The Flipping 50 Show

Intimacy and Incontinence with The Girlfriend Doctor

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode with the Girlfriend Doctor is a real opportunity to listen over the fence with us. It was truly a girlfriend's dish. She is, of course, D...

21 Walking Tips | Menopause Q and A Video

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of walking tips is purely responses to our communities’ questions. and WOW did you have a lot of them? So let’s dive right in. In cas...

The Effects of Walking on Your Health

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve recently been getting up early to go for walks before 12 weeks of live coaching calls with our Stronger participants and to beat the 110 degree...

What Women Need to Know about Hormone Replacement Therapy

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Women need to know about hormone replacement therapy. Can we agree on that? It’s so important that you don’t rely on rumors or pieces of informati...

Electrolytes for Hydration: Beyond Water, Heat, and Exercise

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I finished pedaling and swung my leg off the bike. My bike shorts and jersey had telltale signs of salt markings on them. Once I cooled down, any expo...

Grip Strength Is More Than Access to Nut Butter: Positive Aging

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know your grip strength and mortality risk are closely related? Scientific studies included in this episode share the relationship between you...

Enhancing Gut Health to Enhance Weight Loss & Muscle Strength

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enhancing gut health may be the least sexy part of improving your body composition. After all, there’s no Lululemons, no flexing in front of a mirro...

When Exercise & Diet Aren’t Working: Which Lab Tests Should I Get?

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Which lab tests should I get? Should I test my hormones? These are common questions. It’s also a common recommendation from trainers and coaches… ...

Dropping 50 Over 50 His & Hers Flipping 60 Story

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Does dropping 50 lbs sound good to you? Or make it 20 or 10 if that’s all you have, it would feel pretty good, wouldn’t it?    I’m about to ...

Why Do I Still Have Belly Fat Even Though I Exercise?

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why Do I Still Have Belly Fat Even Though I Exercise?  First, it’s important to know that what you were once taught, and may still hear: “eat le...

What are the HRT Effects on Exercise Results?

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are the HRT Effects on Exercise Results?  Do HRT effects on exercise results give you an advantage (or hold you back)?  I’ve addressed this ...

Heal Your Thyroid and Reverse Hashimotos

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can you reverse Hashimoto's thyroiditis? Or you may be asking, what exactly is that?    What if your thyroid issues weren’t just thyroid issues ...

28-Day CGM Experiment: What I Learned This Time

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not my first 28-Day CGM Experiment. [CGM, by the way, is Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor]. I’m not new to this. I use this with clients and ...

Birthdays After 40 | Happy 60th Birthday

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The birthdays after 40. Remember when birthdays were all slumber parties and phone-shaped cake? What are your thoughts on birthdays now? While we coul...

Common Injuries After 40 (and How to Fix Common Injuries)

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I hope you don’t know this from experience but there are common injuries after 40 that we can help you fix. The right trainer and program helps you ...

The Metabolism Boosting Workouts I Do When I Don’t Have Time!!

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Metabolism-boosting workouts are key to losing weight after 40! Just “lifting weights” may miss the mark! Without a plan and the right sequence, p...

What Accelerates Aging and How to Reverse Aging

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are your habits accelerating aging? It’s well known that oxidation accelerates aging, and yet the question could be if we know what accelerates agin...

Money is Power, Women Need More of Both

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Money is power. You may be asking, do I have the right podcast? Isn’t this health and fitness and all things menopause fitness & hormones? Yes, yes ...

Are You Insulin Resistant in Menopause or Beyond?

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve become insulin resistant in menopause, or suspect you are and want to know more about how to confirm it and resolve it, this is an episode...

Living Longer is NOT the Goal: Research on Longevity

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Living well, not living longer ought to be the goal. Everywhere I turn though this is the longevity economy. What can I do to live longer?  What can...

More Endurance Exercise, Less Muscle and More Fat with Age | Recipe for Disaster

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gaining more fat with age is not inevitable. But following the path of the 80s and striving to get an hour of cardio (or more in daily) just might mak...

Your Perimenopause Workout vs Your Post Menopause Workout

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you wonder what you need during perimenopause or what a post-menopause workout looks like, this is for you. So, often women ask about themselves, a...

Muscle is an endocrine organ – Muscle is HRT for Women 40+

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You likely have either a strong opinion, a fear, or curiosity about HRT for women. Let me assure you that this episode isn’t referring to something ...

Your Pelvic Floor: Prolapse and Incontinence

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How’s your pelvic floor health? In good shape? Did you know you could be doing your kegels wrong? Did you know that overall being strong improves yo...

Spike Protein and What It Means for Midlife Health Is Spike Protein Causing Your Weight Gain?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Spike protein can be affecting your health and the health of those in your family. Whether you’ve had the vax, the virus, we’ve all been exposed. ...

