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
#25: FAQs | Weight training tips | What sized weights to buy, how to get toned, isolation vs. compound exercises, how to maintain your balance and more!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Some good adjustable dumbbells can be found here >>
- Episode #11. How to choose your starting weight & when to increase the weight you're lifting.
This week, I delve into five of the most frequently asked questions, and some poorly understood concepts that keep cropping up in my DMs. They are:
1️⃣ What sized weights should I but to weight train at home?
2️⃣ How can I get toned rather than bulky?
3️⃣ How many reps should I be doing?
4️⃣ Are isolation or compound exercises better?
5️⃣ Tips for maintaining your balance when weight training and how to train your balance.
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