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Hi! I'm Alison.

The Aging Athletically Podcast busts every aging myth

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

The disempowering messages — the ones that tell women they're fragile, that it's all downhill, that they just need to shrink — are everywhere.

They're well-funded and they're loud.

The people with the proven, empowering strategies are getting drowned out.

And it's costing women dearly.

When I set out to make the Aging Athletically Podcast, I wanted to accomplish a few things:

  • Bust the dangerous and pervasive myths about our aging bodies.
  • Inspire active and athletic women in midlife to get back to the gym or the trail ASAP.
  • Flip the script on “maybe it’s time to scale back and slow down.”

The more I work with women in this stage of life - and navigate it myself in real time - the more I see it clearly: the watered-down model of fitness women were handed for generations is the single biggest barrier to the quality of life they want in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. You know the model I’m talking about—the one that preached 1,300-calorie diets and prioritized thinner thighs and flat tummies over deadlift PRs and doing epic shit.

Those of us who wanted more from our fitness found a way to break through in our 20s and 30s but nobody ever gave us the strategy to keep building — so we were left assuming the wall we hit in midlife was our age or our hormones. It's neither. It's the crappy model we were handed.

But our stories do not need to end there.

This 8-episode series is for you—the smart, high-achieving woman who's tired of feeling like her training isn't working the way it used to and but refuses to accept the "it's all downhill from here" narrative.

We dig into some surprising mindset shifts that might serve you, the biology that’s changing your body’s capacity in midlife, and the no-fluff, evidence-based training strategies that could help you go farther and faster with fewer obstacles.

​It’s right here — I dropped all the episodes at once so it's ready to be binged or taken on your next run or lift.

I’d love to hear what it brings up for you. And it would mean the world to me if you would subscribe and share it!

— Alison

P.O. Box 601, Clarksburg, MD 20871
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Hi! I'm Alison.

Founder of Miles To Go Athletics + CEO of Fit Bottomed Girls

At Miles To Go Athletics our mission is to help you ditch the aches, pains, injuries, and those feelings of being weak, fragile, and old that are holding you back from being active, athletic, and durable thru midlife and beyond. Our simple and effective strength, conditioning, and nutrition coaching is designed to help you go “all in” for yourself, unapologetically pursue your goals, and get the most out of your life. We’re here to support you whether you’re a total newbie or an already active adult looking to train smarter as you age because we believe that athleticism is the key to better quality of life at any age. We offer services that will increase your strength and confidence, allow you to be independent and active for longer, encourage chasing bucket list goals, and promote feeling badass at any age.⁠ We strive to empower people to recognize that they have a say in the quality of the miles, the experiences, and the years they have left in their lives. For whatever literal or figurative miles or mountains you traverse and climb in your life, our programs are here to support you. Because we all have many miles to go before we sleep, let’s make them awesome.⁠ Check out the content, support, and resources I offer by adding your email to my list.

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