Over 50 fitness, fat loss, and longevity strategies for professionals who want to lose stubborn belly fat, build strength, and extend their healthspan.
Hosted by Mike Cola, an ACSM-certified exercise physiologist with 40 years of experience and creator of the Progressive Cycling Method™, this podcast is designed for high-performing professionals over 50 who want to lose fat, build muscle, and unlock lasting energy.
Each episode delivers contrarian insights on fat loss, fitness, and healthspan so you can look, feel, and perform at your best—after 50 and beyond.
Creatine isn’t just for bodybuilders.
For adults over 50, creatine may be one of the most useful supplements for maintaining strength, supporting lean muscle, improving training performance and potentially supporting brain health as we age.
In this episode of the Over 50 Fitness Contrarian Podcast, I break down what creatine actually does inside the body and why it becomes especially interesting as we get older.
I cover:
• How creatine helps your muscles produce energy
• Why it can improve strength and training performance
• Creatine and maintaining muscle after 50
• The emerging research on creatine and brain function
• How much creatine to take
• Whether you need a loading phase
• Why I personally prefer starting with a lower dose
• Water weight and muscle fullness
• Creatine vs. creatinine on blood work
• Kidney function and safety considerations
• When to take creatine
• Whether you should cycle on and off
I also share my own experience using creatine over the years and how I approach it today.
If you’re over 50 and want help losing stubborn body fat, building lean muscle and improving your overall health with a simple, structured plan, watch my short video here:
👉 https://coach.mikecolafitness.com/mike-cola-coaching
— Mike Cola
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
40+ Years in Health & Fitness
28 Sept 2026
Visceral Fat After 50: How to Lose the Most Dangerous Belly Fat
Visceral fat is the dangerous belly fat stored deep inside your abdomen around your organs—and it’s the type of body fat you especially want to reduce as you get older.
In this episode of the Over 50 Fitness Contrarian Podcast, I break down visceral fat after 50: what it is, why it’s different from the belly fat you can pinch, why it accumulates, and the practical strategies I use with my private coaching clients to help reduce body fat and improve their health.
You’ll learn:
• The difference between visceral fat and subcutaneous belly fat
• Why visceral fat is considered more dangerous
• How visceral fat is connected to metabolic health
• Why maintaining muscle becomes increasingly important after 50
• How walking and resistance training can help
• Why I emphasize a high-protein, high-fiber diet
• How I use calorie deficits, calorie cycling and time-restricted eating
• My 5-step approach to reducing visceral fat after 50
This episode is an edited version of the private weekly workshop I hold with my 1-on-1 coaching clients. I removed the private client questions and discussions so I could share the main presentation with you here on the podcast.
If you’re over 50 and successful in your career but feel like your body and health have taken a back seat, you probably don’t need another complicated diet or generic workout program.
You need a realistic plan that fits your life—and someone holding you accountable long enough to make it work.
That’s what I do with my private 1-on-1 coaching clients.
If you want to lose belly fat, rebuild muscle, get stronger and improve your health, watch this short video to learn how my private coaching program works and see if it could be a good fit for you:
👉 https://coach.mikecolafitness.com/mike-cola-coaching
— Mike Cola
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
40+ Years Coaching
Gym Owner for 38+ Years
20 Sept 2026
Flexibility After 50: Why Your Body Gets Stiffer and What Actually Works
Flexibility after 50 isn’t just about stretching more.
If you’re constantly stretching your hamstrings, hips, calves or shoulders but still feel tight, there may be another reason: your body may not feel strong or stable at the end ranges of motion.
In this episode of the Over 50 Fitness Contrarian, I explain why strength and flexibility are much more closely connected than most people realize — and why traditional stretching often provides only temporary relief.
I break down:
• Static, passive, dynamic and active stretching
• Why stretching alone may not fix chronic tightness
• How strength training can improve flexibility
• Reciprocal inhibition and why it matters
• Why I’m cautious about aggressive passive stretching
• How I use end-range isometrics
• The connection between your nervous system, strength and mobility
• How to build flexibility you can actually control and use
The goal isn’t simply to become more flexible.
It’s to become STRONG in the ranges of motion you have.
This episode is an edited-down version of the weekly live workshop I hold every Sunday morning with my private 1:1 coaching clients.
If you’re over 45 and you’re serious about transforming your body, getting stronger and improving your health, I offer private 1:1 concierge coaching.
Watch my short video to learn exactly how my coaching program works and see if it’s right for you:
https://coach.mikecolafitness.com/mike-cola-coaching
— Mike Cola
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
40+ Years Coaching
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