40+ Fitness: Weight training, fat loss & fitness tips for Women in perimenopause & menopause
If you are a woman over 40 and are looking for practical information on how to keep your body strong and functional in perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, this is the show for you!
- Do you want to learn how to exercise in a way to increase muscle and lose fat so you look and feel great today while preparing your body for the decades ahead?
- Do you want to start lifting weights?
- Do you want to understand the hormonal changes that are going on in your body during menopause (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol) and how those affect how you should be working out?
Lynn has you covered!
40+ Fitness for Women Podcast is THE fitness podcast for women over 40. It is focused on practical, concrete tips and strategies for getting strong and fit today and maintaining your quality of life in the decades ahead.
Host Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto is a Certified Menopause Fitness Coach. And, as a 53-year-old post-menopausal woman, she knows first-hand what going through the menopause transition is like.
She has struggled with the hormonal changes including a rollercoaster ride through perimenopause and changes to her body composition that seemed to happen almost overnight!
Lynn has been there and found the path forward - and is here to share that with you. Midlife can be the best part of life - if you learn how to work with your body.
40+ Fitness: Weight training, fat loss & fitness tips for Women in perimenopause & menopause
#18: Progressive overload: what it is & how to apply it to your weight training
Progressive overload is one of the most important concepts in building strength and muscle. If you're not applying progressive overload, you are unlikely to see much progress. For that reason, I thought it important to devote a whole episode to reviewing what it is and how to apply it to your weight training.
It is really hard to ensure you're applying progressive overload if you are not tracking. For that reason, I'm offering a free tracker that you are welcome to use: Download my free tracker from www.befitafter40.com/tracker.
In this episode I'll answer the following questions:
✨ What is progressive overload and why does it matter?
✨ How can I apply progressive overload in my weight training workouts?
✨ How often should I increase the weight I am using
✨ Does progressive overload work for all rep ranges?
✨ How much weight should I add when I increase the weight?
✨ Can you apply progressive overload in a group fitness class?
✨ Can you apply progressive overload when doing bodyweight exercises?
Take a listen and make sure you're applying progressive overload too!
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