Women’s Fitness & Health Revolution Podcast

Today, we are talking the Top 10 Tips for getting started with Fitness in Perimenopause & Beyond. This list is a culmination of things I have learned the hard way (aka the biggest mistakes I’ve made that affected my health, happiness, and gains), plus mistakes my clients have made that have wasted time, money, and energy + how to avoid them.

Today we are talking the 4 steps to take one at a time to set your body up for success in perimenopause and beyond. Good news - you don’t have to wait till perimenopause to get started, and honestly, the sooner the better! This is a must listen for anyone looking to take care of their body.

In this episode, Coach Kinsey interviews Sarah Larson, a menopause coach, educator, and speaker, about the importance of menopause coaching, how to find the right care, and supporting women through this transformative stage of life. They discuss the benefits of personalized support, navigating healthcare, and building community for better health and confidence during menopause.

Have you ever wondered if it’s actually safe to work out while pregnant — or when it’s okay to get back to the gym after having a baby? Time to bust the most common myths around fitness and pregnancy, and set you up for real success!

Can you get up off the floor without using your hands? Walk faster than a leisurely stroll? Balance on one leg for 30 seconds? These five simple tests reveal more about your long-term health than most the information we get in our day to day. Tune in to find out how you stack up — and exactly what to do about it.

You started strength training — now what? In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly what to expect in your first 30, 60, and 90 days of strength training. From the early nervous system wins you’ll feel before you ever see a change in the mirror, to the moment your body starts building real muscle and your everyday life starts to feel different — this is your realistic, no-BS roadmap.

In this episode, Coach Kinsey shares insights from her webinar on menopause, muscle, and metabolism, focusing on how women can support their metabolic health during midlife through strength training, hormonal understanding, and lifestyle changes.

Are you constantly jumping from one workout program to the next, wondering why nothing ever sticks? In this episode, we’re getting real about the number one reason women in midlife — and honestly, people in general — never reach their fitness goals. If you’ve ever tried a 30-day challenge, cut carbs, gone keto, switched to pilates, slashed calories, bounced between HIIT and yoga and cycling — only to still feel stuck — this episode is for you.

AI is everywhere — including your gym bag. In this episode we break down exactly how artificial intelligence is reshaping the experience of being a first-time gym-goer: what beginners are actually using it for, where it’s genuinely leveling the playing field, and where it’s quietly setting people up to fail.

Today we sit down with metabolic and women’s weight loss coach Brandi Sheehan to tackle something that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime — the long runway leading up to perimenopause and why so many women feel like their bodies have suddenly stopped cooperating. The conversation digs into some concepts that might genuinely shift the way you think about food, energy, and your metabolism — including one that Kinsey admits she hadn’t heard framed quite this way before.

In this listener Q&A episode of Fit After 40, we answer two of the most common questions women ask about fitness in postpartum and menopause. First, I respond to a mom getting back into exercise who’s wondering whether walking counts as a rest day and how to safely incorporate diastasis recti rehab exercises into her routine. We talk about recovery, rebuilding consistency, and how to support your core without overtraining. Then we talk honestly about menopause belly — what it is, why it happens, and why it’s not a failure or lack of willpower. I walk through a gentle but effective four-step approach to addressing it through strength, metabolism, and consistency. I also share why talking about weight loss is personally complicated for me, and how we can hold space for both self-respect and the desire to feel good in our bodies.

In today’s episode Kinsey answers 2 listener’s questions: What is her hot take on Medium 75? Can I build muscle with Youtube alone?

Bone loss doesn’t start in old age — it starts much earlier than most women realize, and it accelerates during perimenopause and menopause. In this episode of Fit After 40: Women’s Fitness & Health Revolution, Coach Kinsey breaks down the hard truth about bone health, osteoporosis, and frailty — and then delivers the good news: there is so much you can do to protect your bones, strength, and independence at any age.