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    #2: Why should women start weight training after 40? (benefits of weight lifting)

    #2: Why should women start weight training after 40? (benefits of weight lifting)

    From40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Health & Weight Loss for Women in menopause & perimenopause

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    #2: Why should women start weight training after 40? (benefits of weight lifting)

    From40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Health & Weight Loss for Women in menopause & perimenopause

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    17 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 21, 2023
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    Weight training after 40 is one of the best things you can do for your health and well-being both in the short term and long term. Lifting weight really is the fountain of youth! In this episode, I go over just SOME of the benefits of weight training and how weight training actually triggers those benefits. The benefits of weight training in middle age include:How weight training stops and can reverse the loss of muscle as we age and what that means for us now and in the decades aheadHow weight training strengthens musclesHow weight training strengthens tendonsHow to increase your metabolism by lifting weightsUsing weight training for body recompositionMental health benefits of weight trainingSupport the showHow I can help you on your fitness journey: Join my Strong for Summer 6-week group program. We kick off April 16th so hurry! >> Learn about my Learn to Lift Strength Training Kick-Starter Programs (home or gym options) >> Info on 1:1 coaching with me >> Support the show: Buy Me A Coffee ☕For weekly tips to your inbox: subscribe to my newsletter>>Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/Looking for dumbbells or a walkpad? Here are my recommendations >>
    Released:
    Feb 21, 2023
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    If you are a woman in midlife who is looking for practical information on how to stay fit in perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, this is the show for you!- Do you want to learn how to exercise in a way that not only makes you look and feel great today but also prepares you for the decades ahead? - Do you want to learn how to start weight training in your 40s and 50s?- Do you want to understand the hormonal changes that are going on in your body - with estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol - and how those affect how you should be training?Lynn has you covered!40+ Fitness for Women Podcast is the fitness podcast for women in midlife focused on concrete tips and strategies for how to be fit and healthy today and maintain your quality of life in the decades ahead. Host Lynn Sederlöf is a certified menopause fitness coach. And, as a 52-year-old post-menopausal woman, she knows first-hand what going through the midlife 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 out - 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.