Feeling Fit and Fabulous After Fifty

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The way we exercise after we turn 50 absolutely has to include a few essential elements. Strength training and working smarter, not harder, will keep you in tip-top condition! I’m joined by Debra Atkinson, founder of <a href="https://www.flippingfifty.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Flipping 50</a>, to talk about keeping fit in your menopausal years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14pt;">Key Takeaways</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exercise smarter by doing shorter workers with bigger impact. [11:40]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prioritize strength training in your workouts to support your body as you enter your middle years [30:00]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">You should take a longer period of recovery in between strength training sessions. Aim for two sessions a week. [33:00]</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">About Debra Atkinson</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wellness Coach and Fitness Expert Debra Atkinson has helped over 150,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bothered. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+ with over 1 million downloads. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has 36 years of fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including the International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She’s an American Council on Exercise Su