Get Healthy U | Chris Freytag

If you’ve noticed the number on the scale creeping up during menopause despite eating the same foods and maintaining your usual routine, you’re not imagining it. Menopause weight gain is one of the most common concerns women face during midlife, and it can feel incredibly frustrating when the strategies that worked in your 30s and 40s no longer seem effective.

As a ...

When the weather finally warms up, the last place many of us want to be is stuck inside a gym. As someone who lives in Minnesota, I know how precious those sunny days can be! That’s why I love taking my workouts outdoors whenever possible.

This driveway workout for women is one of my favorite ways to combine strength training, cardio, and fresh air into one efficien...

My granddaughter Aura (she calls me Coco) looked up at me a while back with those big curious eyes and asked, “Coco, why does your neck have lines on it?”

I told her, “Well, that’s because I’m your grandma, and I’m a little older than your mom, and as you get older your skin loosens up a little.”

She accepted that completely and moved on, the way five-year...

Aging is inevitable. Feeling weak, fragile, and limited doesn’t have to be.

One of the most powerful ways to slow the aging process after 50 is strength training. And I’m not talking about becoming a bodybuilder or spending hours at the gym. I’m talking about building the kind of strength that helps you stay energetic, mobile, confident, and independent for decades ...

Have you ever noticed that the hardest part of an exercise is often lowering the weight, not lifting it?

That lowering phase is called the eccentric part of movement, and honestly, it’s one of the most overlooked ways women over 40 can build strength safely and effectively.

As a 60-year-old trainer, I’ve learned that working smarter matters just a...