40+ Fitness: Weight training, fitness & weight loss tips for Women in perimenopause & menopause

By: Coach Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto
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  • Summary

  • If you are a woman over 40 and are looking for practical information on how to keep your body strong and functional in perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, this is the show for you!

    - Do you want to learn how to exercise in a way to increase muscle and lose fat so you look and feel great today while preparing your body for the decades ahead?

    - Do you want to start lifting weights?

    - Do you want to understand the hormonal changes that are going on in your body during menopause (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol) and how those affect how you should be working out?

    Lynn has you covered!

    40+ Fitness for Women Podcast is THE fitness podcast for women over 40. It is focused on practical, concrete tips and strategies for getting strong and fit today and maintaining your quality of life in the decades ahead.

    Host Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto is a Certified Menopause Fitness Coach. And, as a 53-year-old post-menopausal woman, she knows first-hand what going through the menopause transition is like.

    She has struggled with the hormonal changes including a rollercoaster ride through perimenopause and changes to her body composition that seemed to happen almost overnight!

    Lynn has been there and found the path forward - and is here to share that with you. Midlife can be the best part of life - if you learn how to work with your body.

    © 2025 LynnFit Oy
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Episodes
  • #106: How to improve your weight lifting using form videos

    #106: How to improve your weight lifting using form videos
    Feb 18 2025

    The one thing you’re probably NOT doing—but should be!

    If you’re lifting weights but not seeing the results you want, or if something just feels off in your workouts, there’s a simple but often-overlooked fix: checking your form.

    When your form isn’t right, you’re not only increasing your risk of injury, you might also be making exercises harder than they need to be (and not in a good way!).

    The good news? A quick form check could make ALL the difference.

    In this episode, I dive into:

    • The benefits of taking form videos
    • How to take form videos to improve your lifting technique
    • How to spot and fix form mistakes on your own

    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    🎥 Flip Stick >>

    Send me your thoughts 😃

    Support the show

    • 💘 Valentine's Day Special: 20% OFF my Learn to Lift programs 💘 >>
    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Sign up for my Fat Loss Workshop >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
    • Support the show: Buy Me A Coffee ☕
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    13 mins
  • #105: Is Lifting Weights Not Your Thing? Too boring? Doesn't work for you? Let's chat...

    #105: Is Lifting Weights Not Your Thing? Too boring? Doesn't work for you? Let's chat...
    Feb 11 2025

    This is a different kind of episode. I am sharing my frustrations about women who tell me that strength training is 'not their thing'.

    Strength training should be everyone's thing.

    There is no substitute.

    Yes, there are other forms of exercise, but none that build muscle & strength and confer the health benefits that weight training does. Plus those muscles are essential for keeping us out of the nursing home.

    In this episode, I address the common statements I hear from midlife women who don't lift.

    • "Weight training is not my thing"
    • "I tried it and it doesn't work for me"
    • "Weight training is boring"


    If any of those statements sound familiar - this is the episode for you.

    Send me your thoughts 😃

    Support the show

    • 💘 Valentine's Day Special: 20% OFF my Learn to Lift programs 💘 >>
    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Sign up for my Fat Loss Workshop >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
    • Support the show: Buy Me A Coffee ☕
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    20 mins
  • #104: Your Metabolism in Midlife: Why It Slows Down & How to Fix It

    #104: Your Metabolism in Midlife: Why It Slows Down & How to Fix It
    Feb 4 2025

    You’ve probably heard that your metabolism slows down as you age, and that's why you're gaining weight. But is that actually true?

    In this episode I break down the four key factors that make up your daily calorie burn - aka. your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) - and how to tweak them to work in your favor.

    If you want to eat more without gaining weight, maintain (or boost!) your metabolism, and finally understand what’s really going on with your energy balance, this episode is for you!


    Tune in to learn:

    • The four key components of your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)
    • How to speed up your metabolism (yes, it's possible!)
    • How to increase how many calories you burn each day without extreme dieting or hours of cardio


    Resources mentioned in this episode:

    • Learn about my favorite walkpad here >>
    • Episode #103: How to Get Toned for Summer
    • Want to start strength training? Check out my DIY programs >>

    Send me your thoughts 😃

    Support the show

    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Check out My Learn to Lift Programs >>
    • Sign up for my Fat Loss Workshop >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/
    • Support the show: Buy Me A Coffee ☕
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    28 mins

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