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And then let's talk about how to do it to actually be successful long term to support body composition changes and burning belly fat.
One thing at a time. The beautiful thing about body composition, we had... the oldest female ninja warrior on this podcast. I don't know if you've heard about her, but she would be great for your podcast. Her name is Ginny McConnickle. How old is she? She is now 70, mid-70s, I believe. Yeah, mid to late 70s. And her story was fantastic.
One thing at a time. The beautiful thing about body composition, we had... the oldest female ninja warrior on this podcast. I don't know if you've heard about her, but she would be great for your podcast. Her name is Ginny McConnickle. How old is she? She is now 70, mid-70s, I believe. Yeah, mid to late 70s. And her story was fantastic.
One thing at a time. The beautiful thing about body composition, we had... the oldest female ninja warrior on this podcast. I don't know if you've heard about her, but she would be great for your podcast. Her name is Ginny McConnickle. How old is she? She is now 70, mid-70s, I believe. Yeah, mid to late 70s. And her story was fantastic.
She went in for routine checkup with her doctors, and they suspected some osteopenia. That was their first step before full-blown osteoporosis. And getting that, I don't think it was through a DEXA scan, I don't know exactly how they did it, but they found out that yes, she did have osteopenia. And again, if you do a DEXA scan, you're gonna get a sense of your bone mineral density.
She went in for routine checkup with her doctors, and they suspected some osteopenia. That was their first step before full-blown osteoporosis. And getting that, I don't think it was through a DEXA scan, I don't know exactly how they did it, but they found out that yes, she did have osteopenia. And again, if you do a DEXA scan, you're gonna get a sense of your bone mineral density.
She went in for routine checkup with her doctors, and they suspected some osteopenia. That was their first step before full-blown osteoporosis. And getting that, I don't think it was through a DEXA scan, I don't know exactly how they did it, but they found out that yes, she did have osteopenia. And again, if you do a DEXA scan, you're gonna get a sense of your bone mineral density.
So this is before she was a ninja warrior, right? So that's the story. So she's just living her life, For her, being healthy was always about being skinny. There was not muscle.
So this is before she was a ninja warrior, right? So that's the story. So she's just living her life, For her, being healthy was always about being skinny. There was not muscle.
So this is before she was a ninja warrior, right? So that's the story. So she's just living her life, For her, being healthy was always about being skinny. There was not muscle.
Exactly. And we're going to get to this concept too, but she always thought of aging as let's be graceful instead of your idea of powerful. We're going to come back to that. So her daughter... Her daughter, when she found out that her mom had these results, said, mom, you got to get serious about changing your life around and I'm going to help you on that process. How old was she?
Exactly. And we're going to get to this concept too, but she always thought of aging as let's be graceful instead of your idea of powerful. We're going to come back to that. So her daughter... Her daughter, when she found out that her mom had these results, said, mom, you got to get serious about changing your life around and I'm going to help you on that process. How old was she?
Exactly. And we're going to get to this concept too, but she always thought of aging as let's be graceful instead of your idea of powerful. We're going to come back to that. So her daughter... Her daughter, when she found out that her mom had these results, said, mom, you got to get serious about changing your life around and I'm going to help you on that process. How old was she?
She was in her late 60s when she got started. Like late 60s. This is so important for people to hear because what is very clear is that it is never too late. It's never too late. And then she got serious. She started doing, first it was just, you know, walking more, then some lightweights, then some more bands, then that leading into like full-blown resistance training at the gym.
She was in her late 60s when she got started. Like late 60s. This is so important for people to hear because what is very clear is that it is never too late. It's never too late. And then she got serious. She started doing, first it was just, you know, walking more, then some lightweights, then some more bands, then that leading into like full-blown resistance training at the gym.
She was in her late 60s when she got started. Like late 60s. This is so important for people to hear because what is very clear is that it is never too late. It's never too late. And then she got serious. She started doing, first it was just, you know, walking more, then some lightweights, then some more bands, then that leading into like full-blown resistance training at the gym.
Getting more protein in was one of the first things that she did. She got serious about this. And then she went back not even a year later, I'll fact check this, we'll go back to the episode and see, but not even a year later or about a year later, I know it was something like that, she had reversed her osteopenia. So cool.
Getting more protein in was one of the first things that she did. She got serious about this. And then she went back not even a year later, I'll fact check this, we'll go back to the episode and see, but not even a year later or about a year later, I know it was something like that, she had reversed her osteopenia. So cool.
Getting more protein in was one of the first things that she did. She got serious about this. And then she went back not even a year later, I'll fact check this, we'll go back to the episode and see, but not even a year later or about a year later, I know it was something like that, she had reversed her osteopenia. So cool.
And that's just another reminder for everybody here, yes, you can change your life And it's never too late, but it does get harder as you age and you suffer that whole entire time.