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Age Better with Liz Earle

Pilates, walking or weight-lifting – which is best for midlife women?

Age Better with Liz Earle

Liz Earle

Gut Health, Liz Earle, Women's Health, Supplements, Beauty, Education, Skincare, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Arts, Fitness, Midlife, Menopause, Healthy Ageing, Exercise, Fashion & Beauty, Better Second Half, Health, Wellbeing, Hormones

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

If you've been wondering whether your Reformer Pilates classes are doing enough for your bone strength, Liz has the answer – plus she settles the debate on full-fat versus skimmed milk and explains why it matters for midlife health.


In this episode:

  • Is Pilates and walking enough to protect your bones in midlife?
  • Creatine supplements – safe or damaging for kidneys?
  • Which multivitamins are worth taking and how to avoid bulking agents
  • Full-fat or skimmed milk – which should you choose?
  • Are chlorinated swimming pools harming your health?
  • How to manage bunions without surgery


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello there, I'm Liz O'all and a very warm welcome to Age Better.

0:07.4

Now, Monday is the time in the space on the show where you get to ask me your questions.

0:13.4

And before I dive into them today, I just wanted to read out an email from Helen, who writes, still is.

0:19.9

I would like to thank you for sharing all your knowledge, information and experiences on HRT.

0:25.4

After listening to some of your episodes, you gave me the boost I needed to approach my GP surgery to discuss my menopause.

0:33.9

I battled through five attempts with various doctors, and now I'm happy to report that I started HRT just before Christmas.

0:41.7

Thank you for giving me the confidence to keep trying. I got there in the end. Wow. I don't quite how to respond to that, you know, Helen. I mean, it's great that you got the care that you were after in the end.

0:56.7

But, oh my, five attempts in this day and age.

0:59.8

I mean, it's really shocking, isn't it?

1:01.4

What a trial.

1:03.0

And I really do hope, Helen, that your experience will finally be a good one

1:07.2

because I'm sure, as you know from your research,

1:10.6

HART is not a one-size-fits-all.

1:13.4

It may well need some tweaking, you know, in the form of the type or the dose to get it right.

1:18.3

Of course, you may be one of the lucky ones who feels better from the get-go.

1:21.5

Or it may be that you need a few trips back to the GP to adjust.

1:25.7

So I sincerely hope that your eventual prescriber does have the

1:30.0

knowledge and the understanding to do this for you if needed. Will you keep us posted? I'd really love to

1:35.1

hear. Thank you for that contribution. Well, now if you have a question that you'd like me to give

1:41.1

my view on with some no-nonsense, science-backed.

1:45.1

Hopefully, life-improving research, then do get in touch.

1:48.7

All the contact details are in the episode description, and, of course, at the end of the show.

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