#15: Maximizing your Fitness: Dispelling fitness myths & embracing mindset shifts
05/23/23 • 34 min
✨You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old! ✨
In this episode, I go over the SOOOO common misconceptions that perpetuate the fitness industry and which are really hindering 40+ women from keeping our bodies strong and young as we age.
I discuss 4 common myths (or maybe misinformation) that are still very much alive in the world of fitness and I suggest two mindset shifts that 40+ women need to make to maximize their fitness.
You'll get answers to questions like:
- Is lifting weights really an effective workout?
- What kind of workouts with weights are effective for building strength and muscle?
- How to get that 'toned' look?
- Is swapping workouts frequently effective?
In this episode, I refer to other episodes which can help you to understand the whole picture:
- episode #3: Tips for starting weight training in midlife
- episode #4: Muscles in midlife: a quick lesson in muscle biology
- episode #5: 5 Things you need to do to build muscle
#weighttrainingtips #fitafter40 #fitforlife #strongafter50 #fitnessmyths #fitnessmindset #bestworkouts #liftingweights
- REGISTER for my Fat Loss Workshop April 24th >>
- REGISTER for my FREE Menopause Masterclass April 29th >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my Learn to Lift programs:
- Already lifting? Join my membership >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
- Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
✨You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old! ✨
In this episode, I go over the SOOOO common misconceptions that perpetuate the fitness industry and which are really hindering 40+ women from keeping our bodies strong and young as we age.
I discuss 4 common myths (or maybe misinformation) that are still very much alive in the world of fitness and I suggest two mindset shifts that 40+ women need to make to maximize their fitness.
You'll get answers to questions like:
- Is lifting weights really an effective workout?
- What kind of workouts with weights are effective for building strength and muscle?
- How to get that 'toned' look?
- Is swapping workouts frequently effective?
In this episode, I refer to other episodes which can help you to understand the whole picture:
- episode #3: Tips for starting weight training in midlife
- episode #4: Muscles in midlife: a quick lesson in muscle biology
- episode #5: 5 Things you need to do to build muscle
#weighttrainingtips #fitafter40 #fitforlife #strongafter50 #fitnessmyths #fitnessmindset #bestworkouts #liftingweights
- REGISTER for my Fat Loss Workshop April 24th >>
- REGISTER for my FREE Menopause Masterclass April 29th >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my Learn to Lift programs:
- Already lifting? Join my membership >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
- Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
Previous Episode
#14: Menopause, hormones & aging: how strength training counteracts hormonal changes & improves healthspan
In this week's episode, I dive into what is going on with women's bodies in perimenopause and menopause and how strength training is really the key to keeping our bodies functioning properly and serving us well through the rest of our lives.
In menopause, our estrogen levels change dramatically. I review all the ways that loss of estrogen negatively impacts the condition of our bodies and the vital role that weight training plays in counteracting it. If you're a woman in her 30s, 40s or 50s, you won't want to miss this one!
I discuss:
- What are perimenopause, menopause & post-menopause?
- What are the most common symptoms of menopause?
- What age do people hit menopause?
- How long does perimenopause last?
- What's going on with our hormones in menopause?
- What's the role of estrogen, and what happens when there is less of it?
- How to maintain and increase your strength
- How to improve bone density
- What kind of weight training is effective to counteract the changes
- and more!
#menopause #perimenopause #menopausehealth #hrt #menopausefitness #fabulousafter50 #fitafter40 #weighttrainingbenefits #whateverywomanneedstoknow
- REGISTER for my Fat Loss Workshop April 24th >>
- REGISTER for my FREE Menopause Masterclass April 29th >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my Learn to Lift programs:
- Already lifting? Join my membership >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
- Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
Next Episode
#16: My fat loss journey: how it's going & tips for successful weight loss (lose fat, not muscle)
After over a year of training consistently in the weight room 4 times a week to build muscle, I'm ready to start revealing some of the fruits of my labor - ie. to lose some of the fat on my body so you can see the muscle underneath.
I am 9 weeks into my 12-week fat loss journey, and wanted to share what I've been doing, how it's felt, and what kinds of results I've achieved so far.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- My 7-point plan to make fat loss (living in a calorie deficit) as easy and effective as possible
- How I am structuring my meals to minimize hunger
- What I am doing to avoid losing muscle (and direct my body to burn fat instead)
- My weightloss tips from what I've learned
- The ups and downs I've encountered along the way
- How I have managed social events and alcohol
- My results so far
Remember to subscribe to the podcast to hear the final result later this summer!
#fatloss #fitnessjourney #losefatnotmuscle #bodyrecomposition #maintainmuscle #fitnesstransformation #weightlossjourney #bodypositivity #bodyconfidence #fitover50 #itsnevertoolate #everybodycanbeafitbody #fitnessgoals #macros #yougotthis #weightlosstransformation #menopauseweightloss #menopauseandmuscles #fatlosshelp #fatlossprogram #fitmomlife #proteingoals #midlifewellness #weightlossforwomen #weightlossadvice #diettips #tonebody
- REGISTER for my Fat Loss Workshop April 24th >>
- REGISTER for my FREE Menopause Masterclass April 29th >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my Learn to Lift programs:
- Already lifting? Join my membership >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
- Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
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