BodyBuilding, Bikini and Figure After 50 | 5 Female Fitness Competitors Speak

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guests today are not new to the Flipping 50 show. They were such a hit - an inspiration and source of intrigue - they’re back. This time I’m go...

Best Friends for 40 Years: Living Kidney Transplant

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode on living kidney transplant is quite different from any we’ve hosted before and yet so very much a part of the richness of community, t...

Is Zone 2 Best for Fat Burning in Menopause?

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talking about Zone 2 training. What is it? First, its important to understand that I show 5 training zones here. Other sources use 6 zones...

What They Don’t Teach Trainers About Exercise Prescription

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The list of things they don’t teach trainers – whether in a four-year degree or a certification is long. Consider that there are such a broad weal...

Why Am I Losing My Hair and What Can I Do About Hair Loss?

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Signs and symptoms are abundant but menopause hair loss is right up there with that ever-changing and frustrating journey that is menopause. Whether f...

Higher Metabolism with Thermogenesis: What’s the Influence of Foods?

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’d all love to have been born with a higher metabolism. If you haven’t the question is can you get a higher metabolism with thermogenesis?   ...

6 Strategies to Raise Your Energy: 5 Are NOT Exercise!

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to raise your energy this is for you. Beyond the superficial ask for energy for exercise, or to get through the day without caffeine, this...

Keeping and Gaining Muscle Over 50: Made Easy, & Less Painful

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Muscle losses begin at age 30 - if we’re not doing anything to prevent them. The average (and no you’re not!) individual will lose 3-8% of muscle ...

What They Don’t Teach Women About Strength Training (and should!)

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What don’t they teach women about strength training? Plenty. For starters, how she’s unique from males, how she uniquely burns fat during exercise...

Resistance Training for Women Over 40 Q and A | Menopause Fitness

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s resistance training for women over 40 Q and A time! An attendee at the What, When & Why to Exercise for Women 40+ asked this question and other...

Why Am I Bloated? Is Your Protein Causing Midlife Gut Issues?

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Why am I bloated?” It’s a conversation starter for many of the clients and students I’ve worked with. First, this. Midlife gut issues are com...

10 Changes That Improve Menopause Transition Fitness

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In spite of so many sources citing the devastating journey through midlife, it’s possible to improve menopause transition fitness. But many of these...

Protein Supplements for Muscle Building: What, When & Why to Exercise for Women 40+

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I received this question about Protein Supplements for muscle building and want to share the question and the response with you. Lucy’s Question: ...

Is a Chiropractor in Your Midlife Health Arsenal?

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a chiropractor in your midlife tool kit? How do you benefit? Is it something you wonder about? Whether you’re addressing alignment, perf...

A Trek Up Mt Kilimanjaro with 3 Artificial Joints at 70

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Got a bucket list? Today’s guest went up Mt Kilimanjaro, for the second time in January, having had 3 joint replacements at 70.  I feel like I sho...

Current Status: Fatigued and Want to be Fit!

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode reads like a Facebook status: Fatigued and want to be fit! So if it feels like you’re married to tired, in a relationship with re...

Being Healthy Enough to Beat Breast Cancer: A Trainer’s Story

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today beat breast cancer and wants to share - just 7 weeks after surgery - her story. We record this at the end of March and after appointmen...

What IS Urolithin A and How Does It Help Healthy Aging?

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You potentially  haven’t even thought about Urolithin A yet today! Ha! Well, I hadn’t either. In fact, I want to put an r in the word, it’s so ...

Your New Sweat-Free Health Exercise: Your Brain Workout

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time for your brain workout. Back in 2008, I was traveling all over the midwest by car to do keynotes on stages for healthcare forums for continuing e...

My Thyroid and Adrenals: Navigating Midlife Hormones

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I wonder if it’s my thyroid.” Sound familiar?  If you too are wondering,  Is it my thyroid, or adrenals, or it’s stress… and don’t kno...

Happier Hour | What Wine Time, Sober, and Sober-Minded Living Mean to Health

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For some it’s coffee, for others wine time, and still others, it’s both. If you have less control over how you feel and rely on … anything but y...

Adrenal Fatigue Talk with the Hip Hop Energy Doc, Tricia Pingel

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s have the talk, the adrenal fatigue talk. It’s not a new topic but I’ve got a new boss in town to share her story and some solutions. Adren...

Female Cycles & Exercise Cycles (Even Without One)

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is your exercise working against your hormones? Could that be making you more tired, or prone to injury? Is your routine limiting your performance res...

Do You Need a Coach, Trainer, or Consultant? How to Choose a Fitness Pro

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know if you need a coach vs a trainer or a consultant?  What’s the difference? How do they work? How do I know when I need which?  Th...

Are Your Mitochondria Aging Too Fast? | Slow Down to Energy Up

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Feel like you’re aging too fast? Here’s help in this episode. I’ve had this guest on before and it’s not likely the time. If I asked if you’...

