Look. Feel. Perform. Why Muscle Is the Answer to All Three After 40 with Andy Galpin, PhD

About this episode

Andy Galpin joins Dr. Stephanie Estima to discuss the importance of muscle science for midlife women.

Andy Galpin, PhD — human performance scientist, muscle physiologist, and executive director of the Human Performance Center at Parker University — joins Dr. Stephanie to break down the muscle science midlife women actually need. From fast-twitch fibre loss and bone density to perimenopause recovery and the look/feel/perform triad, this one rewrites the map. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/gnnXgKIYv6g

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Stephanie Estima

Guest: Andy Galpin

Topics covered

• muscle science
• midlife women
• perimenopause recovery
• fast-twitch fibre loss
• bone density
• look feel perform triad

Keywords

• muscle
• midlife
• women
• performance
• health
• fitness
• perimenopause
• bone density

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Performance Center, Parker University

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