Welcome to the GirlPower Fitness blog—your go-to resource for fitness, fat loss, and healthy living for women over 40.

Here you’ll find simple, realistic strategies to help you lose weight, build strength, and feel confident in your body again. From strength training and workouts to nutrition tips and mindset shifts, everything here is designed specifically for women navigating the changes that come with life after 40.

If you’ve ever felt like what used to work isn’t working anymore, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.


The Benefits of Building Muscle for Women Over 40 (Why It Changes Everything)
Personal Training Strength Women over 40

The Benefits of Building Muscle for Women Over 40 (Why It Changes Everything)

Whitney – March 18, 2026
If you’re a woman over 40 trying to lose weight, feel stronger, and get your confidence back, there’s one thing…
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building muscle over 40, lifting weights for women, strength training for women
How Much Protein Do Women Over 40 Really Need? (According to the Latest Science)
Food Nutrition Women over 40

How Much Protein Do Women Over 40 Really Need? (According to the Latest Science)

Whitney – March 18, 2026
How Much Protein Do You Really Need?If you’re a woman over 40 trying to lose weight, build strength, or just…
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fat loss over 40, protein for strength, protein for women
Fitness & Fat Loss for Women Over 40 (What Actually Works)
Strength Women over 40

Fitness & Fat Loss for Women Over 40 (What Actually Works)

Whitney – March 18, 2026
Struggling to lose weight after 40? Learn what actually works for women over 40—strength training, simple nutrition, and a realistic…
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strength training for women, weight loss after 40, women over 40 fitness
6 Exercises for Strong Abs For Women Over 40 Years Old
General Fitness Musings and Tips

6 Exercises for Strong Abs For Women Over 40 Years Old

Whitney – January 4, 2020
  These 6 exercises will strengthen your core from every direction: front abs, obliques and back muscles. Do each exercise…
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core exercises, strong abs
5 Ways to Show Yourself Some Love
General Fitness Musings and Tips Uncategorized

5 Ways to Show Yourself Some Love

Whitney – November 16, 2019
The holidays are fast approaching and don't they always bring extra stress along with them? Yes, the holidays are a…
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holiday stress, self care, self love
How Accountability Supports Your Plan for Healthy Living
General Fitness Musings and Tips Group Fitness Personal Training

How Accountability Supports Your Plan for Healthy Living

Whitney – November 9, 2019
How Accountability Supports Your Plan for Healthy Living Picture This: Your day begins at 6:30 am. You're tired but the…
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fitness accountability, group fitness, online coaching, personal training
Easy Ways to Make Health a Daily Priority
General Fitness Musings and Tips

Easy Ways to Make Health a Daily Priority

Whitney – July 21, 2019
Make health a daily priority with simple habits, stress relief tips, and easy routines to feel better, stay consistent, and…
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anxiety, depression, health care, massage
How Exercising Can Reduce Your Stress Level
General Fitness Musings and Tips

How Exercising Can Reduce Your Stress Level

Whitney – June 12, 2019
  All of us have to deal with stress in our daily lives, and many of us suffer consequences to…
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dealing with stress, exercise and stress, manage stress
7 Biggest Fitness Fears
General Fitness Musings and Tips

7 Biggest Fitness Fears

Whitney – May 20, 2019
  Have you ever DREADED going to the gym because you had a fear deep down that you weren’t going…
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exercise fears, fitness fears, intimidated at gym, workout fears
The Lies We Believe about Healthy Eating and the Delicious Truth
Food Nutrition

The Lies We Believe about Healthy Eating and the Delicious Truth

Whitney – April 26, 2019
I’m on a mission. And that mission is to change people’s opinion that eating healthy is gross or hard. In…
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eating healthy, nutrition, paleo, whole30
How Do You Define Strong?
General Fitness Musings and Tips Strength

How Do You Define Strong?

Whitney – April 4, 2019
  Merriam-Webster defines strong as “having or marked by great physical power”. Urban Dictionary defines strong as “someone who comes…
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boston marathon, Ernestine Shepherd, Kathrine Switzer, rbg, ruth bader ginsburg, strong women
Safely Strengthen Your Core
Injury Prevention and Tips Strength Uncategorized

Safely Strengthen Your Core

Whitney – March 19, 2019
On a weekly basis at least, I encounter ladies with back pain. We've all had it from time-to-time but some…
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abdominal exercise, diastasis recti, postnatal, strengthen your core
Is it Healthy to be Competitive?
Cardio Fitness General Fitness Musings and Tips Strength

Is it Healthy to be Competitive?

Whitney – February 21, 2019
Being competitive is a tricky subject. We receive many conflicting messages on competition and whether it’s a good thing. For…
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apple watch, being competitive, competing with yourself, fit bit, fitness competition, healthy habits, tracking progress
There’s Gotta Be More to a Healthy Lifestyle than Weight Loss
General Fitness Musings and Tips Nutrition

There’s Gotta Be More to a Healthy Lifestyle than Weight Loss

Whitney – February 5, 2019
At the outset of any new health and fitness program, it’s always a good idea to think through your goals….
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better mood, better sleep, eating healthy, health and fitness goals, health goals, healthy lifestyle, improved confidence, more energy
My Top 10 Favorite Exercises for a Tough Workout
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My Top 10 Favorite Exercises for a Tough Workout

Whitney – January 29, 2019
  A solid Boot Camp workout is the best bang for your buck when looking for a sweaty mix of…
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boot camp, cardio exercises, favorite exercises, planks, strength exercises
The Benefits of Working with a Personal Trainer
Personal Training

The Benefits of Working with a Personal Trainer

Whitney – March 12, 2018
The thought of training with a personal trainer can be daunting. What if your trainer is like a drill sergeant…
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personal trainer, personal training, personal training benefits
The Important Role Nutrition Plays in Your Fitness Routine
Food

The Important Role Nutrition Plays in Your Fitness Routine

Whitney – February 26, 2018
I love the quote, “Exercise is your king. Nutrition is your queen. Together they make the perfect kingdom.” This couldn’t…
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eating healthy, nutrition, proper nutrition for fitness
How the Aging Process in Women Affects Exercise
General Fitness Musings and Tips Inspirations Personal Training Pilates

How the Aging Process in Women Affects Exercise

Whitney – February 12, 2018
There are many things in life we can’t predict, but one thing that’s inevitable is the aging process (whether we…
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aging process in women, exercising as we age, working out and getting older
Finding Exercise Motivation and Working Out Consistently
General Fitness Musings and Tips Inspirations Uncategorized

Finding Exercise Motivation and Working Out Consistently

Whitney – January 29, 2018
You’re one workout away from a better mood (and a better YOU) You probably think that one of the number…
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exercise motivation, exercising consistently, getting motivated to exercise
Getting a Great Workout When You Have No Time to Workout
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Getting a Great Workout When You Have No Time to Workout

Whitney – January 15, 2018
No time to workout? Nonsense! There’s no such thing. Even the busiest of ladies can spare time to workout. Really,…
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low on time, no time for exercise, no time to workout
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