8 Weeks Ahead

Why wait until January?

An 8-week exercise, nutrition and weight program before the holidays. Two individual assessments. Then 16 live group sessions with two experts who know your name.

Dates: October 6 to November 26, 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 AM Pacific
Sessions: 16 live, 45-minute sessions, with recordings
Group size: Limited to 10 people

Enroll for $1,400One time. Full refund through October 1.

Eight weeks can change a lot.

Your weight. Your strength. Your fitness, mobility, nutrition and energy. 8 Weeks Ahead pairs an individual exercise assessment and an individual nutrition assessment with eight weeks of progressive exercise, nutrition education and accountability.

No crash diets. No extreme workouts. No generic plans.

You work directly with Andrea Leonard, MS, and Wendy Gough, BS, CNS. Before the first session, each of them meets with you to find where you are today and what you can realistically improve in eight weeks.

Two experts. Two assessments. One plan.

It starts with you, one on one.

Physical and movement assessment

Andrea Leonard, MS

Andrea has more than 30 years of experience training exercise specialists and has written 21 books on exercise. She meets with you individually to look at:

Posture and muscle balance, imbalances that can add to pain, joint stress, restricted movement and lower performance
Range of motion, including limits from an injury, a surgery or another condition
Biomechanics and movement patterns, compensations and inefficient movement
Balance and stability, gaps that affect exercise, daily life and fall risk
Strength and functional movement, weak spots, differences between sides, and the right place for you to start

You exercise in a group. Your recommendations and modifications fit your body, your limits and your goals.

Nutrition and lifestyle assessment

Wendy Gough, BS, CNS

Wendy makes nutrition science practical and easy to use in everyday life. Instead of a one-size-fits-all diet, she looks at:

Current eating patterns
Health and weight goals
Medical and nutrition history
Medications and supplements
Energy and fatigue
Sleep
Digestion
Food preferences
Lifestyle and schedule
The challenges that make change hard

Together you choose nutrition and lifestyle changes you can start during the program and keep after it ends.

Exercise, nutrition and accountability

Two sessions a week, for eight weeks.

After your assessments, you join two 45-minute group sessions each week. Andrea adjusts the exercises to what she found in your assessment. Wendy teaches practical nutrition, answers questions live, and works through real situations with the group.

What you train

Strength training
Cardiovascular conditioning
Corrective exercise
Core training
Balance
Functional movement
Mobility and flexibility

What you learn

Topics follow what the group needs. They may include:

Weight management
Energy and fatigue
Protein and muscle
Healthy aging
Blood sugar and metabolic health
Fiber and gut health
Nutrient density
Hydration
Supplements
Sleep and daily rhythm
Hunger and fullness
Meal planning
Eating away from home
Getting through the holidays

The content stays flexible. Andrea and Wendy answer the questions and goals of the people in the room, not a fixed script.

What you work toward

Stronger, fitter, and ready to keep it.

Lose excess weight and body fat
Build and keep lean muscle
Get stronger and fitter
Improve posture, mobility, balance and movement
Work around physical limits that get in the way of exercise
Eat better without extreme dieting
Build habits you can keep
Support your heart, metabolism and bones
Reach the holidays with those habits already in place

The goal is not only to weigh less. It is to finish stronger, fitter and able to keep your progress.

Why start before the holidays

Most people wait until January.

You get an eight-week head start.

You reach the holidays with two months of steady exercise, better nutrition, more strength and healthier habits behind you. You enjoy the season without feeling you have to start over when it ends.

Limited enrollment

Ten places. Real attention.

This is not an anonymous online fitness challenge. Andrea and Wendy each meet with every person before the first session. It is for men and women ready to commit to real change, not another quick fix.