{"podcast":{"title":"Future of Fitness","slug":"future-of-fitness-60424","podcast_index_feed_id":60424,"rss_url":"https://futureoffitness.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.futureoffitness.co/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/9/d/e/a9ded70f6e3d29c716c3140a3186d450/1._podcast-tile.png","author":"Eric Malzone","episode_count":554,"summary":"We are putting a shoulder into the fitness industry and pushing it forward into the modern digital age. Eric Malzone, a 14-year industry veteran, entrepreneur, advisor, and coach, interviews the brightest movers and shakers in the fitness and health industries. Interviewing some of the industry's top executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders, topics will vary covering cutting edge technology, entrepreneurship, hot industry trends, and so much more. If you're in or around the industry, this is how you keep your edge sharp.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:18:27.629491+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-fitness-60424"},"episode":{"title":"Women's Health Series - Groe Solutions: Dr. Jennifer King, PhD, MPH - The Forgotten Population","slug":"women-s-health-series-groe-solutions-dr-jennifer-king-phd-mph-the-forgotten-population","published_at":"2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-fitness-60424/women-s-health-series-groe-solutions-dr-jennifer-king-phd-mph-the-forgotten-population","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-fitness-60424","url":"https://futureoffitness.libsyn.com/womens-health-series-groe-solutions-dr-jennifer-king-phd-mph-the-forgotten-population","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/futureoffitness/Ep3_Dr._Jennifer_Edited.mp3?dest-id=577851","summary":"Women over 60 are one of the most biologically dynamic — and most overlooked — populations in the fitness industry. In this closing episode of the Women's Health Series, host Eric Malzone sits down with Dr. Jennifer King, behavioral scientist, gerontology researcher, and nationally competitive physique athlete, to tackle one of the industry's biggest blind spots: the near-total dropout of research, diagnostics, and programming once women move past menopause. Dr. King unpacks why clinical guidance so rarely includes the very women it's meant to serve, how gym environments send the wrong signals through layout, tour routes, and equipment placement, and what intentional design actually looks like when a facility is built around accessibility, strength, and longevity — not assumptions. From the hidden bias in a first gym tour to the role of technology like eGym in removing intimidation, this conversation is a call to action for fitness professionals ready to stop leaving an entire generation of women behind. 🔬 The research gap is real — women over 60 are routinely excluded from clinical studies due to \"too many variables,\" yet they're the population most in need of evidence-based guidance 🏋️ Menopause is a system-wide transition — it affects metabolic health, cardiovascular risk, and musculoskeletal function, not just hormones 🏟️ Most gyms were never designed with older women in mind — from equipment layout to cardio rooms tucked in corners, the physical environment quietly signals who belongs 🧭 The gym tour reveals unconscious bias — women are almost always shown the cardio section first, steering them away from the strength training that offers the greatest return on investment 💪 Older women are not fragile — and they're not to be ignored — the industry makes one of two…","meta_description":"Women over 60 are one of the most biologically dynamic — and most overlooked — populations in the fitness industry. In this closing episode of the Women's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-of-fitness-60424/episodes/women-s-health-series-groe-solutions-dr-jennifer-king-phd-mph-the-forgotten-population/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-fitness-60424/women-s-health-series-groe-solutions-dr-jennifer-king-phd-mph-the-forgotten-population.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}