Why Midlife Women Need to Lift: Muscle is the Missing Hormone

Felicia Schindler
Oct 15
2 min read

If you’re in your 40s or 50s wondering why your body suddenly feels like it’s fighting you, I want you to hear this loud and clear:You are not broken. You’re just in a new season — and your body needs new tools.

Forget what you were told in your 20s. Endless cardio, diet shakes, and eating like a bird won’t work here.Your new secret weapon? Muscle.

Your Hormones Are Changing — So Should Your Training

During perimenopause and menopause, estrogen drops, and with it goes the easy ability to keep muscle tone, energy, and metabolism humming along.That’s why you might feel softer, more tired, or frustrated that what “used to work” doesn’t anymore.

The fix isn’t to do more cardio or eat less food. It’s about starting to lift weights that are heavy enough to challenge your body and fueling enough to support recovery.

Muscle is your metabolism.

Muscle is your strength.

Muscle is your hormone support system.

Cardio Has Its Place, But Muscle Keeps You Moving

You don’t have to ditch your walks or runs — movement is amazing for your mind.But cardio ALONE won’t build the strength you need to carry groceries, chase grandkids, or bounce back when life gets hard, help prevent breaks or fractures.

Muscle gives you the confidence to move freely, the stability to avoid injuries, and the energy to live fully.

So, yes — lift the weight.Yes — push yourself a little.And yes — eat the damn protein.

YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD

“Bulky” Isn’t a Thing (But Confidence Is)

Women tell me all the time, “I don’t want to get bulky.”GIRL, if it were that easy, I’d be huge by now. 😆

Lifting weights shapes your body — it doesn’t blow it up. You’ll look tighter, leaner, and stronger, not bigger. You’ll fill out your jeans in the best way and finally feel that “fit” look we’re all chasing — the one that comes from consistency, not starvation.

Your Midlife Comeback Starts in the Weight Room

This season isn’t about losing who you were — it’s about becoming who you were meant to be.And I promise: you’re not too late, too old, or too out of shape. You just need the right plan.

Start small. Pick up the weights.Focus on getting stronger, not smaller.Because strong women handle life differently — inside and out.

LET'S GO!!! Ready to Start?

If you’re tired of guessing what to eat or how to train, I can help you start strong — literally.Grab my 7-Day Free App Trial, where I’ll show you how to lift, track your food, give you a program to follow, a meal plan, and build the muscle your hormones need.