Stephanie Estima

Stephanie Estima is a doctor of chiropractic, women’s health educator, author of The Betty Body, and host of the Better! with Dr. Stephanie podcast, where she focuses on women’s hormones, perimenopause, menopause, strength training, nutrition, and body composition.

Chasing Skinny Is Undermining Women’s Long-Term Strength

Dr. Stephanie Estima, a chiropractor and women’s health clinician, argues that women’s fitness advice has too often made thinness the goal at the expense of strength, recovery and long-term capacity. In a Diary of a CEO interview, she makes the case for replacing the pursuit of “skinny” with progressive resistance training, adequate fueling, anatomy-specific coaching and recovery habits that protect muscle, bone, connective tissue and pelvic health over time.

The Diary of a CEOJun 29, 202625 min read