# Science-Backed Fitness for Women Over 40 | Lauren Colenso-Semple

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Podcast: [Stronger by Design for Women with Michelle MacDonald](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stronger-by-design-for-women-with-michelle-macdonald-6243721)
Published: 2025-08-12T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Are women being misled by flashy fitness trends that ignore the science? Michelle MacDonald welcomes Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple, one of the world’s leading researchers in female exercise physiology. Together, they dismantle popular but unproven trends like cycle syncing, oversimplified menopause nutrition hacks, and hormone-based fear messaging. Lauren explains what the evidence truly says about training, fat loss, and muscle growth for women in all life stages, including the menopause transit...

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