09/04/2026
I believe women should lift weights.
I also believe you don’t always have to lift heavy.
There’s a time and place for challenging yourself. For picking up the heavier dumbbells. For pushing your strength and discovering what your body is capable of.
But there are also seasons of life when consistency matters far more than intensity.
If you’re overwhelmed, anxious, deeply sad, exhausted or simply going through a really hard season, your body may not need another stressor.
It may need movement that helps you come back to yourself.
That might look like a lymphatic flow and some mobility.
A light strength circuit that gets your muscles working without wiping you out.
A walk outside—bonus points for trees, sunshine and fresh air.
A gentle yoga class where you can be supported by the energy of the room while still doing your own thing.
Or 20–30 minutes of simple strength work that gets you out of your head and back into your body.
Because movement doesn’t have to crush you to change you.
Sometimes the goal of a workout isn’t to set a PR.
Sometimes the goal is to regulate your nervous system.
To shift your energy.
To interrupt the spiral.
To remind yourself that you can still do something good for yourself today.
And here’s what I’ve seen over and over again in more than 30 years of training people:
When you start feeling better, you naturally start wanting to do more.
The light weights get heavier.
The short workouts get longer.
Your confidence comes back.
Your capacity grows.
You don’t have to start where you think you should be.
Start where you are.
Consistency before intensity.
Because you really are one workout away from a good mood. ❤️