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FIT JOY TRAINING ...THE "WHY?"

Flat tummy, strong bones, more energy,
a healthy heart & a sexy body!!

Feeling STRONG, FIT and in a HAPPY spot every day: 
it's possible at any age!!
WHY ADJUSTED TRAINING FOR WOMEN AFTER 40yo?

1. Why different training (and food, stress management, lifestyle) for women, at any age, actually?

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...Because us, women, due to our complicated hormonal system, we function differently than men: our body temperature changes with the phase of our cycles, we have higher thyroid sensitivity, higher stress levels and a more sensitive microbiome, we are more autoimmune prone, etc.

If at a young age, our youth, stamina and capacity for recovery compensate in most cases during our more... chaotic moments, after 40yo, extra care and guidance for our well-being, health and balance become really needed. However, understanding our hormonal journeys facilitates our health and balance at any age - and training according to our cycles is key to great energy, health and performance!

2. What happens to our body and energy after 40yo?

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After 40yo (and even 35 in some cases), we enter perimenopause, a period that can take up to 15years. This period brings a slow, yet powerful change in our hormones, energy, cognition, emotions and relationship patterns. It just comes along with a change of game, and your fitness regimen must change, too.

We know that after the age of 40yo we start losing muscles, which impacts our metabolism, and our hormones start unwinding - both for men and women.

If we want to stay fit and healthy, physical training becomes a must, along with other lifestyle changes related to nutrition, supplementation and stress management, which we’ll discuss soon!

3. Muscle loss and what's behind it - the facts no one talks about!!

4. How are we different than men

(and thus needing a different training regimen)?

 

  • The average man has more muscle mass than a woman – a woman has on average about 30 to 35% muscles, while a man has 40 to 50%. Thus, when men start losing muscles, if their health is good, they are less quickly affected by all the negative aspects mentioned above. 

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  • Men have a more stable hormonal system, following the circadian rhythm only, while the hormonal system of a lady is way more complex - and after the age of 40yo, more vulnerable, too, as the transition towards menopause starts.

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  • Men and women have a rather different anatomy, with different needs for training (read more in the next section!), food and general well-being.

5. Is Training… Stress?

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Training can indeed be a stressor for the body. And if you train too intensely or too longly in moments when your body faces other forms of stress (like lack of sleep, gut issues, a thyroid condition, or simply a crazy-busy week/month etc.), your training can become contra-productive. These are generally the times when you start seeing little to no results from your training, especially when it comes to weight management. Adjusting your training in stressful moments is key to obtaining results and getting a feel-good state during and after training, too.

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6. Is this for me?

  • I'm 40yo+ (crossing peri-menopause)

  • Menopause is ...around the corner

  • I'm in post-menopause

 

Most likely YES! Please first read/ listen to the above, and if you have a special situation, please drop me an email; we'll figure it out together. 

7 SPECIFIC FEMALE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING AFTER 40yo
  The female anatomy, pregnancies or different lifestyle elements call for physical training adjustments,
so that we feel strong and confident in our bodies.
Your training is not just... training - it is there to support each part of your body at best, to make you feel great and attractive. The ones below are our "soft spots" - also responsible for more... hidden aspects and FIT JOY will give them the needed attention!

  1. Pelvic floor (training for strength... and pleasure ;)

  2. Happy Breasts & a great posture

  3. Bone density

  4. Ankles & Hallux (training for graceful, not pained feet ...sometimes in high elegant shoes)

  5. Diastasis recti (never too late to correct it)

  6. Hips – esthetics, stability and injury prevention, too (as the statistics about hip injury for women are just scary)

  7. Gym for your face & eyes (for a firm face, less wrinkles, better vision, less head tension and migraines)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Will FIT JOY Help me lose weight?

2. I want to be spontaneous in my training, and do what I feel like! Is FIT JOY for me?

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FIT JOY will bring you a great variety of training scenarios that you can add to your regular routines. Beyond that, in the busy weeks when you barely have the time to train, FIT JOY will just guide you to the essential training your body, mind and hormones need.

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3. I have very little available time to train...

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You'll be able to choose your workout, in function of how much time you have available, making sure that the training you select is highly valuable for your health and well-being.

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4. I practice Yoga, Pilates, Tai-Qi… do I really need cardio?

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The heart... is a muscle :) And the only way to train it is with a form or another of "cardio". FIT JOY will bring you lots of good ideas for sustainable cardio; protective for your health and not too time-consuming either.

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5. Do we really need impact training? Why???

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Adjusted and controlled impact training can be extremely beneficial to maintain (and increase!) your bone density. But don't worry, you won't need to run a marathon to get good results! FIT JOY includes smart and protective impact training choices.

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6. I don't want to bulk up - will I have big muscles from FIT JOY resistance training?

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No - however you'll likely get more firm muscles in your entire body, a hint of muscle definition :)

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7. How long should I follow this program, and what's next?

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FIT JOY will expand over time, bringing updates for which you'll be invited to subscribe, to grow progressively stronger.

Also, you can use this program for a long time if you progressively increase the weights that you use and your resistance elastic bands - and all the exercises included are important to practice!!

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