21/10/2026
Ever wonder what happens when you mix strength training + rest in midlife? 🩷
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For years, I thought more exercise was better.
More workouts.
More cardio.
More calories burned.
If I had a free day, I felt like I should be doing something.
But my mindset has changed in my 50s.
Now I understand that my body doesn’t just need to be worked.
It also needs time to recover.Especially as we move through perimenopause and beyond.
Strength training gives your body a reason to:
💪 Build and maintain muscle
🦴 Support bone health
🏋️♀️ Build strength
✨ Improve physical capability
But the work doesn’t stop when the workout ends.
Rest is part of the process too.
Your body needs recovery time to repair and adapt to the demands you’re putting on it.
So more isn’t always better.
Better training + enough recovery can be.
For me, that means I don’t need to train every day.
I’m currently strength training up to 3 times a week, while walking daily (more because of our dogs), playing netball once a week, and doing yoga about once a week.
And I’ve learned to appreciate my rest days too.
Rest can look like:
😴 Getting enough sleep
🚶♀️ Gentle movement
🧘♀️ Yoga or stretching
🌿 Taking a quieter day
🩷 Simply giving your body a break
Recovery is not being lazy.
Because in midlife, exercise isn’t about doing more for the sake of doing more.
It’s about training smarter. Challenge your muscles. Give your body time to recover. Then do it again. 🩷
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