Women's fitness after 40, How to Go Beyond Before and After Photos

Savor Food and Body Podcast

Why do you exercise, or not? If you're a woman over 40 who struggles with motivation to exercise, this episode is for you.
If you've been focusing on exercise to lose weight, but you're not getting the results you want, it's time to shift your priorities. Learn how to shift your mindset from "shoulding" to wanting to move your body in ways that promote your physical and mental health.
Steph Gaudreau, CISSN, NASM-CPT (she/her/hers) helps athletic women over 40 fuel themselves better, get stronger, increase their energy, and perform better in the gym. She’s a sports nutritionist and lifting coach.
Steph shares how being teased for her body size in high school encouraged her to become an under-fed athlete and what she did to recover.

It's no secret that strength training in our 40s and 50s can improve the quality of life in our 70s and 80s. Steph explains why women over 40 need to pay more attention to building strength as we get older and how can we do this without falling into the dumpster fire of diet culture.

We talk about ways to cut through the diet culture sports nutrition noise so you can know how to fuel an active lifestyle and create a more expansive life.

In her best-selling book, The Core 4, Steph details a four-pillar approach to getting stronger, embracing your body, and owning your power. Steph has a degree in biology – human physiology. She is a Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society for Sports Nutrition (CISSN), a Certified Personal Trainer (National Academy of Sports Medicine), and a Menopause Coaching Specialist (Girls Gone Strong).

Her podcast, Fuel Your Strength, started in 2015 and has 4+ million downloads. She’s an international speaker and has been featured in Outside, SELF, and ESPN Radio.

Get show notes and additional resources on my website www.alpinenutrition.org

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