The Midlife Method with Cam Allen®
The Midlife Method with Cam Allen® is your go-to podcast for navigating midlife with energy, confidence, and vibrant health. Whether you're deep into menopause or just starting to notice the signs, this show is packed with practical, no-nonsense advice on balancing your mind, body, and spirit.
Hey, I'm Cam Allen, an integrated nutrition health and fitness coach, and I'm here to help you ditch the confusion around hormones, feel your best, and embrace a lifestyle that actually works for you.
Each episode breaks down the key areas of health in midlife, from personalized nutrition to stress management and strength training, so you can live with more energy, better sleep, and the vitality you deserve.
No fad diets or quick fixes, just real talk and actionable strategies to help you feel strong, empowered, and completely in control of your health.
Join me every week as we tackle the biggest health challenges in menopause and share success stories. If you're ready to take charge of your midlife health and finally feel comfortable in your body, this is the show for you.
Episodes
101 episodes
Menopause Belly Fat: The Gut Fix You Need to Know About After 50 (Part 3)
Menopause belly fat is not always fat. Sometimes your middle feels tight because your gut has slowed down, not because you gained weight overnight. In part three of the belly fat series, I walk through gut health in menopause: why lower estroge...
Menopause Belly Fat: 3 Hormones Storing Fat in Your Middle (It's Not Willpower)
Deep belly fat can climb from about 5 to 8 percent of your body fat before menopause to much higher after, and it can happen even when the scale barely moves. Your body did not get lazy. Three hormones redrew the map.In part two of this...
Menopause Belly Fat, Part 1: Why More Cardio Isn't Working
If your menopause belly won't budge no matter how much cardio you do, the exercise itself might be the problem. In Part 1 of this two-part series I share the three exercise mistakes feeding belly fat after 50, and the strength-first fix that ac...
Protein After 50: How Much You Need and How to Get It in Menopause
Protein is the missing piece for building and holding muscle after 50, and most midlife women are not getting close to enough. In this episode I break down why protein matters more in menopause, how much you actually need, and the simple ways I...
Blood Sugar After 50: 2 Habits That Lower It Without Meds
Blood sugar and belly fat in midlife are the same story, and your muscle is the reason why. In this episode of The Midlife Method I share the 3 blood sugar lab numbers I track after 50, the 2 glucose hacks I use every time I eat, and what I saw...
Strong Bones After Menopause: My DexaFit Results at 56
Can short strength workouts really protect your bone density after menopause? Last year at 56, almost seven years past surgical menopause, I got my first DexaFit scan to find out, and the results genuinely surprised me.In 2024 I was rec...
The Sneaky Stress Sabotaging Your Midlife Body
Menopause weight gain is not about calories. It's about hormones and stress! In this episode of the Midlife Method, I break down why eating less and exercising more backfires after 40. I’ll show you how cortisol, insulin, and sneaky stress are ...
Strong Legs After 50: The 2 Moves I Give Every Woman
Your legs hold about half the muscle in your whole body, and after 50 they need real attention. This is a simple lower body workout for women over 50 and in menopause, built around two moves that keep you strong, steady, and free.Gettin...
Stop Doing Follow-Along Workouts If You're in Menopause
Most workouts on YouTube are a race to keep up with someone who has no idea what your body is actually going through in menopause. That constant comparison isn't motivating you. It's quietly telling your brain to give up.In this episode...
Tired After Working Out in Menopause? Eat More, Do Less.
You're eating less. You're working out more. And the scale still won't move. That's not a willpower problem, it's a formula problem, and I'm breaking down exactly why the old "eat less, move more" math stops working in menopause.In t...
NLP for Menopause: Rewire Your Mind to Actually Want to Work Out
Ever stood in your workout clothes, fully intending to exercise, and just... didn't? You're not lazy. You're not broken. In menopause, this is a brain chemistry problem, not a willpower problem, and I'm going to show you exactly why, then give ...
5 Supplements Every Woman in Midlife Actually Needs (A Functional Health Coach's List)
The supplement industry is a $50 billion business built on your confusion. Today we're cutting through all of it. Just 5 supplements, all multitaskers, all chosen because they directly address what happens to your body in perimenopause and meno...
Why You Keep Quitting Workouts After 50 (It's Not Willpower)
Why you keep quitting workouts after 50 has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with these 4 parts of you.If you've started and stopped more times than you can count, this episode is your answer. Cam breaks down the real r...
How to Know When to Lift Heavier After 50
If your workout has started feeling suspiciously easy, your body might already be telling you it's time to lift heavier. Most women miss this signal completely and end up lifting the same weights for months, sometimes years, because no one ever...
How to Start Lifting Weights After 50 (Simple, Safe & Backed by Research)
How to start lifting weights after 50, simply, safely, and in a way that actually fits real life. No gym, no hour-long workouts, no getting bulky.You know you need to lift weights in midlife. You know your muscle matters more than ever....
How to Find a Menopause Doctor: My 7-Year Journey After Surgical Menopause
How to find a menopause doctor is one of the most important decisions you'll make in midlife. In this episode, I share my personal story of surgical menopause, hormone therapy, and finding a doctor who truly listened.Strength training fo...
How to Balance Strength Training and Cardio in Midlife
Midlife changes recovery, hormones, energy, sleep, and how exercise feels in the body. So how do you know whether running, cardio, and strength training are helping… or slowly draining you?In this episode, I answer a thoughtful question...
How to Train Your Brain to Want to Work Out After 50
If workouts feel harder in menopause, you are not imagining it. Motivation, energy, recovery, and hormones all shift in midlife.In this episode, I’m teaching you a simple NLP technique called anchoring that helps your body connect movem...
Strength Training Mistakes Women Over 50 Make (And What To Do Instead)
Women over 50 are often told to work harder, push harder, and do more workouts. But after menopause, that approach can leave you exhausted instead of stronger.In this video, I’m breaking down the biggest strength training mistakes women...
How to Start Lifting Weights After 50: 3 Things You Must Know
How to start lifting weights after 50 doesn’t have to feel confusing or overwhelming.If you’ve been told to just “eat less and exercise more,” and it’s not working anymore… there’s a reason for that.After 50, your body responds ...
The "Lazy" Secret to Fitness After 50
Strength training for women over 50 doesn’t have to leave you exhausted. In this video, I explain why working out less can actually help your body respond better in menopause.If you’re dealing with burnout, muscle loss in menopause, or ...
How I Stay Strong in Just 60 Minutes a Week After 50
Strength training for women over 50 doesn’t have to mean long workouts or burnout. In this video, I share my real-life menopause fitness routine and how I stay strong with just 60 minutes a week.If you’re dealing with muscle loss in men...
How to Know If Your Workout Is Too Hard at 50+
If you’ve ever finished a workout and felt completely wiped out instead of energized, this episode is for you.In midlife, the old “push through” approach to fitness can start to backfire. What used to work can leave you feeling drained,...
Strength Workouts for Women Over 50 (Only 10 Minutes!)
Maintaining muscle after 50 doesn’t have to mean endless hours at the gym. In this video, I share exactly how to build strength in menopause with simple 10-minute routines—no burnout, no overwhelm. Discover why your old workouts aren’t working,...
Simple Strength Training That Actually Works
If you’re tired of confusing fitness advice and want real results from strength training in midlife, this video is for you. I break down a major new study showing that simple, consistent workouts matter most—no fancy equipment or marathon gym s...