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By Carla DiGirolamo, MD, CFL1
This workout is a “go-to” for strength training if you're pressed for time or traveling. It’s versatile in that you can pair any two upper/lower body lifts that you wish, it's time-efficient, and can be done with minimal...
By Carla DiGirolamo, MD, CFL1
Last week, we kicked off this workout series with a focus on grip strength. We reviewed why grip strength is important and its correlation with various health metrics, such as low bone mineral density (BMD), depression, anxiety, sleep quality,...
By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1
Loss of muscle mass and strength with age is related to many factors including the overall physiological changes with aging and the menopausal transition, reduced activity levels, changing nutrition - among other factors. Excessive loss of muscle...
Welcome to a sneak peek of Feisty 40+, a newsletter designed and created for active women forty and older who want to shape their strongest, healthiest, happiest future.
Written and compiled by Selene Yeager, with contributions from Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, this weekly newsletter is filled with...
Midlife women need to calculate their lifetime heart disease risks.
By Selene Yeager
We can’t let American Heart Month pass without a discussion on one of the most vexing cardiovascular factors menopausal women face—the changes that happen to their lipid levels...
Muscle is harder to make and maintain in midlife. These supplements can help.
By Selene Yeager
*This is a sponsored post. As with all sponsored posts here, we use, believe, and stand by every product we promote.
If you had told me (and heck maybe someone did and I didn’t...
Pain and discomfort down there is common. You don’t have to live with it.
By Selene Yeager
Of all the changes and challenges that menopause can bring, vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), which falls under the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), is among the...
Deliberate cold exposure through swimming, plunging, or showering may ease symptoms and improve mood.
By Selene Yeager
We live in a world where it can be exceedingly difficult to chill out. That’s doubly true for menopausal women, who can have a harder time balancing their...
30 years of research shows we can and should be doing a lot better.
By Selene Yeager
February is Black History Month in the U.S. (It’s October in the U.K. and July in Australia) — an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans. And there are many in the...
What’s good for your muscles is good for your mind.
By Selene Yeager
As menopausal women, we care a lot about our brains, especially as the hormonal shifts that happen starting in perimenopause can lead to changes in our brains and women have a greater risk of developing...
As our hormones change so does the shape, size, and feeling of our breasts. Here’s what active women should know.
By Selene Yeager
As active women, we have a unique relationship with our breasts, as we can spend many years post-puberty (and then again perhaps post-pregnancy)...
Make muscle, get strong, prioritize your sleep, and more in 2024
By Selene Yeager
The holidays are behind us, the new year stretches out in front of us. We’re back to work, ready to dig into new goals. We don’t really buy into “New Year, New You!”...but we do...
