About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of plyometric training for women in midlife to enhance bone health and overall fitness.

If you're a woman in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond and you've heard that strength training is important but aren't sure where power training, jumping, and plyometrics fit in, this episode is a must-listen. We sit down with plyometrics expert and PhD researcher Matt McInnes Watson to explore why midlife women need more than just lifting weights to support bone density, balance, mobility, fall prevention, healthy aging, and long-term independence. Matt breaks down the science behind plyometric training, tendon health, force production, reaction time, and how explosive movement can help women stay strong, capable, and athletic for decades to come. In this fascinating conversation, Matt explains why power is one of the first physical qualities we lose with age, how plyometrics improve bone health, muscle function, coordination, cognitive performance, and injury resilience, and why traditional exercise programs often miss this critical piece of the longevity puzzle. You'll learn the difference between strength and power, why learning new movement skills is so important for brain health, and how simple activities like skipping, hopping, bounding, and multidirectional movement can…

People in this episode

Host: Hailey Happens

Guest: Matt McInnes Watson

Topics covered

• plyometrics
• bone health
• power training
• women's fitness
• aging
• injury prevention

Keywords

• plyometrics
• bone density
• strength training
• power training
• menopause
• mobility
• fall prevention

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