Episode 431: Why Exercise Feels Harder After 35+

Does your body feel like it stopped cooperating when you reached age 35? Are you frustrated that what used to work for you in terms of working out IS NOT anymore? Are you experiencing body composition changes, pelvic floor symptoms, or other things - maybe even symptoms you thought you had dialed in on, but they are returning? Are you tired of conflicting information on the internet about what’s going on and what you should do? In today’s episode, Jessie What might be happening in your body, why your old approaches aren’t working, and what to do moving forward to have success in exercising in ages 35+ - - - - - - - - - If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References Jessie’s free, live, online workshop: Why Exercise Feels Harder After 35 (And What Actually Works When Nothing Else Has) - https://jessiemundell.com/exercise-harder-35/ Show Notes 0:54 - Jessie is hosting a FREE, LIVE, online workshop: Why Exercise Feels Harder After 35 (And What Actually Works When Nothing Else Has) 2:13 - Jessie shares what we are talking about today, and how she is positioned to talk on this subject! 5:55 - Major Change #1: Hormones begin to fluctuate at 35+ 9:12 - Major Change #2: You don’t feel like you are bouncing back from stress like you used to 10:42 - Major Change #3: Your pelvic floor can be impacted by these changes occurring in the body after 35 14:10 - Mistake #1: When you feel like the workout isn’t doing it for you, you increase the intensity and time in the gym 16:34 - Mistake #2: On the opposite side of the spectrum, swinging to only low intensity exercise (with a caveat) 18:38 - Mistake #3: Over complicating your strength training program 20:40 - Pillar #1 of a well-designed exercise plan: Focus on progressive strength training 21:27 - Pillar #2 of a well-designed exercise plan: Integrating the pelvic floor and core system into the strength training 22:00 - Pillar #3 of a well-designed exercise plan: Build flexibility into your mindset and life with exercise 22:43 - Pillar #4 of a well-designed exercise plan: access to coaching AND community 23:24 - Jessie recaps the mistakes and pillars outlined above, with a few reminders along the way 25:06 - Jessie wraps up the episode with a final invitation to her free, live workshop where she will dive deeper into this subject with you