In this episode of the Healthy Aging Series, Ashleigh and Beth discuss mental health: how it impacts physical health and vice versa; how it changes through the decades; how our hormonal changes impact mental health; how to manage the mental health of loved ones, and so much more - see timestamps below. You can watch every episode of the Healthy Aging Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musclemaven 

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected] or leave them in the comments. 

Learn more about the hosts at bethlipton.com and ashleighvanhouten.com 

Check out the BRAND NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! The program offers a customizable training program that will adjust throughout your pregnancy, a full exercise video library, a downloadable resource document and a 90 minute lecture from your coaches. Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

You can also learn about the flagship strength program at https://www.musclescienceforwomen.com 

Timestamps:

2:00: Making career changes as an older person

3:30: What impacts your mental health as you age? Hormones, life circumstances

7:00: How hormonal fluctutations impact women’s mental health vs. men's 11:00: What the internet tells us to do to protect mental health

15:00: What is a midlife crisis? Why does this happen?

29:30: Which surprising age group is most likely to be depressed

36:00: What happens to mental health after retirement

42:40: Dealing with the mental health of loved ones

54:10: Body signals and biofeedback that provide clues to mental health

In this solo episode, Ashleigh weighs in on whether or not weighted vests are worth it; she talks about starting a CrossFit support group for folks trying to leave, and answers a question from the podcasts #5 male listener about supporting your partner through tough times. 

We hope you find this episode helpful; if you do, please rate/review/subscribe and share it with someone who could benefit! If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Check out the BRAND NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! The program offers a customizable training program that will adjust throughout your pregnancy, a full exercise video library, a downloadable resource document and a 90 minute lecture walking through details like safe exercise selection, likely fitness challenges during pregnancy, how to eat to support a healthy fit pregnancy, and so much more. Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

You can also learn about the flagship strength program at https://www.musclescienceforwomen.com 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

This week is a mixed bag of listener questions: Rachel and Ashleigh discuss ideas about wellness retreats or traveling events; they answer a question from a listener who thinks they're "skinny fat", they talk about what "consistency" really looks like and how to get there, and how we can all learn to work smarter rather than harder on our fitness goals. 

We hope you find this episode helpful; if you do, please rate/review/subscribe and share it with someone who could benefit! If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Check out the BRAND NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! The program offers a customizable training program that will adjust throughout your pregnancy, a full exercise video library, a downloadable resource document and a 90 minute lecture from your coaches. Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

You can also learn about the flagship strength program at https://www.musclescienceforwomen.com 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

In this episode the ladies talk about "maintenance," - what does it mean, how do you get to maintenance, how do you stay there, how long do you stay there, why is maintenance a good thing and when is it hindering your goals? Why is it so hard to get to and stay there? How do you know if you're really eating for maintenance? If you've been wondering about a maintenance plan, or are thinking you want to maintain your current body composition or level of fitness, this episode is for you.

We hope you find this episode helpful; if you do, please rate/review/subscribe and share it with someone who could benefit! If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Check out the BRAND NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! The program offers a customizable training program that will adjust throughout your pregnancy, a full exercise video library, a downloadable resource document and a 90 minute lecture from your coaches. Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

You can also learn about the flagship strength program at https://www.musclescienceforwomen.com 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

In this vulnerable episode, Rachel and Ashleigh talk about the intersection of grief and health - it's a topic that we'll all deal with at some point, but isn't often discussed. Behavioural and lifestyle changes can dramatically impact our health in times of acute grief, which can exacerbate the pain we're already feeling. In this episode, the women share personal stories and go over some of the ways grief can negatively impact our health, as well as ways we can work to mitigate those impacts and care for ourselves even in times of acute sadness, stress, and devastation.

We hope you find this episode helpful; if you do, please rate/review/subscribe and share it with someone who could benefit!

Check out our BRAND NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! The program offers a customizable training program that will adjust throughout your pregnancy, a full exercise video library, a downloadable resource document and a 90 minute lecture from your coaches. Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

Timestamps

2:00: Rachel shares life updates

11:20: How to manage health in times of acute grief

15:00: Self-help book recommendations

22:00: The immune response to stress

25:30: Tools for sleep

33:00: Importance of routine

39:55: Accelerated aging with grief

42:55: Coping strategies

This episode is a deep dive into pelvic health, an incredibly important aspect of overall health, function, and quality of life for women that many of us don't know enough about (and aren't taught). In this episode, Ashleigh and Rachel cover:

• The basic anatomy and function of the pelvic floor
• The most common pelvic floor issues, from pain to prolapse to incontinence and more
• Risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction
• How to tell if your pelvic floor may not be functioning optimally
• Prevention and protection
• Self-care and lifestyle tips for avoiding or mitigating these issues
• Other steps if you're experiencing pelvic floor dysfunction that you can't manage on your own

We hope you find this episode helpful; if you do, please rate/review/subscribe and share it with someone who could benefit! 

You'll learn even more about pelvic health in our NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! Read more about our new program at this link, and reach out if you would like the military/first responders discount: https://www.rgfit.com/fit-pregnancy 

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

This week is another episode of the Healthy Aging Series, and this time Ashleigh and Beth are diving into motherhood, a deeply personal and lifechanging event. They discuss the ways motherhood changed them (and the ways they have stayed the same), the experience of being "older" mothers, the balance of caring for children and aging parents, managing your kids' hormonal shifts at the same time as their own, and much more. See timestamps below.

