Menopause Strength Training & Fitness | 40+ Fitness for Women

So, you want to start strength training because you want to stop getting weaker, build muscle, be healthier, and age well, but there's no way you're going to do it four days a week. 
But can training less frequently really be effective?
YES! 
I believe that whether you like lifting or hate it, you need to be doing it. Like brushing your teeth. 
In this episode, I share the minimum you can do and still get the benefits of lifting. 

You'll hear:
How to get started without becoming a gym rat (including client examples!)
How to fit strength training into your life without doing one-hour sessions
How one cardio queen has incorporated lifting into her life with amazing results

If you have any questions about how to do it in your own situation, reach out to me through Instagram DMs. I would love to help. 

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It's a new year, and a chance for a fresh start. 
I challenge you to capitalize on the new year's energy to add one of these four unsexy habits. 
Because these are the big rocks for mastering midlife. 
In this episode I share what these are, and how to more easily incorporate them into your life. 
Enjoy the show!

Resources mentioned on the show: 
Episode 100: Benefits of Lifting weights
Episode 128: Simple Tips to Sleep Better
Midlife Fat Loss Formula course >
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If you’ve been lifting consistently and suddenly can’t increase your weights anymore, this episode will help you understand why and what to do next.
I explain why stalling is a normal part of the strength-building process and share four practical adjustments you can make to keep progressing.
P.S. If you missed the last two episodes in this series, I covered what progressive strength training is and the three ways to apply progressive overload, so check those out next: 

• Episode 147: What Progressive Strength Training Is and Why It’s So Effective After 40
• Episode 148: 3 Kinds of Progressive Overload and Practical Tips to Use Them

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If you want to get stronger, look toned again, improve your metabolic health, and age well, you need to be building muscle. And to build muscle, you have to keep challenging your body as it gets stronger. And one way to increase the challenge is to increase weights. 
But how fast should you be increasing your weights?

In this episode, I break down: 
• Why form always comes first
• When you’re actually ready to go up in weight (hint: it’s not every session) 
• Practical tips: fractional plates, slow eccentrics, and adding plates to weight stacks

P.S. In the last two episodes, I explained what progressive strength training is and the three ways you can apply progressive overload so check those out for more insights into getting the most out of the time you spend training.

Resources mentioned: 
• Fractional plates
• FlipStik phone mount for form videos
• Episode #146: What Progressive Strength Training Is and Why It's So Effective After 40 
• Episode #147: 3 Kinds of Progressive Overload and Practical Tips to Use Them
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If you're a woman in midlife and you are looking to get your body back to start feeling strong, looking toned, and recognizing the woman in the mirror again, then you need to be doing progressive strength training.

Progressive strength training is a very systematic way of lifting weights where you apply progressive overload - one of the keys to building strength and muscle effectively. 

In this episode, I describe the 3 different ways that you can apply progressive overload and provide tips on how that looks in real life.

BTW - If you missed last week’s episode, listen to part 1 first, where I explain why this kind of systematic approach is the most effective way to get results from the time you're spending working out with weights.

Enjoy the show!
Resources mentioned: 
• How to choose your starting weight: 
• Fractional plates for small, manageable weight increases: 
• FlipStik phone mount for easy form videos in the gym or at home:
Send me your thoughts 😃
If you’re enjoying the podcast, and would like to support my work please consider buying me a cup of coffee – link’s in the show notes! 
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