Episodes
Take Up Space: A Perimenopause Body Builder on Her Strength Journey
A Perimenopause bodybuilder shares her story on how to take up space and the history of women being strong before skinny. Book author, Anne Marie Chaker, will surprise you about women’s empowerment and when skinny reared its ugly head. Stay ‘til the end and listen to a very subtle challenge we’ll give you about messages […]
Retired Lawyer Shares How to Advocate for Yourself & Loved Ones
From homes to health care, you and I need to advocate for yourself. You have choices and you have power. You can take action and you do have choices. My Guest: Karen Mulroy is an attorney who retired at age 62 without regret to spend quality time with her parents until their death at […]
Resistance Training for Women Over 40 Q and A | Menopause Fitness
It’s resistance training for women over 40 Q and A time! An attendee at the What, When & Why to Exercise for Women 40+ asked this question and other trainers and you may also have this question. Q: Can you explain how ‘progressive overload’ builds strength/gains muscle (hypertrophy)? Is it possible for someone who is […]
BEST Walking Tips to Help You Ditch Stress and Lose Weight After 50
Walking tips? You’ve been doing it since you were 2, right? Surely, you’ve got this, you might think. I’m all for walking during COVID19. You may have seen my post today (June 2020) about quitting the gym. For now, it’s the right decision for me. Maybe I’ll be back and maybe I’ll find other creative […]
Fitness for Women in Midlife | Easier Than You Think
For the women in midlife who listen to this podcast and I’ve worked with for more than three and a half decades fitness is sometimes illusive. But success leaves signs. Four times in my life when I’ve made significant changes in my fitness level it was by doing LESS, not more. In My Late Teens […]
Not Sleeping Well? It Could Be Your Late Day Exercise
If you’re not sleeping well… late day exercise may be to blame. What can you do and how can you optimize your sleep with the right exercise? Remember: “Intense early, Light late” One of the reasons late day exercise may cause sleep interruption is this hormone’s role in producing energy for cortisol during exercise. It’s […]
How Do I Exercise for My Body Type? Reader Q and A
How Do I Exercise for My Body Type? Could exercise for my body type be the missing link to more success? I answer this question today in this super short episode. Got a question? Leave it below the show notes at flippingfifty.com/body-type or leave a rating and comment in iTunes and I’ll save your question […]