STRENGTH TRAINING is many wonderful things: An energy booster. A proven endorphin hit. A stress reliever. A confidence builder. A posture fixer. A secret weapon against aging. More than anything, though, it’s about building a body that literally has your back through every stage of life.
Whether you’re chasing kids, crushing career goals, or embracing retirement, the way you move today shapes how strong, steady, and confident you’ll feel in the years ahead. That’s the heart of Longevity Lifts: a three-part video series designed to help women invest in their future with the strength training exercises and workout guidance that matter most in their 30s, 40s, and 60s.
Each of these decades is a pivotal transition period, bringing new challenges and opportunities for your body. In your 30s, you’re setting the foundation—establishing healthy habits, building muscle, and protecting your joints before age-related changes begin. By your 40s, the focus shifts toward supporting bone density, working around shifting hormones, and maintaining stability to keep up with life’s craziness. And by your 60s, strength training becomes an essential tool for preserving independence, mobility, and energy so you can keep doing the things you love without hesitation.
For this series, we tapped three certified personal trainers—Gabrielle Savary, Erin Barry, and Patricia Greaves—to curate six essential exercises for each decade in order to provide you with a powerful toolkit of workouts that evolve as you do.
No matter your starting point, it’s never too early—or too late—to train for a stronger future.
What to Expect
- Six decade-specific strength moves handpicked by a certified trainer to target the needs of your 30s, 40s, or 60s.
- Step-by-step video demos that show exactly how to perform each move safely and effectively.
- Science-backed benefits for every exercise—why it matters for bone health, muscle mass, balance, and long-term resilience.
- Workout guidance on how to incorporative the moves into your existing routine or use them as a standalone circuit.
- Trainer insights tailored to your life stage, ranging from how to fix low back pain in your 40s to why jumping movements are clutch in your 60s.
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Meet your trainers:
Gabrielle Savary, CPT, is a fitness coach and founder of Grow With Gab, a champion bodybuilder, and member of the WH Strength In Diversity class of 2024.
Erin Barry, CPT, is a fitness coach and master instructor at Crunch in New York City.
Patricia Greaves, CPT, is a class of 2022 WH Strength in Diversity trainer and the founder of StrongHer Personal Training, a virtual and in-person coaching service. She is a menopause fitness specialist and coaches women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond.
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Jacqueline Andriakos, CPT, is the executive health and fitness director at Women’s Health, where she oversees all health and fitness content across WomensHealthMag.com and the print magazine. She has more than a decade of experience covering the wellness space and has edited ASME-nominated health features, spearheaded brand packages such as Fitness Awards, and represented the brand on the TODAY show, podcasts, and more. Before Women’s Health, Jacqueline was the deputy health features editor at Self.com, and previously worked as the senior editor at Health magazine. As a writer-reporter, she has contributed to print and online publications including TIME, Real Simple, and People, among others. A dancer throughout her youth, Jacqueline went on to study journalism at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and stoked her passion for health and fitness during her college years, ultimately inspiring her to make women’s health content the focus of her media career. She is constantly researching the latest health and wellness trends, trying a buzzy new workout class, hiking and snowboarding, or browsing athleisure. Her friends would describe her as the confidant to turn to for fitness and wellness advice, not to mention answers to any weird body questions. Jacqueline is also a former group exercise instructor and is a certified personal trainer via the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).