Revisit: Fitness After 40: What You Need to Know with Stacy Sims

About this episode

The episode revisits a conversation with Stacy Sims about fitness and health for women in midlife, focusing on training with hormones and practical wellness tips.

With the Olympics reminding us what women’s bodies can do, we’re revisiting our conversation with Stacy Sims to talk about how everyday women, not just elite athletes, can train, fuel, and feel stronger in midlife by actually working with their hormones instead of against them.That super-intense, sweat-inducing workout you think you need to be doing to see results? Yeah, that’s not the best way to exercise in your midlife, says exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy Sims. She and Reshma dive into tons of practical tips and tricks for getting and staying healthy in midlife, including how to increase your fiber and protein intake, improving your sleep, and the importance of listening to your body. Plus, why Stacy doesn’t recommend fasting for women. Follow Stacy @drstacysims on Instagram. You can follow our host Reshma Saujani on Instagram at @reshmasaujani and on Substack. Stay up to date with Moms First (www.momsfirst.us) on Instagram at @momsfirstus and with Lemonada at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Click this link for…

People in this episode

Host: Reshma Saujani

Guest: Stacy Sims

Topics covered

• fitness after 40
• women's health
• exercise physiology
• nutrition
• midlife wellness
• hormonal health

Keywords

• midlife fitness
• hormones
• exercise tips
• nutrition
• women's health
• fiber intake
• protein intake
• sleep improvement
• fasting

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Organizations: Lemonada Media, Moms First, Instagram, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, omnystudio, lemonadamedia.com

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