Buckle up for this episode!
Dr Christina Prevett has just finished her PhD in heavy resistance training in older adults and is now doing her post-doc looking at resistance training in pregnancy & postpartum
She is committed to building a body of evidence to change the narrative about the 'safety' of strength training - at every age and stage of a woman's life
We discuss how to avoid frailty and building up the ceiling of resilience, which starts with challenging clinicians to think beyond 3 x 10 with the yellow theraband ;)
Muscle mass, oestrogen, pelvic health, bone health, the gendered environment of gyms, accepting risk-tolerance, challenging the myths & perceptions about what is 'safe' from an evidence based perspective and SO MUCH MORE!
Christina's enthusiasm for this topic is contagious, and her encouragement for us to reflect on our own biases and barriers around exercise prescription
(let me just say that after we stopped recording we just kept on talking for another 40 minutes - this is a topic er are both super passionate about!)
I'd highly recommend following Dr Prevett on instagram for updates on her research and the courses she is teaching - you can find her on instagram as @dr.christina_prevett
and...if you're interested in diving deeper into exercise at every age and stage of a woman's life, you can still save €100 off my online courses by using the code NOV2023 at checkout - info on all the courses can be found here and you can keep up with my adventures in women's health on Instagram here - I'm at https://www.instagram.com/michellelyons_muliebrity/
Until next time,
Onwards & Upwards!
Mx
