The Body Pod

Your Body Has a Maintenance Manual: Midlife Mobility, Strength & Injury Prevention with Dr. Kelly & Juliet Starrett

What if your body came with a maintenance manual and you've just been ignoring it? In this episode of The Body Pod, hosts Hailey and Laura sit down with Dr. Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett, the legendary movement and mobility experts behind Built...

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Midlife Fitness, Fat Loss Myths & the Science of Training for Women with Alyssa Olenick, PhD

In this episode of The Body Pod, Hailey sits down with Dr. Alyssa Olenick - exercise physiologist, researcher, endurance athlete, and one a trusted voice in women's fitness science. Alyssa holds a PhD in exercise physiology with an emphasis in women's...

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Plyometrics for Women: The Missing Link for Bone Health, Power & Longevity with Matt McInnes Watson

If you're a woman in perimenopause, menopause, or beyond and you've heard that strength training is important but aren't sure where power training, jumping, and plyometrics fit in, this episode is a must-listen. We sit down with plyometrics expert and...

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What Women Need to Build Muscle & Lose Fat with Nutritionists Mikki Williden, PhD & Brandon DaCruz

If you're a midlife woman trying to build muscle, lose stubborn fat, and finally get straight answers about protein, this episode of The Body Pod is required listening. Host Hailey Babcock sits down with nutrition scientist Mikki Williden, PhD, and...

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Best of The Body Pod: The Truth About Menopause and Hormones for Women Over 40 with Dr. Louise Newson

This week's Best of The Body Pod episode was selected for a rerun because menopause education is something our community keeps asking for, and Dr. Louise Newson's insights are just as essential today as when we first released this conversation. If you...

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Best of The Body Pod - Stronger Bones After 40: Dr. Lisa Moore on Osteoporosis, Bone Health & Midlife Fitness

We're back with another Best of The Body Pod episode and this one earns a rerun because bone health is one of those topics that quietly becomes urgent for midlife women, often before we even realize it's happening. In this episode, Dr. Lisa Moore...

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Best of The Body Pod: Should We Be Taking Estrogen, Progesterone, AND Testosterone with Dr. Heather Hirsch

As part of our Best of the Body Pod series, we're revisiting one of our favorite Body Pod conversations with one of our favorite guests. So many women think they have to wait until they've gone a full year without a period before hormone therapy is...

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Best of The Body Pod: Why Foot Strength Is Key to Balance, Power & Aging Well for Women with Dr. Courtney Conley

We're revisiting one of our favorite Body Pod conversations as part of our Best of the Body Pod series. Dr. Courtney Conley makes the case that most women's balance, hip, and knee issues actually start at the feet, not the joint that hurts. Her...

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Best of The Body Pod: Women’s Joint Health, Hormones, and Strength Training for Longevity with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein

We're revisiting one of our favorite Body Pod conversations as part of our Best of the Body Pod series. Joint pain and stiffness tend to get written off as just getting older, but orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein makes the case that so much of...

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Best Of The Body Pod - Rethinking Nighttime Nutrition: Dr. Mike Ormsbee on Sleep, Metabolism & Fat Loss

We're bringing back one of our most fascinating and myth-busting episodes as part of our Best of the Body Pod series. The science of nutrition continues to evolve, and this conversation challenged many long-held beliefs about eating before bed....

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Best Of The Body Pod - Women and Creatine: Everything You Need to Know w/ Dr. Darren Candow - Benefits, Myths & More

We're revisiting one of our most downloaded and frequently referenced episodes as part of our Best of the Body Pod series. Because creatine continues to be one of the most researched (and misunderstood) supplements in women's health and fitness, we...

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Best Of The Body Pod - Mastering Menopause & Strength Training: Expert Insights with Selene Yeager

We're bringing back one of our most impactful and information-packed episodes as part of our Best of the Body Pod series. The insights shared in this conversation are just as relevant today as when it first aired, and we believe every woman navigating...

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Female-Specific Research, Longevity & Strength Training: Why Every Woman Belongs in the Weight Room | Dr. Stacy Sims & Selene Yeager

In this powerful episode of The Body Pod, world-renowned performance physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims and endurance expert Selene Yeager break down the latest breakthroughs in women’s health research, longevity, strength training, and female physiology—and...

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Permission to Pause: Brooke Burke on Wellness Retreats, Midlife & Finding Your Way Back to You

What if the most powerful thing you could do for yourself right now is simply stop? Like so many women who have built their lives around movement, productivity, and pushing through, Hailey discovered that slowing down was one of the hardest things...

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Menopause, IBS & Gut Health in Midlife Women: What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You with Dr. Mary Pardee

If you're a woman navigating midlife and feel like your body is changing faster than you can keep up with, this episode is exactly what you need to hear. We sat down with Dr. Mary Pardee, naturopathic doctor, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner,...

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Who You Are Now: Midlife Reinvention & Movement as Medicine with Olympic Coach Randi Strong

In this episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with professional dancer, choreographer, and entrepreneur Randi Strong — a So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 top-five finalist turned Olympic choreographer — for an honest, inspiring conversation about...

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Why You Can't Sleep: The Science of Insomnia, Hormones, and How to Fix Your Sleep for Good with Dr. Aric Prather

If you're lying awake at 3am, waking up exhausted, or spending hours in bed just waiting for sleep to come you are not alone, and more importantly, it is not your fault. In this deeply informative episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with Dr. Aric...

Midlife Awakening & Soul Work: Breaking Patterns, Healing Trauma, and Finding Your True Self with Vanessa Bennett

Have you ever checked every box society told you to check - the career, the relationship, the life and still felt hollow, disconnected, or like you were living someone else's story? In this powerful episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with Vanessa...

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Dr. Kelly Casperson on HRT Myths, Hormones, and Why Exercise Beats Everything

In this bonus episode, board-certified urologist and menopause expert Dr. Kelly Casperson joins host Hailey Babcock to answer your most pressing questions about perimenopause, post-menopause, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Whether you've been...

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Midlife Style Reset: Body Shape Dressing & Affordable Fashion for Women Over 40 with Angela Howenstein

Feeling stuck in workout clothes? Struggling with what to wear after 40? Overwhelmed by your closet but “have nothing to wear”? In this episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with wardrobe specialist Angela Howenstein to talk about midlife style,...