Ep. 165 A Fresh Perspective On Menopause & Fitness: The Importance of Listening to Your Body with Debra Atkinson

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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I am thrilled to have the Menopause Fitness Expert, Debra Atkinson, joining me today! Debra is the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl and Hot, Not Bothered. She is also the host of the Flipping 50 podcast with over 1 million downloads and the TEDx talk Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. Debra is a 37-year fitness expert, prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology, and founder of Flipping 50, the first and only online fitness membership dedicated exclusively to women in menopause. There is a common misconception that everyone should exercise in the same way. People tend to believe that because many authorities in the fitness industry are still operating on guidelines and position statements that view men and women of all ages as a collective. In reality, no one fits the norm. Women in menopause might not even be in the same place right now as they were six months ago, or where they will be, three to six months from now. Stay tuned today to get Debra’s insightful recommendations for navigating where you are and selecting a diet and exercise strategy to suit you as an individual. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why do women approaching menopause need to exercise differently? Some of the physical changes that happen as women mature. The kind of exercise that helps with muscle development and the kind that helps with bone density. The importance of getting the right nutrition and enough sleep as you approach menopause. Why you need to tune into the feedback that your body is giving you. Reversing the effects of aging with strength training. How to gauge the right intensity for stimulating muscle growth. The best exercises for middle-aged women looking to lose body fat. The supplements that Debra most often recommends for her clients. How the loss of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone manifests in women approaching menopause. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Debra Atkinson Follow Debra on Facebook and Instagram Debra’s website Flipping50 HNB 10 DAY Challenge The challenge offers a daily workout (or recovery) video PLUS an audio recording telling them exactly how what they'll do positively influences hormones. Those who get in early get access to mobility videos and "how-to" videos so they'll feel good even before it starts and complete with greater success. Check it out here: Hot, Not Bothered! Challenge

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0:00.0	This is everyday wellness, a podcast dedicated to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
0:11.0	And now, here is your host, Nurse Practition practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:17.9	All right, today I'm thrilled to have
0:19.6	Menopause fitness expert Deborah Atkinson.
0:22.8	She's the best-selling author of You Still Got It Girl and Hot Not Bothered.
0:27.4	She's the host of the Flipping 50 Podcast with over 1 million downloads and her TED Talk is
0:32.3	Everything Women in Menopopause learned about exercise,
0:35.6	maybe a lie. She's a 37 year fitness expert, prior senior lecturer in kinesiology,
0:42.2	founder of flipping 50, the first and only online fitness membership dedicated exclusively to women in menopause.
0:49.0	Welcome, Deborah.
0:50.5	Thank you so much for having me.
0:52.6	I love chatting with you always.
0:54.4	Yeah, well, you know, it's interesting because I think one of the
0:57.3	misnomers or misconceptions, and I certainly would have been one of those people
1:01.5	when I was a newly practicing nurse and nurse practitioner is that everyone can kind of exercise the same way and so let's talk through some of the well-meaning individuals and I say this from a good place it's not a criticism but
1:15.1	those well-meaning 20 and 30 something fit pros that are out there that are advocating
1:19.8	for things that could potentially be really problematic for women as they're navigating
1:25.2	pari menopause into menopause. So let's unpack like why we have to exercise differently at this stage in our lives.
1:32.4	Yeah, well and I'd love to start kind of with that same respect to a nod at those people, it's not their fault.
1:39.0	We're still an industry operating on guidelines and position statements that collectively look at men and
1:47.4	women of all ages, a very wide age range. That's how here's your frequency, your duration, the intensity that you should do.
1:57.6	That's what it's based on is collectively and as you know looking at lab norms it's very much like that so no one actually
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