When Fitness Turns Into Punishment: What Actually Keeps Women Fit in Midlife, with Ellen Barrett
When Fitness Turns Into Punishment: What Actually Keeps Women Fit in Midlife, with Ellen Barrett  
Podcast: Age Like a Badass Mother
Published On: Tue Jan 20 2026
Description: Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back.Fitness expert Ellen Barrett explains why exercise often feels punishing in midlife, and the movement principles that reliably keep women strong, energized, and fit. We talk alignment, posture, hydration, energy, building muscle, and why exercise should restore you, not drain you. Ellen Barrett, the iconic fitness expert known for making movement feel like magic, talks about why fitness stopped being fun for so many of us, and how to get it back. She shares the secret sauce behind movement that nourishes instead of drains, why alignment is your new midlife superpower, and how simple daily habits can radically shift your energy and truly keep you fit. We dig into the deeply underrated power of self-compassion.https://www.ellenbarrett.com/https://wellelephant.com/https://wellelephant.com/ecookbook/ACE Plant-based Eating Course https://discover.wellelephant.com/ace-plant-based-eating-course-reg/Merch https://age-like-a-badass-mother-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow us and reach out at:Email: lauren@agelikeabadassmother.comFacebook: @WellElephantInstagram: @agelikeabadassmother https://www.youtube.com/@agelikeabadassmother#EllenBarrett, #AgingStrong, #MindfulMovement, #FunctionalFitness, #MidlifeMovement, #HealthyAgingBody, #MovementIsMedicine, #FitnessOver40, #AgeLikeABadassMother, #LifelongWellness, #Wellness, #Podcast,