40+ Fitness for Women: Strength training 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 54-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 for Women: Strength training in perimenopause & menopause
#20: How often to lift weights (beginner weight lifting tips)
So you know you want to start weight training to get stronger and prepare your body for the decades ahead, but what does that mean in practice? How many sessions will you need to schedule into your week, and is more better?
This short and sweet episode goes through what the minimum would be and what advantages there are to being able to train more often.
You'll get the answers to questions such as:
✨ What's the minimum number of times I should lift weight each week?
✨ Are there benefits to lifting more often?
✨ Should I mix up what I do each session?
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