Knowing What You Want: How I Plan to Spend My Birthday

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know what you want? It’s not easy, especially if you have a lot of choices. Ironic right? But true. I learned this about myself AND learned i...

10 Questions to Ask a Trainer or Fitness Instructor in 2023

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What should you ask a trainer?  Recently a woman shared her misfortune of attending a fitness class and hurting her knee, and cautioned, “Be caref...

After 40 Muscle Is a Girl’s Best Friend

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Think after 40 muscle is a thing of the past? Think again!  There was a time when I was a cardio bunny. I dabbled in strength training but spent hou...

Getting Lighter Redefined: Decluttering Weight Loss

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Could your house, or your office, use a little decluttering?    Get ready for weight loss in a way you’re not used to hearing me talk about it! ...

Caregiving Made Easier | Support for Challenging Times

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Caregiving is anything but easy. Even if it’s a labor of love. For many midlife women this is just a chaotic time. Midlife, midlife hormones, midlif...

Weight Management After 50 and Beyond

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Weight management after 50. Calories don’t determine whether you store or burn fat; hormones do.  A few ideas for you in this episode. Even if you...

BodyBuilding for Women Over 50 (and 60, or 70) or Life Building

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bodybuilding for women over 50. No matter who you are, you probably got an image in your head. What was it? I can’t wait to introduce you.  I have...

Personalized Gut Health: Resolve Menopause Gut Issues

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most midlife women have gut issues they ignore, accept as normal, or just try to quietly cope with. And they may avoid group exercise or social engage...

What Is Exercise Endocrinology [For Women Over 40]

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your Health Coaches, Group Fitness instructors and personal trainers don’t get this in their basic foundation. Nor do undergrads in exercise science...

Fasting Your Way to a Stronger Faith and Healthier Body

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fasting your way. Exercising your way. Working, loving, living your way. Consider that many women actually compromise doing it their way and yet their...

Get and Keep Your Brain Fit, Healthy, and Strong

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your body is fit or you’re working your way there, but are you brain fit? Did you know that you may not know it but have had a concussion? That kind...

Stop the Health Band-Aids! Crutches We Think Are Normal

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Metamucil and Coffee to Poop, Alcohol to Sleep. These Health Band-Aids are not doing you any favors.  If you’re using coffee to poop and alcohol t...

Cortisol Hormone: Don't let it derail your fat loss efforts

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cortisol hormone, it’s a love hate relationship. It’s energy. It’s stress. It’s stress energy. It’s energy stress. It’s where we get energ...

Easy Fat Loss for Women Over 50

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An oxymoron? You might be thinking fat loss for women over 50 is just that. Two statements that don’t belong in the same sentence. Oh but they do an...

Effective Fat Loss for Women After 50: Strategies That Work

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Effective fat loss for women after 50 does not include starving yourself. It doesn’t include walking or other exercise hours and hours, it doesn’t...

Why You Can’t Lose Fat in Menopause

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trying to lose fat in menopause? This is for you.  You enter menopause without having bought a ticket. You just find yourself suddenly inside. Thing...

What 150+ Interviews with Wellness Experts Revealed

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve got an expert who's done more than 150 interviews with wellness experts, what would you ask? This is a male voice, you’ll love if like ...

Joy of Movement: Finding the Lost Art of Exercise After 50

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly McGonigal has taken a message I learned in 1984 and looked at complex science of it, and simplified it again down to Joy of Movement… and she’...

How Not to Die From Your Nutrition Mistakes

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Worried you might be making nutrition mistakes? We’ve got a no-judgment zone in this episode.  No one chooses to die sicker, fatter, or suffer but...

Walking Off Weight in Menopause | Controlling Blood Sugar

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Walking off weight – in far less time than you might think – not only sounds easier and more accessible than most exercise options, but also been ...

How to Make (Sex and) Exercise More Effective: Pelvic Floor

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Want more effective exercise ? Let’s talk pelvic floor. The area between your anus and your pubic bone is some of the most important real estate a w...

Easy Healthy Habits Start Here: Effortless Kitchen Hacks

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Easy healthy habits coming up! Yes, exercise! However, what if it was easier than that to get more energy and boost your overall well being? We do cer...

Healing Trauma to Lose Weight: What if it’s Not Stress?

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You don’t wake up thinking about healing trauma. You don’t even search for it on your computer at night. You may however, want to lose weight… a...

Midlife Weight Loss: Burn Body Fat, Balance Your Hormones

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to burn off body fat there are a few things you have to know. Very possibly there are a few things you need to unlearn.  In this episode...

Is It Too Late and Is It Okay to Settle?

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you saw the title of this podcast, what was the first thing that popped into your mind? Like “Is it too late to lose weight? Too late to go bac...

