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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Cardio or Weights? The Answer Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Hear w/ Expert Dr. Vonda Wright - 1224

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Chalenejohnson, Personalgrowth, Fitness, Lifecoaching, Health, Personaldevelopment, Family, Mental Health, Organization, Nutrition, Diet, Goals, Relationships, Focus, Faith, Productivity, Advice

4.87.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to fat loss, bone health, and aging powerfully, what’s better for women over 40  cardio or weights? In this episode, Chalene Johnson sits down with world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and longevity expert Dr. Vonda Wright to reveal the truth. They break down myths about menopause, muscle, and midlife workouts, why strength training is essential for women, and how lifting impacts fat loss, bone density, and long-term independence. From weighted vests to progressive overload, this episode is packed with practical tips every midlife woman needs to know about staying lean, strong, and healthy.

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🤓 What You’ll Learn

  • The truth about cardio vs weights for women over 40
  • How strength training protects bone health and longevity
  • What “lifting heavy” really means (and how to start safely)
  • The role of hormones, menopause, and muscle in midlife fitness
  • Simple ways to fit strength, cardio, and mobility into your routine

 

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0:00.0

Midlife belly fat isn't just about hormones, it's also about your workouts.

0:04.0

Unfortunately, most women are doing a lot, but they're doing too many of the wrong things.

0:09.0

The internet is obsessed with walking, but others say to lift heavy.

0:13.0

So which is it?

0:14.0

Could focusing on your step count actually be making you weaker?

0:17.0

When it comes to longevity?

0:19.0

Is what men should be doing different from what women should be focused on? When it comes to longevity, is what men should be doing different from what women

0:21.8

should be focused on? When it comes to losing body fat, what is better, walking or weights? What about

0:27.1

if your goal is to age powerfully? And how often do you need to lift? How heavy do your weights

0:31.7

need to be? How many sets? How many reps? Do we really need 10,000 steps a day? Do we need more? And what if you're limited

0:38.4

on time and you have to choose one or the other? Today, my guest is friend Dr. Vonda Wright.

0:45.8

She has a master's degree in oncology nursing. She's double board certified as an orthopedic

0:50.5

surgeon with a specialty in sports medicine. She's one of the world's most renowned experts in aging and longevity, a popular keynote

0:58.0

speaker.

0:58.9

She's been on countless stages.

1:00.7

You've probably seen her on ABC, NBC, New York Times, a number of shows featuring doctors

1:06.0

specifically talking about what you need to do in terms of aging powerfully. And today she's here to answer

1:12.5

the age old question. What's better? Wights or cardio. Dr. Vonda, welcome back. I'm so thrilled

1:19.4

to see you again. Well, I'm really excited about this book, which we're going to get to. Unbreakable.

1:24.0

And this is one of the, I think it's revolutionary because we all have longevity books, but most of the content out there when it comes to longevity, sorry, no offense, is from the dudes.

1:37.1

It is. And you know what? Women from the outside down to the cellular level, we are different. You know, that old book,

1:46.8

men are from Mars, women are from Venus. Yes. Down to the cellular level. Our lab has found

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