Still following the fitness rules from your 30’s and wondering why they aren’t working anymore? Hilary is here to tell you: It’s time to break up with the punishing workouts, the rigid food rules, and the guilt-tripping voice in your head. At 52, Hilary is in the best shape of her life. She’s leaner, stronger, and more energized than ever, and she’s doing it without tracking macros, counting calories, or wrecking her body with HIIT workouts. In this refreshingly real episode, Hilary breaks down the five shifts that helped her finally get the results she wanted, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally too. From unlearning outdated fitness “rules” to adopting a mindset rooted in self-devotion (not self-discipline), she shares how tuning out the noise and tuning into her own body changed everything. You’ll hear about her exact lifestyle habits, how she makes working out something she actually enjoys, and why flexibility matters just as much as strength. No shame, no extremes, no performative BS, just smart, doable shifts that honor where you are now. Episode Highlights: The real reason your old routines aren’t working anymore Why pushing harder might be hurting more than helping The mindset shift that changed Hilary’s entire approach to fitness Her go-to workouts, food philosophy, and everyday habits How to prioritize yourself unapologetically—at the gym and everywhere else Episode Breakdown: [00:00] Fitness Wake-Up Call [01:44] Listening to Your Body [03:10] From Punishment to Self-Devotion [06:10] Defining Strength + Health on Your Terms [07:12] Habits That Actually Support You [10:11] Prioritizing Yourself [11:14] Making Fitness Enjoyable [15:26] Self-Devotion > Self-Discipline Ready to break the rules and feel amazing in your body again? Let this episode be your permission slip. Want to go deeper? Check out Hilary’s Self Devotion program to turn this mindset into your everyday way of being. [https://hilarysilver.com/self-devoted/]
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If it's getting harder and harder to stay fit as you age, and what you used to do no longer works, and if you're tired of punishing your body with workouts that hurt, or you're confused about what to eat and all those shoulds that you are supposed to be doing to stay fit and look a certain way, this conversation is for you. I'm 52 years old, and I'm in the best shape of my life.
I'm leaner and stronger and more confident than ever, but I don't count calories, and I don't track my macros, and I quit high-intensity workouts years ago. And while I'm not a nutritionist, a personal trainer, or a fitness influencer, or anything like that, I get these questions all the time. What do you eat? And what are your workouts? And what's your secret?
How do you stay so fit, especially in your 50s? What are you doing? So today I am sharing exactly what I've been doing to achieve these results, and it's really about letting go of all those shoulds. Hi, it's Hillary. Welcome to the Hillary Silver Podcast. Thanks for tuning into the conversation today.
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It's so weird for me to be having this conversation today because I never in a million years would have ever thought of myself as an example for fitness. I'm five foot one, and I don't exactly have that body type, but here I am having this conversation with you because it is one of the most commonly asked questions that I get.
So I'm sharing what I've been up to in the last few years, five changes that have gotten me into the best shape of my life, gave me my best body, and along with it, my peace of mind, which is way more important than anything. anything. So the first thing that I did was listen to myself. I literally hit the pause button on what I was doing, like blowing the whistle and taking a timeout.
All that I had been doing for my workouts and my fitness routine had become such a habit that I was doing it all on autopilot. Which, of course, on the one hand is great because I have a daily habit of working out. But I was doing it all without paying attention to myself. And what I had been doing in my 30s and 40s, especially to bounce back after babies, just wasn't feeling good to me anymore.
But I kept doing it. I was doing hardcore HIIT workouts and boot camps and Orange Theory and going all out and running long distances just to see how far I could go and even how fast I could go. I was lifting super heavy weights, like ridiculously heavy weights at a gym that's meant for bodybuilding. I did it all.
But as I approached 50, I began to feel like it wasn't energizing me anymore, but it was fatiguing me. And I wasn't feeling fit, but I was feeling inflamed. And it was taking me longer to recover and to rehydrate, and I just felt like I needed to rest during the day, which is just not how working out is supposed to make you feel. It was actually making me feel old.
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