Muscle Is Your Pension Fund: Investing in Your Future Health with Dr Lynette Ewart

About this episode

Dr. Lynette Ewart discusses the importance of strength training for women in midlife and its impact on health and independence.

What if the most important health decision you make in midlife isn’t about dieting… but about getting stronger? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Lynette Ewart — GP and strength coach — explains why lifting weights might be the most underrated intervention for women in the second half of life. This episode goes far beyond body shape or fat loss. We talk about: • Why strength is the key to independence as we age • What really happens to muscle and the nervous system after menopause • Why “hea...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Orlena Kerek

Guest: Dr Lynette Ewart

Topics covered

• strength training
• midlife health
• women's fitness
• muscle health
• independence
• aging

Keywords

• strength training
• midlife health
• women's fitness
• muscle
• aging
• independence
• weight lifting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GP, strength coach

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