Re-Designing Your Fitness After 40: Why It’s Never Too Late to Begin with Fitness & Health Guru Johanna Sopo
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Release Date: 08/05/2025
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info_outlineIs it too late to change your body or your mindset? Absolutely not.
In this inspiring episode, I sit down with fitness and mindset coach Johanna Sopo, a true force of nature helping those in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond reclaim their strength, vitality, and confidence from the inside out.
Johanna isn’t selling quick fixes or crash diets. She’s all about sustainable wellness, rooted in faith, discipline, self-love, and radical transformation. From shifting toxic beliefs around age and fitness to honoring your body with compassion, Johanna shares personal stories (including her amazing 90-year-old client!), mindset resets, and practical tips to help you start today not someday.
🔹 You’ll hear:
• Why those over 40 need to expand, not shrink
• The mindset myths keeping you stuck and how to break them
• What Johanna’s 90-year-old client taught her about possibility
• The role of faith in fitness and lasting transformation
• One step you can take this week to re-align with your body
• Her thoughts on food freedom, real movement, and long-term wellness
• How to work with Johanna directly
If you’ve ever said, “This is just how I am now” this episode will lovingly challenge that belief.
📍Visit the show notes for links to Johanna’s Re-Design Your Fitness program, social handles, and ways to connect.
✨ If this episode moved you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs a reminder: It’s never too late to begin again.
Guest: Connect and Learn more about Johanna Sopo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannasopo/
1 on 1 Coaching with Johanna Sopo: https://johannasoler.lpages.co/re-design-your-fitness-11-coaching-with-jo/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacKxnSrN3A9QI3HSyByIRnhuf0GtVy24oyU3D8B50BRuBPaHC3BeuS60mL1_g_aem_XWQOWiqhKDril_HRDLKg2A
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