As we age, our bodies change in ways that can feel frustrating and sometimes confusing. One of the most common struggles women face, is the increase in belly fat. Many believe menopause is solely to blame, but the reality is that belly fat naturally increases with age due to hormonal shifts, changes in metabolism, and lifestyle factors. If you look…
Strength Training with Progressive Overload is the Queen of Training
Strength training is one of the most powerful tools for transforming your body, especially during menopause. But if you’ve been bouncing from one workout to another, whether it’s random group classes or trendy online challenges, and not seeing results, it’s time to talk about progressive overload and why it’s the key to lasting success. Why Random Workouts Won’t Cut…
The Benefits of Strength Training for Women in Their 50s
Builds and Maintains Lean Muscle Mass After 30, we lose about 3-5% of our muscle mass per decade. This loss speeds up by the time we hit menopause, due to lower levels of oestrogen. Strength training helps combat this by building and maintaining lean muscle. Not only the muscle that we see when we flex our biceps, but the muscles…
Breaking Through Plateaus – Why Your Menopause Workout Isn’t Working Anymore (And How to Fix It)
If you’re in your 50s and finding that your usual workout routine isn’t getting you the results it used to, you’re not alone. Hitting a plateau is common, especially during menopause when our bodies start responding differently to exercise. Hormonal changes play a huge role here, affecting everything from metabolism to muscle retention, which can make progress feel stalled. But…
Just Keep Moving
If you’ve ever suffered an injury, you understand how debilitating they can be. Besides the pain you suffer, it limits what you can do and can really bring you down. Sometimes it’s not even an imposed injury, rather a muscle or joint ache that somehow appears and turns out to be something like bursitis or tendonitis. Simply an inflammatory thing….
