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Interesting read... 👍🏋️‍♀️💯
After 40, the goal isn’t simply to stay active.
It’s to stay STRONG.

Your bones don’t just need movement. They need LOAD.

Walking is one of the best habits you can have for your health but for women approaching and after menopause, walking alone may not be enough stimulus to protect bone density.

As estrogen declines, bone loss accelerates. Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density in the 5–7 years after menopause.

And this is where the type of exercise matters.

Research examining walking as a stand-alone intervention in peri- and postmenopausal women found no significant improvement in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, radius, or whole body, although longer-duration walking may provide some benefit at the femoral neck.

Bone responds to mechanical loading.

That’s why strength training matters.

In the LIFTMOR randomized controlled trial, postmenopausal women with low bone mass performed 30 minutes of supervised high-intensity resistance + impact training just twice per week for 8 months.

The results:

• Lumbar spine BMD: +2.9% vs −1.2% in the control group
• Femoral neck BMD: +0.3% vs −1.9% in the control group
• Strength and physical function also improved significantly.

This doesn’t mean you should stop walking.

Walk for your heart, your brain, your metabolic health and your daily movement.
Strength train for your muscles — and give your bones the loading stimulus they need.

After 40, the goal isn’t simply to stay active.

It’s to stay STRONG.

Save this as your reminder: walking + strength training > walking alone.

Kontak Wyna vir Personal Training ✅️ in 'n Private Gym ✅️ waar dit net ek en my kliënt op 'n slag in die gym is. Somer is om die draai! 💪🏋‍♀️
📲084 758 4020

Baie dankie vir elkeen wat my ondersteun het hierdie jaar. Dankie vir elke verwysing. Ek waardeer julle so baie.🙏 Mag dit 'n wonderlike en Geseënde Kersfees wees. 🎅

What age category do you fall into: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 70+ years old? It is never too late to start your fitness journey. Join me to achieve optimal wellness. Coach Wyna Gloster, Fitsters Private Gym, 084 758 4020. 💪
Wyna Gloster
Fitsters Private Gym

Just Lift It! 🏋‍♀️💪❣️

There will always be reasons to doubt yourself.

There will always be moments you don’t feel ready.

There will always be days when motivation runs low.

But guess what?

The bar doesn’t care.

The weights don’t care.

And honestly—your goals don’t either.

You don’t have to be perfect.

You don’t have to be fearless.

You just have to show up… and lift.

One rep at a time.

One set at a time.

One day stronger than yesterday.

No matter what’s going on in your life or in your mind the answer is always simple.

Just Lift It.

Say hello to our latest addition - the MaxFit Sissy Squat machine! 💥

Sissy Squats primarily strengthen the quadriceps and also work the hip flexors, core strength and can improve balance and knee health. With a sissy squat machine, you're able to lean back securely without fear of falling over or disrupting your posture.💪

RELAX. It's not what you eat between Christmas and New Year that counts, it's what you eat between New Year and Christmas.

Ons hoor dit baie, "jou kop moet reg wees" en ongelukkig is dit waar. As jy jou doelwitte wil bereik moet jy baie hard werk aan jou gedagtes, elke liewe dag! Dit word gelukkig makliker soos wat jou selfdissipline beter word en jy resultate sien.

Ek het nog openinge vir personal training. Kontak my gerus met jou navrae, Wyna 084 758 4020. Ek wil jou graag help om jou doelwitte te bereik. Dis net ek en jy op 'n slag in my eie privaat gym, so as jy voel jy is nog nie reg vir 'n publieke gym nie is dit die plek om te wees. Ek het meer as genoeg toerusting om jou 'n behoorlike workout te gee. 😘