And listeners learned about the NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! There has been a slight delay in launch, but if you want to be the first to gain access to the program (and our early bird discount) you can email and let us know at [email protected] 

The whole Healthy Aging Series can be found on Ashleigh's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@musclemaven

 If you're interested in listening to Ashleigh's episode all about her first pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience, you can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FHQRW8LMDEXt2lLUgpLVz?si=eb5dab46d9ba4e6b

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Support for this podcast comes from Kion. Use code MUSCLEMAVEN at this link to save on high-quality protein powder, creatine, the tastiest EAA's (I recommend watermelon!) and other tested supplements to support your goals. 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

Timestamps:

7:00: Things that have changed about us since motherhood, if anything

18:00: Our experiences being “older” mothers

27:00: Our decision-making process to have kids (and how many to have)

36:00: Differences in parenting expectations with different generations

40:30: Managing your own hormonal changes as well as your children's

45:00: How we talk about our bodies and hormones, and how that impacts the way women feel about themselves

47:45: Parenting while also helping aging parents

53:00: The sometimes fraught relationship between mothers and daughters

1:01:00: Balancing how to love your kids equally but engage with them differently according to their personalities

1:05: How the parenting dynamic shifts as both you and kids age

1:09: Combatting losing your sense of self in motherhood

In this episode, Ashleigh answers listener questions about:

-how to work around "limiting factors" like grip strength and weaker muscles when trying to challenge the lower body

-can you heal and "tighten" fascia in your stomach and get rid of "mommy pooch" after multiple pregnancies

-how to avoid being "skinny fat" when you're looking to lose fat and change body composition

-advice for people looking to become a professional health coach

And more! Check timestamps below.

And listeners learned about the NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! There has been a slight delay in launch, but if you want to be the first to gain access to the program (and our early bird discount) you can email and let us know at [email protected]

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Support for this podcast comes from Kion. Use code MUSCLEMAVEN at this link to save on high-quality protein powder, creatine, the tastiest EAA's (I recommend watermelon!) and other tested supplements to support your goals. 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

Timestamps:

2:00: how to work around limiting factors like grip and upper body strength

7:45: can you tighten stomach fascia after pregnancy?

13:00: how to reverse the "skinny fat" look after years of sedentary living

22:30 advice for folks who want to get into the health coaching business

In this vulnerable episode, Ashleigh shares her pregnancy and birth story from the recent birth of her daughter. She covers topics including:

• Her symptoms and overall experience during pregnancy, and how it differed from her first
• How she managed severe pubic symphysis pain, and her experience with pelvic floor physiotherapy
• All the details of her unmedicated water birth and the immediate postpartum period
• Information on her exercise and nutrition
• The ups and downs of being a parent of two, and how this is impacting her fitness and overall health
• And much more!

And listeners learned about the NEW program from Muscle Science for Women: The Fit Pregnancy Specialization program! There has been a slight delay in launch, but if you want to be the first to gain access to the program (and our early bird discount) you can email and let us know at [email protected]

 If you're interested in listening to Ashleigh's episode all about her first pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience, you can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FHQRW8LMDEXt2lLUgpLVz?si=eb5dab46d9ba4e6b

If you have comments, feedback, or questions please send them to [email protected].

Support for this podcast comes from Kion. Use code MUSCLEMAVEN at this link to save on high-quality protein powder, creatine, the tastiest EAA's (I recommend watermelon!) and other tested supplements to support your goals. 

Learn more about the hosts at rgfit.com and ashleighvanhouten.com

In this exclusive sneak peek, Ashleigh shares the first full episode of a new series on Healthy Aging she has developed with friend, Carnivore-ish co-author, wellness writer, and chef Beth Lipton. Over the course of seven episodes they dive deep on topics like beauty, motherhood and pregnancy, relationships, nutrition, mental health, and more, all through the lens of healthy aging for women: what does it mean to age in a healthy way? How do we balance our desire to remain youthful with the inevitability of getting older? Can we find more peace and joy in the way our bodies and priorities shift through life? 

The series is honest, real, vulnerable, and created in an effort to create community and share with other women who are no doubt juggling the same questions and uncertainties. There are questions, answers, personal stories, and laughs as they learn.

These are just a few of the questions the women dive into, starting with this first episode on fitness, which covers the ladies' thoughts on:

• what they learned about wellness and fitness from their own mothers;
• whether or not fitness HAS to change as we age, and if so, how;
• their own personal journies through various forms of fitness, and more.

The full Healthy Aging Series will be published on Ashleigh's YouTube channel, which you can find and subscribe to here: https://www.youtube.com/@musclemaven 

If you have any feedback, questions or comments, send them to [email protected].

Learn more about Beth at bethlipton.com and Ashleigh at ashleighvanhouten.com

Support for this podcast comes from Kion. Use code MUSCLEMAVEN at this link to save on high-quality protein powder, creatine, the tastiest EAA's (I recommend watermelon!) and other tested supplements to support your goals.