56. Workout and Nutrition Strategies You Need after 40 with Fitness Coach Katie Koutnik

This episode is for you if you’re a woman over 40 looking to build muscle and achieve sustainable fat loss!  Katie Koutnik is a health and fitness coach who faced a debilitating back injury. She fought back, rebuilt her strength, and transformed her life. She now channels that same determination into empowering women over 40, showing them that it’s possible to achieve incredible results and make meaningful changes at any stage of life! Through her program Renew40, Katie helps guide women in their 40s to lose up to 20 pounds, build lean muscle and regain their confidence. Featured in STRONG Fitness Magazine, Katie combines her personal experience with her professional expertise to focus on balanced nutrition, strength training, and hormone health. She also leads the Healthy Sports Mom community, where she supports busy moms staying fit and healthy while raising active kids. We learn: Katie’s inspiring story of overcoming a debilitating back injury and getting incredibly fit in her 40s Why it’s harder to lose fat and gain muscle after 40 Specific nutrition and fitness strategies that actually improve body composition Why training in a fasted state isn’t optimal for women over 40 and what to eat before your workout How progressive overload is crucial for effective strength training Why restriction often backfires and what to do if you hate macro tracking Solutions for busy sports moms trying to eat healthy and stay active Connect with Katie: https://www.katiekoutnik.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katiekoutnik/ Healthy Sports Mom Facebook Group Thank you for listening to our show. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a review and subscribe. It will allow us to continue to bring more episodes your way! Kristin and Raquel [email protected]  https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast https://www.youtube.com/@functionalmomspodcast