Can you open a jar or do you have to ask someone? Do you carry heavy bags easily or do you expect other people to do the heavy lifting? How physically strong are you? That’s a very important question for women in mid and later life, because the stronger you are, the better your health will be on a number of different levels.
The evidence base is clear – people who lift heavy weights have a much lower risk of the various chronic health issues that we need to take seriously as we get a bit older.
The great news is that it’s never too late to start, and today’s episode very much champions this notion – I’m chatting to physiotherapist, author and strength expert Chris Tiley, who’s the founder of Never Too Old To Lift, a fabulous website and podcast full of excellent resources.
With a background in British ParaSnowSport, Chris has built on his expertise to create Never Too Old To Lift to introduce strength training to people who never thought they’d be able to do it and to inspire them to take their first steps on their journey to strength.
It’s an empowering and insightful chat and I guarantee it’ll make you want to get started!
And if you want to make sure you’re fuelling yourself correctly at the same time, the 14-day energy booster programme in my book The Happy Menopause Guide to Energy will get you on the right track for your strength programme. It’s available in all the usual places.
Show Notes
Find our more about Chris and the work that he does at Never Too Old Too Lift.
Check out his book Never Too Old To Lift: Available as a free ebook, or in paperback.
Listen to Chris’s podcast Never Too Old To Lift,
Visit his YouTube Channel
Follow Chris on Instagram.
Check out my podcast with Dr Catherine Walter: How to Strengthen Your Bones & Muscles in Mid- & Later Life,
Biography
Chris Tiley is a physiotherapist with over 15 years of experience in a variety of settings including:
- Hospitals (both in the UK and Canada)
- Rehabilitation units
- Sports teams (including British Parasnowsport and Reading FC Academy)
- Private clinics (and now working for myself – Chris Tiley Physiotherapy).
Within all these roles, but especially within British ParaSnowsport, he has routinely incorporated strength programs whilst adapting them around various disabilities and injuries.
Chris is passionate about introducing strength training to those who never thought that they would be able to do it and is motivated by seeing the results that they achieve, their increase in confidence grow and the contribution it makes to their everyday lives. He started Never Too Old to Lift with the hope of sharing this passion and helping inspire more people to take their first step on their strength training journey.
If you've listened to my podcast(s) I'd love to hear what you think.
