It seems that more and more 'older women' (over 35) are joining The 10-Week Challenge than ever, because they want to learn how to train as they age, eat to enjoy food again, manage their hormones, stay OFF the scale, and more... 

I have learned A LOT as a coach and an aging athlete, having done this work consistently through my 20's, 30's, 40's and now 50's...and the aging female body DOES have different requirements, like certain 'parts' get tighter, less forgiving, others loosen more (LOL!), our glutes need specific work now, our abs need something other than crunches and planks now, we become more carb sensitive, some of us need higher fat, we need to keep our metabolisms intact, or get it humming again...

And certain moves, in my opinion, need to be carefully done or nixed all together...

So often, when a gal surfs the net to find all these lovely, new, funky moves, that's great, but it doesn't speak to OUR bodies. Once again, experience trumps the Internet.

For example, the Sumo Squat (shown above)...never, ever would I recommend that one, (unless you want to do your back in). Our knees, hips and lower back are not as flexible as they used to be, and MANY of us have issues by now, with one (or all) of those areas (like me!).

By now, I can look at an exercise and say 'yay' or 'nay', given the state of MY body. And I use that to guide my choices for YOU, too! 'More is not better', remember? So you don't need a whole collection of exercises, you just need the RIGHT ones done the RIGHT way, with consistency, a certain 'flow' to the sequence of exercise choices, and of course, a decent amount of weight added in to see results.

That's also why I use a 'carry over' approach in my creating the workouts...a certain amount of repeated moves from month to month, to teach you the right technique, and a few new ones sprinkled in, to grow your exercise repertoire (but not so much that you get confuse,d use half moves because there are too many new moves to learn). This is about PROGRESSION and learning, NOT about reinventing the wheel every month. 'More is not better, better is better,' and the mature woman knows this (that's why I LOVE training this age group, their focus and desire after so many misses in the exercise area is Laser Sharp now!)

The 1200+ videos Members have access to have all been tested by me, over the years, and you may have to alter them a bit to fit your needs, but they are safe, effective and progressive. 

And as new stuff comes down the pipe, I will introduce it to clients, after much consideration - is it safe? Will it work for us? Does it honour our joints, and is it easy to learn? - to stay on top, stay fresh and keep things interesting. 

But basic bodybuilding moves STILL apply, as they are the safest, and most effective for our goals, and our aging bodies. Always. That's what my 35 years of doing this has taught me, and that's how I train my aging body, and it is still responding and progressing and relatively injury free, all these years.