Your Best 2023 | A Free Workshop for Women

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your best 2023 will be no accident while it might include surprises and serendipitous wonder.  On this day, in this month millions set goals, resolu...

Top 10 Podcasts 2022 | Flipping 50 Podcast

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this top 10 podcasts 2022 edition I will countdown Letterman-style (he’s from Iowa, of course)! Show notes will have the links to each so you ca...

When Your Workouts Aren’t Working | Women Over 50

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When your workouts aren’t working, and you’re doing them, it’s so frustrating. There’s the question of, is it you? Are you not working hard en...

3 Steps to Gain Lean Muscle in Menopause

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it too late to gain lean muscle in menopause? No. Is it harder to gain lean muscle in menopause? Than it was when you were at your peak muscle in y...

Exercise for Bone Density Then and Now

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is the optimal exercise for bone density benefit? A question you may be asking. A question I recommend you ask as you think about your own urgenc...

What is Medical Gaslighting and What Do You Do About It?

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Could it be gaslighting? Do you feel ignored, overlooked, or unheard related to a medical issue? How would you define gaslighting? My guest today disc...

5 Keys for Building Muscle After Menopause | More Fat Burning & Fat Loss

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Building muscle after menopause is not only possible, but also necessary! Synopsis: Unless you’ve been a bodybuilder, or avid weightlifter and eat...

Age Your Way | Women Over 60 Become Calendar Girls

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I say calendar girls and you think…? Unless you’ve watched documentaries recently, it’s not likely what you’re thinking.  Synopsis:  The l...

Menopause Hormone Balance and Fascia Health | Melt Method

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you heard of MELT? Today is your day. If movement doesn’t feel good, if you’ve foam rolled yourself to the painful tune of oohs and ahs but d...

Identify the Reason for Your Headaches and Migraines

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014 I moved from Iowa to Colorado and ultimately to a home positioned at over 8000 ft. While I looked at the Great Divide from my window and felt ...

Chronic Symptoms that Won’t Resolve? Can't Get A Diagnosis?

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you accepted your chronic symptoms as your “normal” simply because there were no answers when you sought help? Let’s put an end to that rig...

The Gratitude Podcast

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This gratitude episode in honor of Thanksgiving weekend is a diversion from for the holiday.  Thanksgiving past. Ten years ago I enjoyed Thanksgivi...

Chiropractor Quits to Go From a Stressed To a Sexy Menopause

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sexy menopause? Does that sound like an oxymoron? My guest found her sexy menopause and believed in the need for menopause advocates so much she gave ...

3 Brain Health Supplements Worth the Extra Pill

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Your brain health may need this.    Never has a client said, I love taking supplements. Frequently I’ve heard, but I eat healthy and choose to g...

Beyond Color: Confidence, Radiance, and Energy in Your Closet

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Color has so much more to it than your favorite color and truly may be the key to better relationships, businesses, and feeling confidence and powerfu...

Amplify Health After 50: Easing into Organ Meat

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My sister-in-law was a rockstar mom. She cooked organ meats for my niece. Who is to this day healthy, resilient and as strong a woman as I know.  I ...

Find Your Power, React Less and Raise Up More

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you leaking your power? Giving it up and reacting or overreacting?  In heated moments, with piles of situational stressors upon you, it’s one ...

Burnt Out at 30 to Best at 40 | At-home Wellness Revolution

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who didn’t adopt at-home wellness habits or realize the need for them during the pandemic? It became obvious that your health care is your business....

Turn Midlife Stress into Strength | Victim to Victorious Author Interview

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Midlife stress is a killer for some of us. It may ebb and flow. It may settle in for a spell, but it’s a part of life for all of us. How we handle i...

How to Sleep Through Menopause Without Medication

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sleep through menopause? Whether you’re thinking, but how? Or you’re already sleeping well - for the moment - stay tuned. My guest is a Functional...

Overcoming Exhaustion and Hypothyroidism Naturally

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even if improving hypothyroidism is not currently a concern for you, stick around and listen to this episode. This “expert” came to her expertise ...

Bone Health, Osteoporosis, and Osteopenia Like You’ve Never Heard It

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The definition, the lesser-known causes, the medications, the solutions .. it’s all about bone health in this episode. I have with me a guest that i...

The REAL Reason You Can’t Lose Weight in Menopause

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The reason you can’t lose weight in menopause is not all hormone related.  It might be your mom, your dad, your memories, and it is definitely you...

Your Brain on Menopause: Your Hypothalamus is Calling

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s your hypothalamus, what’s it do, and how valuable is it to in menopause? We answer those questions on this episode.  I’ll share links i...

Why Creativity Matters More in Midlife Movement (how to get it)

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if creativity matters more now than ever and if could make everything including work, more fun? Recently in a podcast with Dr. John Gray (link be...