15 Nov 2020

Keeping fit in your 40s, 50s & beyond

How can you get started with a fitness program in your 40s and 50s? What are the types of exercise to consider and how do you avoid the lack of motivation, stress and burnout that often gets in the way of achieving your goals? I interviewed fitness trainer and Passion Fit founder Reena Vokoun to find out.

A passion for midlife fitness

If you're a regular reader of The Latte Lounge you may know that during the pandemic in 2020 I managed to lose 3.5 stone of perimenopausal weight gain through healthy eating and keeping fit.

To do this, I discovered and followed the online workouts of fitness trainer Reena Vokoun. I really credit her with changing my views on fitness in midlife and so I contacted her to see if she’d like to share some of her experience and knowledge with this community too.

Reena is the founder of Passion Fit, a San Francisco Bay-based health and wellness company. She really understands what many women like me look for in a midlife fitness program - something low impact, easy to follow and (especially this year) something that can be followed at home in minimal space with minimal equipment.

In this 28 minute video Reena explains all about her recommended approach to keeping fit in our 40s and 50s:

Why our changing bodies and metabolism means that you need to switch up your routine to maintain a healthy weight and fitness.
Why exercise is so important as we age and the types of exercise we should be considering for keeping fit in our 40s and 50s.
How to build confidence when it comes to fitness and explore different varieties of exercise.
How to tell when it’s time to switch up your routine to keep challenging your body.
The benefits of using weights versus using body weight alone.
Why she recommends the Mediterranean diet to midlife women as a foundation of an eating plan.
How stress plays a role in sabotaging our health and fitness motivations - and what to do to counteract this.

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Katie Taylor

CEO/Founder

Katie is the CEO and founder of The Latte Lounge which she created after suffering with undiagnosed perimenopausal symptoms for many years, which she struggled to find any relevant support for, both on and offline.

Every day Katie and the team hear from, and help, hundreds of women who come to The Latte Lounge for support, information and signposting for all their (and their families) health and wellbeing issues.

Her passion and commitment to supporting and challenging women's health inequalities stems from a desire to carry the baton of her fathers work in the field of breast cancer, and in memory of his mother (her grandmother) who tragically lost her life at a very young age to this cruel disease.

Previously Katie worked in PR, marketing, fundraising and event organising for a variety of charities, helping children and adults with learning disabilities, seriously ill children and teenagers in hospital, as well as supporting adults with mental health problems.