Happy Saturday!
It’s been a good week at the Stowe household.
We took Ella back to Indago Play—a 3-story indoor playground—and she had the best time. Now that she’s bigger, she can crawl and climb and scale the whole thing like a champ. And she’s still just small enough that having dear ’ol dad trailing behind is part of the fun.
She loves having an audience—and I love being the audience…
We had so much fun I even upgraded her little play tent at home. It now has FOUR connected tents with crawl tunnels and a ball pit—like the ones I remember from McDonald’s back when they had indoor playscapes. She’ll plop herself in the ball pit and watch Paw Patrol like she owns the place.
And honestly?
She kind of does.
(She looks a little tired because she was so excited to play with her tent again that she woke up 2 hours early)
I read something once that stuck with me:
“No child ever chooses to be born.
It’s their world. Now you’re living in it.”
So yeah, our dining room is now a full-blown playscape. There are little plastic balls rolling into the hallway and more ride-on animals than a county fair—dinosaur, elephant, Jeep, you name it.
When friends come over, I just say:
“Welcome to Ella’s house. We live here too.”
So what does this have to do with fitness?
Well, I think the reason I’m enjoying fatherhood so much is because I’m all in on it.
And I think the same is true for fitness.
Being “all in” doesn’t mean buckets of sweat or picking weights so heavy your only choices are lift it, s***, or go blind.
It means using real science.
Things like deloads, progressive overload, and even nerdy stuff like length-tension relationships—the same concepts pro athletes rely on when millions of dollars are on the line and injuries aren’t an option.
It’s kind of wild to think:
“That elite athlete really needs a smart training plan.
But me? I’ll just wing it.”
When really, if anyone could get away with bad programming, it’s probably the 22-year-old genetic freak—not someone over 50 with a few battle scars.
Anyway, I’ll get off my soapbox—but if this hit home, we should talk.
Stop Spinning Your Wheels
If you’re over 50 and serious about getting stronger without wrecking your joints, it’s time to quit dabbling and start training smart. Most people your age are stuck in a revolving door of soreness, setbacks, and stalled progress — all because they’re following plans made for 25-year-olds or for nobody in particular.
That’s exactly why I created 50 STRONG, a program built from the ground up for adults over 50 who want to get strong, stay pain-free, and actually enjoy life outside the gym.
Join the Stronger After 50 Program
Not Ready to Jump In Yet?
That’s fine. Start by getting smarter. Here are a few pieces that’ll help you sidestep the biggest mistakes people make after 50:
“As one of the best personal trainers in Austin, Texas, he can set you up to maintain muscular strength and bone density or whip your athletic performance into shape no matter your age.”
Allison Fink, 5- Star Google Review
Written by Nate Stowe, NASM-CPT, NCSF-CPT, CES, TRX Certified
Nate Stowe is a personal trainer and movement specialist based in Austin, Texas, with over 16 years of experience helping adults over 50 move better, get stronger, and live pain-free. He’s the founder of Stowe Personal Training, creator of the GET STRONGER LIVE LONGER Program, and author of Revitalize at 50+, a best-selling book on strength, longevity, and reclaiming your body after middle age.
Over the past two decades, Nate’s training system has helped hundreds of everyday adults avoid surgery, reduce chronic pain, and get back to doing the things they love—without needing a medical degree or spending hours in the gym.
Don’t worry—he saves the third-person talk for bios, not your training sessions. Sixteen years in, he’s still awkward when writing about himself.
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