One of the greatest rewards of staying fit after 40 isn't a number on the scale or a gym accomplishment. It's having more options — to travel, explore, move, participate and keep saying yes to the experiences that make life meaningful.

The workouts you do during ordinary weeks are building something bigger than gym fitness. They're creating the physical reserve that helps you walk farther, climb stairs, travel, explore and keep saying yes when life asks more from your body.

You don't train just to become better at exercise. You train so your body is ready when life gives you something worth doing. As Deb and Ivor prepare for two active weeks in the European Alps, it's a reminder that strength, stamina, mobility and balance are really about one thing: maintaining the freedom to keep doing what you love.