Debra Atkinson is a life coach and master personal trainer who helps women embrace their 50s and beyond with vitality and energy, especially during and after menopause. Debra shares her inspirational message through her website FlippingFifty.com, which offers exercise programs and health coaching specifically for women over 50 wanting to look or feel their best.
I love how Debra views the aging process not as something avoid but as a natural part of life and just another stage to live to our fullest potential. It makes so much sense and is a refreshing answer to all the pressures society puts on us as women to “hide” signs of aging.
Debra Atkinson on Exercise After 50
In addition to bringing over 30 years of health and fitness expertise to the table, Debra has authored hundreds of articles and four books, including You Still Got it Girl! The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women and Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS for Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust. She often writes about the exercise-hormone connection, strength training, and other fitness and health topics especially important to women.
The fact is, there are things we can be doing in our 20s, 30s, and 40s to set ourselves up for an active, healthy life down the road. I’m looking forward to learning from Debra what I can be doing now to prepare for the years ahead!
In This Episode You’ll Learn

proactive ways to flip aging on its head and exude joy, health, and beauty at any age
myth-busting facts about menopause, exercise, and nutrition after the big 5-0
getting the most out of diet and exercise in your 50s and beyond (and why it’s different from your 20s, 30s, and 40s)
exercise mistakes women over 50 (and women in general) might make
the simple way to improve health habits (and actually stick with it)
why it’s a myth that metabolism has to change after menopause
which population is most prone to problems as they age, and why
why sleep and stress management might be more important than even diet and exercise
why you actually exercise better when you’re under pressure and have no time!
a new way to get beyond exercise resistance and embrace it as a way of life … even if you never have before
how to match exercise to your cortisol levels (and how to tell if you have a hormone imbalance)
why strength training might be the best thing a woman can do after 50 (or at any age!)
specific ways to keep your mobility as you age (rather than losing it)
the body chemistry that causes us gain belly fat as we age … and how to fight it
a beginning weight training routine for women over 50 (and how to progress)
what women over 50 should eat … and why when you eat is just as important
changes