Welcome back to The Simplicity Sessions, I'm delighted that you’ve joined us today. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project and the creator of the women's revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project.

Today’s episode builds on the last episode which dealt with body image issues in women. Let’s talk about how women can build muscle properly to increase our overall health. I will run through the mistakes that women make when they want to add muscle to their bodies and provide you with 10 things that I have learned in my fitness journey.

I have over 24 years of experience managing my own fitness and training and I am here to share as much information with you as possible.

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Here are the main topics of today’s episode:

• How women’s bodies respond to hormones
• The difference between weight loss and overall health
• How I started working out
• My younger lifestyle was intense
• Working out wiser as I grow older
• 10 things I have learned in my fitness journey
• The keto approach did not work for me
• Focus on rest and self-development
• A little bit of fat comes with building muscle
• Have your why and community

 

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Quotes -

• “ I look back to those days and like, whoa, those were some inflamed training days. In my twenties I was partying, I was drinking, I was teaching a lot of classes and they were all high intensity.”
• “My adrenals didn't love it anymore. I never felt like I fully recovered from the run. So as much as my mind loved hitting the road, I never even ran with music or podcasts. I just hit the ground.”
• “I have a deep understanding of how. Important muscle is as an organ of longevity and a hormonal endocrine functioning organ, and the role it plays for our bone health, our heart health, our brain health, and our hormonal health as women.”
• “The big rocks of your success, especially if you were trying to build muscle, are going to be stress management, your downtime, your nutrition, and personal growth.”
• “If you have specific goals that match the movement, then match your effort with the specificity of the bowl.”
• “You're going to have to be in a slight caloric surplus in order to build muscle”