Inspire Fitness
Inspire Fitness with Casey Young
You're in your 40s, 50s, or beyond, & the things that used to work just don't anymore. Your body is changing, your energy feels different, & the old advice to eat less & move more isn't cutting it.
This podcast is your place for real answers. Every week, you'll get practical, science-based strategies for strength training, nutrition, & navigating perimenopause & menopause, so you can lose fat, build muscle, & feel strong & confident in the body you have.
No shame, no fads, no starting over every Monday. Just structure that fits your real life.
Your host, Casey Young, is a Registered Dietitian & Certified Personal Trainer who's passionate about helping women become healthy, strong, & capable at every age. She's the owner & founder of Inspire Health & Wellness, where she coaches women worldwide through her virtual strength training program, Inspire Fitness, & her virtual nutrition coaching program, Inspire Nutrition. Casey is also a wife & a mom to 3 boys, so she gets how full your plate already is.
Tune in for solo episodes & expert conversations that help you stop guessing & start feeling like yourself again.
Learn more at inspirehw.com & follow along on Instagram @fit.nutritionist š¤
Episodes
254 episodes
Your But Is Getting in the Way (The And + So Method for Midlife Women)
You want to get stronger, but... you're busy. You don't know where to start, but it's never worked for you before. Sound familiar?In this episode, you'll learn why that one little word, "but," keeps you stuck. It quietly cancels everythi...
GLP-1s & Muscle Loss After 45: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Ana Reisdorf, RD
You can lose weight on a GLP-1 and still lose the strength you've worked so hard to build. Or you can do it differently.Whether you're taking a GLP-1, thinking about it, or watching someone you love go through it, this conversation is fo...
The Scale Is Lying to You: What a DEXA Scan Actually Reveals- With Tony Orlando
It's 6am and you're standing on the same scale you've stood on for twenty years. The number moves half a pound and somehow it still gets to decide how your whole day feels.Here's what that number has never once told you: how much of you ...
Cutting vs. Bulking: What No One Tells Women in Midlife
Cutting. Bulking. You've heard the terms - but chances are, no one's ever explained them for your body, in this season of life. In this episode, Casey breaks down what these two phases actually mean, why almost eve...
Sober September: What Happens When You Take a Break From Alcohol
What happens when you take a break from alcohol-especially as a woman in perimenopause/menopause working toward health and fat loss goals? In this episode, Iām sharing my personal experience of going alcohol-free, why Iām committing...
I Booked My Own DEXA Scan. Here's Why You Should Too.
You could be losing bone right now and never know it. No pain, no symptoms, no warning... until the day you fracture something and your whole life changes.*In this episode, I'm getting personal about a topic that's close to home for me: ...
3 Things My Most Successful Clients Never Skip
You want to be consistent. So you download the app, save the workout plan, and try to overhaul everything at once, meals, movement, sleep, water, all of it, starting Monday. By week two, it's gone. You're back to square one, wondering why other...
Progressive Overload Isn't Optional After 40 (Here's Why Your Workouts Stalled)
If your workouts are exactly the same as they were six months ago, that's probably exactly why your results have stalled. In this episode, Casey breaks down progressive overload in plain terms, the tool she uses to actually teach it to her clie...
Your Zucchini Isn't the Fiber Hero You Think It Is
Your neighbor just dropped another bag of zucchini on your porch, and somewhere between the stuffed boats and the noodle spirals, you started telling yourself you were finally getting your fiber handled. You've been doing the right things, eati...
"Watch Me": What Happened When a Stranger Told Me I Couldn't Lift It
A stranger told me, to my face, that I wasn't going to be able to lift it. I didn't get the chance to prove him wrong in the moment, but the story stuck with me for a completely different reason than you'd expect. In this episode I'm telling yo...
5 Things to Know Before Your Next Summer Drink
You don't have to quit drinking to reach your goals this summer - but you do need to know what's actually happening in your body when you do, and what to do instead so it doesn't derail your progress.In this episode, we're talking honest...
