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Well-Fed Women

Strong, Not Stressed: Rethinking Fitness in Midlife with Kayla Girgen, RD

Well-Fed Women

Noelle Tarr

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Mindset, Motherhood, Health & Fitness, Paleo, Hormones, Weight Loss, Fitness, Body Image, Holistic Health, Self-care, Women's Health

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitian Kayla Girgen to talk about what it really takes to build strength and resilience in midlife—without burning out. We dive into common fitness and nutrition myths that keep women stuck, how to train smarter (not harder), and why simple things like walking with weight—aka rucking—can transform your metabolism, muscle, and mindset. Timestamps: [.15] Intro [3:18] Interview with Kayla Girgen [3:48] What actually counts as strength training? ...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Wellfed women where we have authentic unfiltered conversations about the latest in health.

0:20.8

Today we're diving deep into fitness for midlife, what you should do, what changes you

0:24.8

should make, and where you should spend your time.

0:27.4

We'll be busting some myths.

0:28.5

We're diving into the weighted vest controversy.

0:31.2

We're talking about rucking and how you can work that into your routine to help build

0:36.1

strength and bone density.

0:38.4

This is a really, really good and hopefully beneficial conversation for you because, man, these are a lot of questions

0:44.3

that I get from you, but I also have these questions myself. And I like getting to hear from

0:49.3

other creators and personal trainers about their thoughts and what changes they're making in order to stay

0:56.8

strong and resilient and promote longevity throughout their life. My guest today is Kayla Gergen.

1:02.9

She's a registered dietitian certified personal trainer and founder of the Sugar and Strength

1:06.6

Academy. She blends real life tools like continuous glucose monitoring and accessible movement like

1:13.2

Rucking to help clients break free from diet extremes and feel strong, both physically and

1:17.8

mentally. Her upcoming book is called Ruck Fit, and she shares how Rucking became a catalyst for

1:23.8

reclaiming her physical and mental health, proving that fitness doesn't have to be complicated

1:28.2

to be life-changing. This is an amazing book. I highly recommend it for all of you listening. Go pre-order it

1:33.4

on Amazon. I'll link to it in the show notes. Kela's website is Kayla gurgen-R-D.com. Quick update.

1:40.3

In one week, my pure whole food vitamin C will be available. Two capsules and 450 milligrams

1:48.4

of organic vitamin C. This is from organic omla, acerola, and camu, camu. Unlike synthetic

1:56.4

ascorbic acid, whole food vitamin C comes with natural cofactors and polyphenols and bioflavinoids that

2:02.0

actually enhance absorption. And with that better absorption comes better results. So when you take

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