{"podcast":{"title":"Grace & Grit Podcast","slug":"grace-grit-podcast-991716","podcast_index_feed_id":991716,"rss_url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://graceandgrit.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/4/4/0/f4405a4688bbcbb088c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Grace_and_Grit_Podcast_3000px.png","author":"Courtney Townley","episode_count":608,"summary":"The Grace and Grit Podcast takes the health fairy tale you've heard all your life and turns it upside down and inside out, helping women rebuild their relationship with their body once and for all. Placing the focus on love and respect, rather than the aggressive demands and unrealistic expectations that have become the norm, Courtney Townley is determined to help women mend the fabric of what is driving the female health story.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:20:56.758135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 541: Mobility vs. Flexibility — What Women Actually Need More Of After 40","slug":"episode-541-mobility-vs-flexibility-what-women-actually-need-more-of-after-40","published_at":"2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-541-mobility-vs-flexibility-what-women-actually-need-more-of-after-40","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716","url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/episode-541-mobility-vs-flexibility-what-women-actually-need-more-of-after-40","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/graceandgrit/May_19.mp3?dest-id=329309","summary":"Most women in midlife are focusing on flexibility — holding stretches, hoping to undo the tightness that's crept in. But flexibility is actually the smaller piece of the puzzle. What your body is asking for, especially after forty, is mobility. And those two things are not the same. Flexibility is passive — mobility is active, and after 40, that distinction can be the difference between staying resilient and getting injured. Courtney breaks down why collagen loss and joint changes in midlife make mobility training non-negotiable, backed by research, and gives you five specific exercises to start training your nervous system to own your full range of motion. Get your free chapter of The Consistency Code at https://theconsistencycode.com/freechapter #mobilityvsflexibilitywomen #mobilitytrainingover40 #howtoimprovemobilitymidlife #jointhealthwomenover40 #collagenlossmenopause #functionalmovementwomen #stretchingvsmobilitywork #hipmobilitywomen #injurypreventionmidlife #controlledarticularrotations #midlifefitnesswomen #activeagingwomen","meta_description":"Most women in midlife are focusing on flexibility — holding stretches, hoping to undo the tightness that's crept in. But flexibility is actually the small…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episodes/episode-541-mobility-vs-flexibility-what-women-actually-need-more-of-after-40/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-541-mobility-vs-flexibility-what-women-actually-need-more-of-after-40.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}