What Menopause Does to Your Legs (and How I Changed Mine at 50)
Jeanine Escobar | Midlife Body Coach
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If your legs changed at 40 and you can’t figure out why, there’s a reason. I’m showing you on my own legs at 46, 49 and now 50.
At 46 I went into menopause. I dieted the weight off, and three years later at 120 lbs my legs looked almost the same as when I was 15 lbs heavier. Every diet was taking muscle off my legs. In this video I walk you through what happens to your legs in your 40s and 50s, what cellulite is, and the four things that changed mine.
What’s happening to your legs:
Muscle loss speeds up around menopause as estrogen drops
Skin gets thinner: women lose about 30% of their skin’s collagen in the first 5 years of menopause
Fat moves to the belly, the inner thighs and the spot right above your knees
What changed my legs:
I got off the diet treadmill. No more than 12 weeks a year in a deficit, and the rest at maintenance or a small surplus
Protein at 1 gram per pound of my goal body weight, every day
Two heavy leg days a week with double progression. My leg extension went from 50 lbs to 145 lbs, and my leg curl from 35 lbs to 85 lbs
Sleep, and I stopped drinking
📩 GET MY LEG WORKOUT FREE
Both leg days with sets, reps, rest times, how to pick your starting weight, and an 8-week log. Follow me on Instagram @coach.jeanineescobar and DM me LEG DAY.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 My legs at 46, 49 and 50
0:40 The question I hear every week
1:01 What happened to my legs
2:08 Why dieting made it worse
2:23 3 changes to your legs in menopause
3:29 What cellulite is
4:23 What works for cellulite
5:03 What changed my legs
7:41 How long it takes
8:04 The workout
8:44 Get the free PDF
#menopause #womenover50 #cellulite #legworkout #menopausefitness #strengthtraining #over40fitness
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You look great for 50 & for going through an earlier menopause. Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
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What Menopause Does to Your Legs (and How I Changed Mine at 50)
Jeanine Escobar | Midlife Body Coach
3,470 views
If your legs changed at 40 and you can’t figure out why, there’s a reason. I’m showing you on my own legs at 46, 49 and now 50.
At 46 I went into menopause. I dieted the weight off, and three years later at 120 lbs my legs looked almost the same as when I was 15 lbs heavier. Every diet was taking muscle off my legs. In this video I walk you through what happens to your legs in your 40s and 50s, what cellulite is, and the four things that changed mine.
What’s happening to your legs:
Muscle loss speeds up around menopause as estrogen drops
Skin gets thinner: women lose about 30% of their skin’s collagen in the first 5 years of menopause
Fat moves to the belly, the inner thighs and the spot right above your knees
What changed my legs:
I got off the diet treadmill. No more than 12 weeks a year in a deficit, and the rest at maintenance or a small surplus
Protein at 1 gram per pound of my goal body weight, every day
Two heavy leg days a week with double progression. My leg extension went from 50 lbs to 145 lbs, and my leg curl from 35 lbs to 85 lbs
Sleep, and I stopped drinking
📩 GET MY LEG WORKOUT FREE
Both leg days with sets, reps, rest times, how to pick your starting weight, and an 8-week log. Follow me on Instagram @coach.jeanineescobar and DM me LEG DAY.
No Instagram? Check the pinned comment.
▶️ WATCH NEXT
My protein hacks, so you can hit your number every day: 5 Protein Hacks for Women Over 40 (I've Hi...
💪 WANT ME TO BUILD YOUR PLAN?
I coach women in their 40s and 50s with a plan built around their body and their phase. Apply for a free consult with my team: https://bit.ly/4dUHYZe
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 My legs at 46, 49 and 50
0:40 The question I hear every week
1:01 What happened to my legs
2:08 Why dieting made it worse
2:23 3 changes to your legs in menopause
3:29 What cellulite is
4:23 What works for cellulite
5:03 What changed my legs
7:41 How long it takes
8:04 The workout
8:44 Get the free PDF
#menopause #womenover50 #cellulite #legworkout #menopausefitness #strengthtraining #over40fitness
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zqyfkji9yiZpsxHp44gmuiBmEvqquqaU/view?usp=sharing
Both leg days with sets, reps and rest times, how to pick your starting weight, and an 8-week log. Tell me below: what’s the one thing you’d change about your legs? 👇