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Menopause Strength Training & Fitness | 40+ Fitness for Women

Menopause Strength Training & Fitness | 40+ Fitness for Women

By: Coach Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto
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If you’re a woman in perimenopause or menopause and are noticing that you’ve lost muscle tone and strength, are gaining belly fat, and the workouts that used to work suddenly don’t anymore — this is the podcast for you.


You’ll learn how to work with your changing body so you can build strength, look toned, feel amazing in your body again and prepare to age strong for the decades ahead.


Each week, host Lynn Sederlöf-Airisto shares science-backed and realistic ways to:

• Strength train effectively
• Build muscle, strength, and bone density
• Adapt your workouts and eating habits to your changing body
• Exercise to prepare your body for the decades ahead


Known for her efficient, effective, and no-nonsense coaching style, Lynn helps you cut through the noise and focus on what actually works so you get results without wasting time.


Lynn has helped thousands of women start strength training, get stronger, and transform their bodies into something they feel proud of.


Lynn is a Certified Menopause Fitness Coach and personal trainer. She graduated from Dartmouth College, where she majored in biochemistry and molecular biology and played Division I varsity lacrosse. Now 54 and postmenopausal, she knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle with these same changes — and how to turn things around.

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Episodes
  • #140: How HRT & Testosterone Changed my Life & Training

    #140: How HRT & Testosterone Changed my Life & Training
    Oct 14 2025

    In honor of Menopause Awareness Month, I’m sharing my personal story of perimenopause and hormone replacement therapy.

    This is part two of my two-part series on HRT. If you haven’t yet listened to part one, Perimenopause and HRT my personal story (episode 139), please start there first.

    In this episode, I talk about what it was really like — the symptoms I experienced, how life changed after starting treatment, and how hormones have affected my strength training, body composition, energy, motivation, and overall quality of life.

    This isn’t a medical lecture, and I’m not selling anything. My hope is that if you’re struggling with similar symptoms, this helps you realize you’re not alone — and that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

    You don’t have to just live with it or accept that “this is how life has to be.” There are options, there is help, and you can feel like yourself again.


    Enjoy the episode

    x Lynn


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    Support the show

    • Get started with my beginner-friendly Learn to Lift programs here >>
    • Join my monthly membership here >>
    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/




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    27 mins
  • #139: Perimenopause and HRT My Personal Story

    #139: Perimenopause and HRT My Personal Story
    Oct 7 2025

    For years, I had no idea what was happening to me. I was falling apart, and had no idea why.

    I thought this was just how life was when your marriage wasn’t great and you were juggling kids and a demanding job.

    I knew I was going through menopause, but neither I, nor the doctors who were treating me, realized that my changing hormones were wreaking havoc on my life.

    In this episode, I’m sharing my real story of how that unfolded: how I spent years in the dark, struggling with symptoms I didn’t understand, and how things finally began to turn around with HRT (though that did not always go so smoothly either!).

    I’m sharing this in hopes that at least one person will recognize their own struggles in my story, and get help faster than I did.

    Send me your thoughts 😃

    Support the show

    • Get started with my beginner-friendly Learn to Lift programs here >>
    • Join my monthly membership here >>
    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/




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    37 mins
  • #138: FAQs Beginners Ask About Strength Training After 40

    #138: FAQs Beginners Ask About Strength Training After 40
    Sep 30 2025

    Starting strength training can feel confusing with so much conflicting advice online. In this episode, I answer the questions women most often ask when they’re just beginning their lifting journey after 40.


    You’ll learn:

    • If women over 40 can build muscle without a calorie surplus
    • Whether one set of dumbbells is enough to get started
    • How often to switch exercises for real results
    • What to prioritize if you only have an hour to exercise


    Resources mentioned:

    Progressive overload: Episode #114

    Adjustable dumbbells I recommend

    Send me your thoughts 😃

    Support the show

    • Get started with my beginner-friendly Learn to Lift programs here >>
    • Join my monthly membership here >>
    • Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
    • Subscribe to my weekly newsletter>>
    • Follow & chat with me on Instagram: befitafter40_withlynn/




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    27 mins
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