“One of the hills I will die on: 1200 calories is not enough for you,” says Stephanie Estima, D.C. Stephanie, a chiropractor, best-selling author, and leading voice in women’s fitness joins us to discuss how women can gain strength and muscle at any age. Plus: -How to eat for hormone balance (~01:22) -The three functions of muscle mass (~09:04) -Her thoughts on macros & how to create your goals (~12:57) -How nutrition plans should evolve as you age (~19:42) -Reframing the goal from skinny to strong (~25:40) -Strength training frequency, weight, & other FAQs (~29:45) -Compound vs. working sets (37:13) -The biggest cultural changes in the women’s fitness world (~42:40) -Her workout schedule (~46:08) -What women need to know about self-love & stress management (~51:40) Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/coffee20 to get 20% off your first order of clean coffee+ Referenced in the episode: -Connect with Stephanie online (drstephanieestima.com) -Tune in to her podcast: Better! with Dr. Stephanie -Sign up for her newsletter (drstephanieestima.com/newsletter) -Follow her on Instagram (dr.stephanie.estima) -Her book, The Betty Body -The J. Lo & Shakira Superbowl halftime show performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pILCn6VO_RU) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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