be.

Most of our clients arrive with these issues, usually connected to being overweight. Exclusions can apply.

Before the program officially starts we develop a plan to balance your cholesterol and blood pressure, based on the initial call and the initial lab testing. On that call we go deep into the problem and tell you the specific actions we would take.

As a busy entrepreneur myself, I understand the concern. But there is no best time to start taking care of your health. There is only your readiness to change, and most of our clients are tired of being tired.

The longer you put your health off, the harder it gets to change, and poor health brings fatigue, brain fog, aches and a loss of confidence with it. There is also this: if you learn to get in shape while your time is tight, staying in shape when you do have time is easy.

So yes, you can do this while growing a business and raising a family. You work smarter rather than harder, and we show you how.

Trust is earned, and I'm here to earn yours. Your situation is unique, but the principles and practices we use have been proven effective across a wide range of people over the past 20 years.

We tailor the program to you, and with commitment I'm confident you'll see results that last.

Lean After 40 clients work directly with Ted Ryce and a dedicated Client Success Coordinator assigned to you for the whole journey.

Although the program is personalised, it uses techniques and therapeutics developed for a specific group. You need to be 38 or older to be considered, and the best results come from clients in their 40s and 50s.

The program is designed for men over 40, ideally those:

• Who are accustomed to exercise but need an approach designed for their age, their aches, pains and injuries, and a busy schedule
• Who have prioritised business or career over health and now want as much success with their health as with their wealth
• Who are action-oriented and ready for a change
• Who have decided to get lean in their 40s, 50s and 60s

The Lean After 40 Program is primarily geared to the physiology of men over 40. We do selectively coach spouses, significant others and family members. Ask about it on the call.

No. We work with you to fit your lifestyle.

Expanding your healthspan as well as your lifespan: getting into the best shape of your life, enjoying your 40s, 50s and 60s fully, and leaving a legacy you're proud of.

The program has three levels, and we can explain more on the call.