125: Q&A: Why HIIT Stops Working, Why It’s Harder to See Results After 30, Why You Need More Recovery & More
Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for WomenShow Notes
You’re training hard and pushing through, yet your energy is crashing and your body feels more resistant than ever. The problem isn’t effort, it’s that your body has outgrown the strategy you’re using.
In this Broads Q&A episode, I answer the questions you keep asking. We get into why HIIT is keeping you tired, sore, and wired, why training like you’re 25 while living like you’re 45 stops working, and why rest isn’t lazy. It’s how your hormones stabilize.
If you feel exhausted, inconsistent, or like your drive disappeared, this episode connects recovery, nervous system regulation, and real strength so you can stop forcing progress and start adapting to the body you’re actually living in.
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