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Becoming Her: Fitter, Better and Stronger Over 40
Welcome to Becoming Her: The Fittest and Healthiest 40+ You, where we explore the mindset shifts, nutrition strategies, and fitness tactics that will help you build lean muscle, lose fat, and feel strong, confident, and empowered over 40. Hosted by Shauna, the founder of Becoming Her Fitness and a women’s fitness coach dedicated to helping women over 40 transform their bodies and their lives. Her mission is to empower women over 40 to feel incredible from the inside out, because it’s never too late to become the healthiest, strongest version of YOU!
Episodes
59 episodes
EP 60: Strength Training Over 40: How to Train, Recover, and Build a Body That Actually Changes
If you’re lifting weights but still feel soft, frustrated, or stuck in your body over 40, this episode is for you.We talk about what strength training actually needs to look like for your body to change. Not just lifting weights, but tra...
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EP 59: Your Blueprint for a Successful Fat Loss Phase Over 40
If fat loss has felt harder or more confusing in your 40s, this episode walks you through a smarter way to approach it.Inside this episode, I break down how to move through a fat loss phase in a way that supports your metabolism, protect...
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EP 58: Stronger, Leaner, Sculpted Over 40: The 10 Changes That Completely Transformed My Body
In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the TOP 10 TIPS I used to transform my body in my 40s, and why they worked. We’re talking science, strategy, and clarity so you finally understand what your body needs now to lose fat, build muscle, feel st...
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EP 57: How Carb Timing Supports Muscle, Hormones, and Fat Loss After 40
In this episode, we talk about why fat loss isn’t just about calories… it’s about timing. You’ll learn why eating most of your carbs around your workouts can help you preserve more lean muscle, protect your metabolism, improve recovery...
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EP 56: Perimenopause Explained: Hormones, Metabolism, and How to Support Your Body After 40
In this episode, I’m talking openly about perimenopause, what it actually is, how to know if you’re in it, and why so many of us feel confused or caught off guard by the changes happening in our bodies. I walk through the real hormonal shifts w...
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EP 55: 5 Beliefs Keeping You Stuck From Transforming Your Body After 40
In today’s episode, I’m having an honest conversation about the beliefs that quietly hold so many women over 40 back from seeing real change. These are the same beliefs I struggled with myself, and shifting them is what finally made my own tran...
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EP 54: Soft & Stuck: The Hidden Reasons Your 40+ Body Isn’t Changing
In this episode, we break down why so many women over 40 can walk daily, lift consistently, hit their protein, and still not look toned. If you feel like you’re doing everything right but your body isn’t showing it, this ep...
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EP 53: BONUS Episode: Gratitude, Grounding, and Becoming Her Over 40
This bonus Thanksgiving episode is a simple gratitude reflection you can return to anytime you need a moment to breathe, reset, and reconnect. In just a few minutes, you’ll settle your mind, ease your nervous system, and shift your focus back t...
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EP: 52: The Best Cardio for Women Over 40 to Get Toned
In this episode, we’re clearing up the cardio confusion for women over 40. If you’ve ever wondered why your old workouts don’t feel the same or why you’re doing more cardio but not seeing more tone, this one is for you.We break down the ...
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EP: 51 How to Eat to Look Toned Over 40: The Metabolic Way to Build Muscle and Burn Fat
Today’s episode breaks down exactly how to eat to look toned over 40 and why the next two months are the perfect time to increase your calories to maintenance levels. If you’ve been training hard but still feel soft, tired, or stuck, this episo...
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EP: 50 How to Train to Get Toned Over 40
In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how to train to get toned after 40, not by cutting calories and doing more cardio, but by building real muscle. We talk about why muscle is essential for your metabolism, hormones, insulin resist...
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EP 49: The Smart Holiday Strategy for Women Over 40: Build Strength Now, Burn More Fat in the New Year
In this episode, we talk about why the holidays are actually the perfect time for women over 40 to move into maintenance or a lean building phase instead of dieting. This approach supports your hormones, metabolism, and muscle growth, and sets ...
