This week's guest is Elizabeth Davies, aka This Woman Lifts - strength training coach, women's fitness advocate and author of the brand new book Training for Your Old Lady Body.

Elizabeth is on a mission to help women completely reframe their relationship with exercise - shifting the focus away from bikini bodies and short-term aesthetic goals, and towards building strength that will serve them for decades to come. We talk about why so many women are put off strength training before they've even tried it, and why that needs to change.

We also chat about:

• Why the weight section of the gym feels so intimidating for women — and why it shouldn't
• The "old lady self" mindset trick Elizabeth uses when her confidence wobbles
• Why your body is a beautiful adaptive machine (and what that actually means in practice)

You can follow Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thiswomanlifts/

And find her book Training for Your Old Lady Body

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