The Fourth Quarter Podcast
Living the last quarter of your life with intention around health, fitness, nutrition and joy! Learning from others and tuning in to hear live one on one coaching that educates, inspires and motivates you to move!
Episodes
37 episodes
EP037: What If Your Next Breakthrough Is Just Showing Up Today
We almost skipped releasing this one, and that’s exactly why we hit record. When life gets busy and the plan falls apart, the habit that matters most is the one that brings you back, consistency. Doug and Ted talk straight about why consistency...
EP036: Be A Force For Good; An Inspiring Weekend And A 90 Day Challenge
A single question can expose years of excuses: do we avoid something because we truly can’t, or because we haven’t trained ourselves to try? We open with that mindset gut-check from Betty, the “guiding light” of our show, then we connect it to ...
EP035: One Step At A Time; A Survivors Reset After A Head-On Crash
A head-on collision. A split-second impact. Then the long, unglamorous work of rebuilding a life. Sherri Reinfurt joins us from New Hampshire with a story that still feels unreal: two days after an NFL cheerleader reunion, she and her daughter ...
EP034: When Shame Turns Dark And Friendship Pulls You Back
Shame is loud, but silence is louder and it can be deadly. Doug and Ted sit down for one of the most personal conversations we’ve had, unpacking how divorce can trigger depression, how guilt can turn into isolation, and why discipline is not ju...
EP033: Walking With Dini. His 600 Pound Journey!
He was 596 pounds, exhausted, in pain, and tired of feeling like life was shrinking around him. Then he made one promise that was almost impossible to talk himself out of: walk one mile every single day until he reaches 250. Jordan "Dini" Nogue...
EP032: Doug’s Weekend Inside San Quentin And The Limiting Beliefs That Lock Us Up
A mile a day sounds almost too simple, until you meet someone who started at 596 pounds and decides he is doing it anyway. We talk about “Walking With Dini,” why daily movement is one of the most underrated tools for weight loss and healthy agi...
EP031: What If Longevity Is A Skill You Practice
Your strength doesn’t disappear overnight, but if you’ve hit your late 50s or 60s, you’ve probably felt the shift: the same workouts feel heavier, balance takes more focus, and recovery has a louder voice. We go straight at that reality today w...
EP030: Forget Midlife Crisis; This Is A Midlife Upgrade!
The scale can lie to your face while your life is getting better. We talk with Karen, one of the people we coach, about what happens when you stop chasing the perfect week and start building a repeatable routine in the fourth quarter of life. H...
EP029: Be A Force For Good: When Pain Fuels Purpose
“Stiffness is the agent of death.” That line hit us like a wake-up call, and it sets the tone for a conversation that’s equal parts practical and deeply human. We’re joined again by Jonathan Pasqual, an endurance athlete and coach living with s...
EP028: The August Reset; Stop Negotiating With Comfort
Traffic that makes you want to scream, a calendar packed with obligations, a body that does not always cooperate, and a brain that keeps “negotiating with comfort” even when you know better. That is the real backdrop of healthy aging, and it is...
EP027: Are You Prepared For Retirement; Beyond Finances?
Retirement can feel like freedom right up until you wake up to an empty calendar, no deadlines, and a quiet phone. That’s why this conversation with Nick “Ziggy” Zygaczenko hit us so hard. He puts it simply: retirement isn’t a vacation, it’s a ...
EP026: Movement Mindset & Balance After 60
Two days of doing nothing can matter more than you think, especially as we get older. We kick things off by reflecting on community, grief, and why “showing up is winning” after a weekend birthday challenge built around walking and push-ups, wi...
EP025: Embracing Grief: The Night A Cheeseburger Changed Everything!
Grief can make you feel like your body is electric, like you’re back in the storm without warning, even years later. We wanted to tell the truth about that, so we invited David Linnell back to the show. David is the Director of Meals on Wheels ...
EP024: Lisa Gets Her Buzz From Climbing Mountains, Not Drinking Coffee!
A lot of people say they want to “age well.” Lisa Enea Giuliano actually lives it and she does it with muddy shoes, ski edges, a pickleball paddle, and a mindset that refuses to quit when things hurt. She’s 68, relentlessly active, and proof th...
EP023: Do You Stop Playing Because You Get Old, Or Do You Get Old Because You Stop Playing?
Your body changes with age, but the part of you that loves to compete doesn’t automatically disappear and pretending it should is a mistake. We sit down with Nick Lusson, Athletic Director at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, to talk about wha...
EP022: What If Your Dad’s Greatest Lesson Was Unspoken
Father’s Day can be joyful, complicated, or both and sometimes it’s the one day that makes you replay your whole childhood in a few minutes. We go off the cuff with raw stories about our dads: what we misunderstood when we were young, what we a...
EP021: Wrinkles, Stairs, And A Beer On The Beach
She’s about to turn 83, she flew to Greece alone, hiked rocky gorges and crater rims, and somehow came home with more energy than most people half her age. That’s why we call Betty Stanfield our guiding light. We start by catching up on what it...
EP020: Recovery, Momentum, And The Next Step
He says it plainly: “I’m a recovering alcoholic.” And then he does something even harder, he tells the truth about what it took to get to 411 days sober. Mitch joins us for one of the most raw conversations we’ve had yet, from relapse and rebui...
EP019: Peptides Explained For Real Life And The Vitamins That Are Foundational
Peptides are having a moment, but most people still can’t answer the basic question: what are they, and how do they actually affect your body? We bring on nutritional therapist Kevin Hall to translate the science into real-life terms and help y...
EP018: Entering Your Fourth Quarter With Passion and Purpose
Would you trade tomorrow morning for $10 million? That single question exposes the truth most of us avoid: we say health matters, then we treat it like it’s optional. Doug and Ted keep it real on what it actually looks like to pursue healthy ag...
EP017: The Silver Tsunami is Here! How to Navigate Senior Care Before Crisis
One fall can turn “We’re fine at home” into “We need a plan by Friday.” That gap between calm and chaos is where most families get hurt financially, emotionally, and logistically, especially when they’re trying to help a parent or spouse naviga...
EP016: Connecting Generations Through Movement and Nature!
Your future health is not built in one big makeover. It is built in the tiny choices you repeat when no one is watching, like taking a walk instead of picking up your phone, or doing recovery work before pain forces you to.We sit down w...
EP015: How Movements with Meaning Turn Grief into Gratitude
A stroke at 43. A torn ACL. Missed race cutoffs. And somehow, an even stronger reason to keep going. We’re joined by Liz Doliber, a lifelong mover who turned fitness into community, grief into purpose, and endurance training into a blueprint fo...
EP014: Aligned, Alive & Moving; Truth and Myths About Chiropractic Care!
You can tell a lot about a person by what they refuse to give up, and we ran into that truth on a sidewalk: an 81-year-old casually doing 200 push-ups. That story sets the tone for a real, practical conversation about back pain, mobility, and w...
EP013: Medicare Meets Midlife Fitness
We bring in Medicare broker Tracy Brown to cut through the noise on Medicare choices and what really changes when you turn 65, then we shift into live coaching to build simple daily habits that support energy and long-term health. We leave with...