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EP 48: Cravings, Emotional Eating & Finding Balance Over 40: How to Decode What Your Body’s Really Asking For
In this episode, I’m diving into why women over 40 often feel “out of control” with food and what your cravings are really trying to tell you. We’ll talk about emotional triggers, under-fueling, and how restrictive eating keeps you stuck in the...
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EP 47: Letting Go of Perfection and Building Resilience: The Real Secret to Success Over 40
If you’ve ever felt stuck in the all-or-nothing cycle, perfect one week, off the rails the next, this episode is for you.You’ll learn how to:Let go of the need to be perfectStop the guilt and “start over M...
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EP 46: Think Like a Bodybuilder After 40 to Build Muscle and Boost Your Metabolism
Most women over 40 are still doing what they think they should. Running more, eating less, lifting light to tone, and avoiding carbs. But those habits are breaking the body down instead of building it up.In this episode, I explain why bu...
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EP 45: Age with Strength: Science-Backed Supplements for Women Over 40
Supplements can’t replace good habits, but when you have those dialed in, the right ones can help you get results faster. In this episode, I share the science behind supplements that actually support women over 40; from building lea...
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EP 44: Why the Diets and Workouts From Your 20s Don’t Work After 40 (and What Actually Does)
In this episode, I’m breaking down why the things that used to “work” in your 20s and 30s don’t work anymore, and why they never really worked in the first place.I’ll walk you through the biggest mistakes women over 40 are still...
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EP 43: 7 Fitness Facts To Know On Your Fit Over 40 Journey
If what worked in your 20s and 30s isn’t working anymore, this episode is for you. I’m breaking down 7 fitness facts every woman over 40 needs to know to finally see results that last.You’ll learn how to train smarter, fu...
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Ep 42: Stepping Into Your Power Over 40: Mindset, Healing & Transformation with Samantha Peters
Join me as I chat with Samantha Peters, author, speaker, and co-founder of Light Up Your Life, LLC. She shares how she turned her challenging past into a mission to help others heal, rewire their mindset, and step into a life full of purpose an...
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EP 41: My Top 10 Tips That Transformed My Body at Age 46
In this episode, I’m sharing the exact strategies I used to completely change my body at age 46—how I built muscle, lost fat, and finally achieved the toned, lean look I had been chasing for years.If you’ve been stuck doing “all the thin...
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EP 40: Your Questions Answered: Training, Nutrition & Supplements for Women Over 40
In this episode, I’m answering your most frequently asked questions about fitness, nutrition, and metabolism.We dive into:Supplements that are worth your investmentHow to stay motivatedHow to train so you do...
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EP 39: Beyond Weight Loss: The 40+ Women's Blueprint to Body Transformation
The 40+ Women's Blueprint to a Strong Body: Nutrition, Muscle & Sustainable Fat LossEpisode Description: Ready to stop jumping from diet to diet? This is the episode you've been waiting for. I'm giving you the real, no-...
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EP: 38 Why My Fat Loss Phase Worked After 40 (And Yours Can Too)
I’m pulling back the curtain on my personal fat loss journey at 46. In this episode, I share what really worked to lose fat, preserve muscle, and feel stronger than ever. If you’ve struggled with diets or frustrated by slow results, this episod...
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Ep 37: Are You Really Ready to Lose Fat After 40?
Thinking about starting a fat loss phase? Before you cut calories or ramp up cardio, this episode walks you through key questions to ask yourself to know if your body, and life, are in the right place to make fat loss effective after 4...
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EP: 36 Life-Changing Tips Priya Used to Transform Her 44-Year-Old Perimenopausal Body
In this episode, I’m joined by Priya, a 44-year-old full-time working mom from Birmingham, England, who spent years feeling stuck trying to stay in shape during perimenopause.She began listening to this podcast, started implementi...
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