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How do you keep training (and coaching) when real life gets complicated?

In this episode, Michelle MacDonald shares the practical strategies she uses to coach women through inflammation, structural limitations, post-surgery recovery, and the emotional ups and downs of midlife training.

From leveraging machine work to rewriting beliefs about cardio, Michelle’s approach blends deep physiological awareness with day-to-day adaptability.

We also explore how she helped her 79-year-old mother go from inactive to lifting four days a week—and what it really means to build an “athlete mindset” later in life.

You’ll learn:

• How a yoga foundation shaped Michelle’s elite mind-muscle control

• The difference between flexibility and mobility (and what women really lose)

• Why women need more regressions, not more restrictions

• What to do when inflammation flares or structural pain appears

• How to coach via communication, not just programs

• Why the anti-cardio trend is harming women—and how to reframe it

• What Joan’s transformation teaches us about consistency, identity, and longevity

This episode is a masterclass in practical, intelligent coaching—built for women training through life.