The Certainty You're Waiting For Is Not Coming - And That's Actually Good News
There's a decision you've been sitting on. Maybe it's starting a program. Maybe it's committing to tracking your food. Maybe it's finally investing in yourself after years of putting everyone else first. And you keep pushing it to Monday. To Se...
3 Things to Do Right Now If Summer Eating Has Quietly Gone Off the Rails
It's mid-July. You started the summer with good intentions. And somewhere between the cookouts, the vacations, the late nights, and the "just this once" moments that have been stacking up since Memorial Day - your routine quietly dissolved....
5 Things I'd Do Today to Recover From a Holiday Weekend (Before It Turns Into a Month Off)
It's Tuesday morning. The fireworks are done, the cooler is empty, and somewhere between the cookout and the long weekend you lost your routine. The scale is up. You feel bloated and sluggish and like you undid everything you've been working to...
Zone 2 Cardio: The Cardio You Actually Need After 45 (And Exactly How to Do It)
Last week I told you that cardio can't be your whole plan in midlife. This week I'm telling you exactly what the cardio piece should look like.If you missed last week's episode on why your body stopped responding to cardio in perimenopau...
Why Cardio Isn't Enough Anymore - What Women 45+ Actually Need
You've been showing up. Walking, running, spinning, moving. You're sweating consistently - and your body has stopped responding the way it used to.Here's what most women don't realize: it's not a discipline problem. It's a hormone proble...
5 Reasons You Can't Stop Eating at Night
It's mid-June. The evenings are long, the days are warm, and by 8pm you're sitting on the porch - and the kitchen is calling your name.If night eating is your biggest struggle right now, this episode is for you.Here's what most wo...
The Version of You That Almost Gave Up Last Month - Let's Talk About Her
It's June. Summer just started. And if you made it here - through the hard weeks, the missed workouts, the moments you almost quit - I want you to hear something:You are closer than you think.This episode isn't about strategy. It'...
Stop Doing These 7 Things Immediately If You Want to Lose Fat in Perimenopause
Summer is here. The cookouts, the lake trips, the photos - all of it. And if you're still feeling stuck in your body right now, this episode is for you.Here's what most women don't realize- the rules of your body have changed in perimeno...
Gas Stations, Bleachers, and Road Trips - How to Keep Your Nutrition and Movement on Track All Summer
Gas stations. Bleachers. Road trips. Concession stands. Hotel rooms. Golf courses. Beach days.Summer is the season that derails more women than any other time of year. Not because they stop caring. Because the structure that holds everyt...
The High Protein Trap: How to Shop Smarter and Stop Wasting Money
You're standing in the grocery store. You pick up the bar with "HIGH PROTEIN" across the front in bold letters. You put it in your cart. You're doing the right thing.Except -are you?The "high protein" label has become one of the m...
You Can Dine Out and Still Hit Your Goals - Here's Exactly How to Order at Any Restaurant
It's Tuesday night. You just got stuck at work and had to pick up a prescription for your mother. You're exhausted, you haven't eaten, and the only thing between you and a complete breakdown is a drive-through or a restaurant with a 20-minute w...
Food Noise Is Real - Here's What's Actually Causing It and How to Quiet It
It's 10 AM. You finished breakfast an hour ago. And your brain is already thinking about lunch.Then the snack before lunch. Then what you ate yesterday. Then whether you can have the thing you've been craving since Tuesday.You're ...
Stop Making Wishes. Start Making Goals. (Here's the Difference.)
It's May 1st - a fresh month and the perfect moment to pause and ask yourself: what do I actually want this month?Here's the truth most women don't hear: the goals that disappear by week two aren't failing because of a lack of m...
The One Supplement That Saved Me From the Throes of Perimenopause
If you know the 3 AM wake-up ā wide awake, mind already running, doing the math on how many hours you have left before the alarm ā this episode is for you.In this episode Casey gets personal. She shares her own experience with L-Theanine...