About this session
Muscle supports far more than appearance. It helps people lift, carry, climb stairs, maintain balance, protect joints, manage physical work and continue participating confidently in everyday life.
Muscle mass and strength can change with age, inactivity, illness, pregnancy, menopause and periods of reduced movement.
Age-related loss of muscle mass, strength and function is known as sarcopenia, but decline is not entirely inevitable and appropriately designed strength training can support function across later life.
This session helps participants understand what effective strength-building involves, move beyond myths about becoming "too bulky" and create a realistic plan using weights, machines, resistance bands or body weight.
It also covers protein, recovery, safe progression and when individualized guidance is important.
What your people take away
- Understand why muscle matters across every stage of women's lives
- Recognize factors that can contribute to changes in strength and muscle mass
- Learn the foundations of safe and effective resistance training
- Use protein, balanced nutrition and recovery to support training
- Adapt strength-building around pregnancy, menopause, aging, pain and health conditions
- Create a realistic muscle-strengthening plan that fits work and everyday life
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand Why Muscle MattersA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand Why Muscle Matters: see muscle as a health and function asset, recognize how muscle can change over time and review your current function.
- See muscle as a health and function asset
- Recognize how muscle can change over time
- Review your current function
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand Why Muscle Matters.
60 minutes
Participants explore why muscle matters, review their current strength and identify where work, health or life-stage changes may be affecting physical function. They leave with clearer personal priorities and one practical strength-building action.
- Module 1: Understand Why Muscle Matters
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand Why Muscle Matters.
90 minutes
Participants also learn the foundations of resistance training, including exercise selection, technique, frequency and progression. They create a simple routine using equipment available at home, in a gym or within the workplace.
- Module 1: Understand Why Muscle Matters
- Module 2: Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand Why Muscle Matters and Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand Why Muscle Matters, Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training and Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery.
Full day
The full-day session adds nutrition, recovery, life-stage adaptations, confidence and long-term planning. Participants leave with a complete strength plan and clearer guidance about when professional support may be needed.
- Module 1: Understand Why Muscle Matters
- Module 2: Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training
- Module 3: Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery
- Module 4: Adapt Strength Training Across Life Stages
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Understand Why Muscle Matters
Every length- See muscle as a health and function assetParticipants explore how muscle contributes to strength, mobility, posture, balance, joint support and the ability to complete everyday tasks.
- Recognize how muscle can change over timeParticipants examine how aging, menopause, pregnancy, inactivity, injury, illness and reduced food intake may affect muscle and strength.
- Review your current functionParticipants assess practical indicators such as carrying, lifting, rising from a chair, climbing stairs, working overhead and maintaining balance.
- Identify barriers to strength trainingParticipants examine barriers such as limited time, gym anxiety, uncertainty about technique, pain, fatigue or lack of equipment.
Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training
90 minutes and longer- Choose movements that support daily lifeParticipants explore movement patterns such as squatting, pushing, pulling, carrying, stepping, hinging and reaching.
- Use different forms of resistanceParticipants compare body-weight exercises, resistance bands, free weights, machines and loaded everyday objects.
- Understand sets, repetitions and effortParticipants receive a straightforward introduction to sets, repetitions, rest and training effort.
- Progress graduallyParticipants explore ways to progress by increasing resistance, repetitions, range, control or exercise difficulty over time.
Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery
3 hours and longer- Keep protein visibleParticipants explore how protein contributes to building, maintaining and repairing muscle.
- Eat enough to support activityParticipants consider how under-eating, restrictive dieting and long gaps between meals may affect energy, recovery and training consistency.
- Use recovery purposefullyParticipants explore how rest, sleep, hydration and spacing between demanding sessions influence recovery.
- Question supplements and quick-fix productsParticipants assess protein powders, collagen, creatine, fat burners and products marketed specifically to women.
Adapt Strength Training Across Life Stages
Full day only- Build strength before, during and after pregnancyParticipants explore how strength work may support everyday function before pregnancy and during an appropriately managed pregnancy.
- Respond to menopause-related changeParticipants consider how sleep disruption, joint discomfort, changing energy and reduced confidence may affect training during perimenopause and menopause.
- Protect strength in later lifeParticipants explore how resistance, balance and coordination help preserve mobility and reduce functional decline as people age.
- Know when to seek individual guidanceParticipants identify situations where support from a physiotherapist, qualified exercise professional or clinician may be appropriate.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage
How long is Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage?
Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand Why Muscle Matters: see muscle as a health and function asset, recognize how muscle can change over time and review your current function. A 60-minute session covers Understand Why Muscle Matters in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Learn the Foundations of Effective Strength Training. A 3-hour session adds Support Muscle Through Nutrition and Recovery. A full-day session adds Adapt Strength Training Across Life Stages.
Can Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Muscle Mass for Women: Strength Through Every Life Stage to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.