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Igor Klibunov

CEO and Chief Health Officer at Fitness Solutions Plus; personal trainer, author of 9+ books, and health/wellness speaker specializing in women's fitness and chronic condition management.

Jun 27, 2026

The Tonic

The Tonic

#442 How Women 50+ Can Best Lose Weight ...and Much More!

Jun 27 · 59m

Jamie Bussin
Jamie BussinHOST
4:25
Why do women over 50 gain belly fat, even if they're doing the right stuff like exercising and eating a reasonable diet?
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:32
Yeah, great question.
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:33
So there's a couple of reasons behind it.
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:35
First of all, we'll talk about location, why the belly specifically.
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:38
And second of all, why do they gain fat, more broadly speaking? So let's start with why they gain belly fat specifically.
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:45
This is just simply a matter of hormones.
Igor KlibanovGUEST
4:48
What happens during menopause is estrogen drops about 90% in a two-year span, but testosterone only drops 10% in a two-year span.

12 MINS LATER

Jamie Bussin
Jamie BussinHOST
16:35
Can you elaborate on that for a bit?

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