Why Exercise For Women Over 40 Is Important

Exercise for women over 40 is the BEST thing you can do to stay healthier and live longer.

The goal is to exercise 3 – 5 days a week to get the all the benefits like, circulation, muscle tone, and strength.

Plus no need to leave you home, all these exercises below can be done at home.

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 The Best Exercises For Women Over 40

1. Low-Impact Cardio

If you have a stationary bike at home, that would be a great workout to do as you watch your favorite tv show.

No bike? No problem, you can walk in place, lifting your knees as high as you can and moving your arms.

2. Yoga

Yoga is a great exercise for women over 40 because there are moves that apply to beginners all the way up to advanced.

Yoga helps by gentle stretching your muscle and ligaments which will helps you maintain form, and strengthen your core.

3. Strength Training

All you need a is a few dumbbells that you can use at home to get the benefits of strength training.

Focus on toning and building your strength by using lighter weight to target your most used muscles.

Arms, shoulders, legs, back.

4. Lunges

Lunges are super easy to do, you can do them with or without holding weights. They target your thighs, hamstrings and your booty.

5. Squats

Squats are another great exercise for women over 40. Like lunges, they can be done with or without weights.

Squats target your core, your abs, your back, your legs and booty.

Squats are a great exercise to help with balance.

 

When it comes to exercise for women over 40, the goal is to get moving.

Focus on stretching, strengthening your core, abs and lower back, your arms, and legs.

The exercises I shared can all be done at home, in under 30 minutes a day that will have you feeling healthier and stronger.