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Hello everyone. Just got the course and I am trying to work out what my weekly schedule should be. I'm 45 and after having run a few marathons, my main objective is to maintain healthy longevity. My belief is that there are four key factors for this: Strength, Aerobic conditioning, Mobility and Mental acuity. So I have been looking for the most efficient and effective way to address all of these in a way that is sustainable well into old age. One of the constraints that i come up against is frequency of training. I have five one hour blocks available on a weekly basis, and potentially two additional one hour blocks on Saturday and Sunday. I was wondering what schedule would give the most benefits and I have the following questions: 1. If necessary, is it better to do aerobic running + stretching on the same day or is it better to do strength + stretching on the same day? 2. Will stretching 1 day a week, alternating the three modalities weekly (e.g. Week 1 - Front split, Week 2 - Side split, Week 3 - Thoracic bridge, Week 4 - Front Split, etc.) give any benefit? Is it enough for the longevity objective? 3. Can you point out the pros/cons of the following schedule: Mon: Run, Tue: Strength, Wed: Run, Thu: Strength, Fri: Run, Sat: Off or Strength, Sun: Stretch (varying as suggested in point 2). Thanks guys, excited! JP Demas