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#22: Unilateral weight training: Tips for avoiding & correcting muscle imbalances

#22: Unilateral weight training: Tips for avoiding & correcting muscle imbalances

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


#22: Unilateral weight training: Tips for avoiding & correcting muscle imbalances

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

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jul 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Links mentioned in episode: Join waitlist for Jan 2024 group training program >Online self-study course: Learn to Lift at the Gym >In this week's episode, I answer a question posed by one of the podcast listeners: How to correct muscle imbalances with unilateral training. We'll look at the many reasons why muscle imbalances may develop and how to avoid and correct them with unilateral training. Even if you are just starting out weight training, this is a topic to be aware of because you may inadvertently be training in a way that allows your body to use one side more than the other.I answer questions about muscle imbalances including:How can you get muscle imbalances?How can you tell you have muscle imbalances?What can you do to correct muscle imbalances?How can you avoid getting muscle imbalances?I answer questions about unilateral training including: What is unilateral training?What are the benefits of unilateral training?How can I incorporate unilateral exercises into my workout routine?How does unilateral training differ from bilateral training?What are some examples of unilateral exercises?#unilateraltraining #weighttraining101 #fitafter40 #fitafter50 #fitforlife #fitmom #buildmuscleafter40 #antiaging #healthspan #fitover40 #fitafter50 #fitnesscoach #midlifefitnesscoach #menopausefitness #menopausehealth #midlifeSupport 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:
Jul 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.