Honestly, Carly

About Honestly, Carly

If you're a woman over 40 and your old workouts have stopped working, your jeans feel tighter, and your brain can’t decide if it’s burnt out or buzzing - you’re in the right place. This is midlife, just not how they sold it to you. Honestly, Carly is where fitness, hormone health, and real life collide. Hosted by Carly Corrigall, midlife PT (and former lawyer), each week we get honest about what it actually takes to feel strong, confident and capable over 40, without overtraining, overcomplicating, or outsourcing your self-worth to scales and step counts. Expect science-backed strategies you can use today, the pep talk you didn't know you needed, and more than the occasional “oh my god, SAME.” This is the podcast to help you train smarter, feel better, and make this your strongest chapter yet. Educational content only; not a substitute for medical advice.

Publisher

Carly Corrigall

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Oct 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   What My Old Training Diaries Taught Me About Fitness in My 40s

   What My Old Training Diaries Taught Me About Fitness in My 40s I’ve been reading my old training diaries. And frankly, this episode was in danger of becoming Carly Reads Her Old Diaries and Calls Herself a d*ck for 25 Minutes. Because there is A LOT in there. And I'm sharing it with you here (as we all like to nose in someone else's diaries, right?!). But underneath the comedy, there was a pattern. More miles. More sessions. Faster pace. Get everything done. Therefore: fitter. These days, I train substantially less than I did in my late 30s and early 40s, but I consider myself far healthier overall. So in this episode, I’m asking: what does being “fit” actually mean? We’ll talk about why fitness isn’t one single thing, why doing more exercise doesn’t automatically make your training better, and why the right training depends on what you actually want your body to be able to do. Because the question isn’t simply: Am I doing enough? It’s: What am I training for? And does the way I’m spending my precious time and energy actually reflect that? If you’ve ever thought I used to do so much more than this or wondered whether you should squeeze another workout into an already packed week, this one’s for you. In this episode: What my old training diaries revealed about my relationship with exercise, food and my body Why my marathon and ultramarathon training wasn’t “wrong” The difference between run-specific fitness and being fit more broadly Why strength used to be little more than a tick-box for me The problem with measuring consistency by whether you completed every planned session Why more miles, more sessions and more intensity don’t automatically equal better results What my training looks like now and why everything has a job The question I now use instead of “Am I doing enough?” What I’d really like to tell the younger woman who wrote “feeling heavy” in her training diary If this episode has made you realise you could do with some help zooming out and working out what actually matters for your body, goals and life, that’s exactly the sort of thing we work on inside The Reboot. 👉 Find out more about The Reboot here (https://www.clcfitness.co.uk/the-perimenopause-reboot) Oh and don't forget to follow the podcast and, if you're feeling extra-nice, leave a review. It really helps me to reach more women ❤️

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   50: My Top 3 Exercises as a Midlife PT

   If I could only choose THREE exercises to do for the rest of my life, what would make the cut? Think Desert Island Discs for fitness... except apparently eight records, a book and a luxury item is far too easy. I'm allowing myself one lower-body exercise, one upper-body exercise and one core exercise. And honestly? Choosing them was ridiculously hard. In this episode, I'm revealing my three current favourites and why they've earned their place. But there's a bigger point here, because the best exercises for me aren't necessarily the best exercises for you. Whether you're training for strength, bone health, running performance, balance, muscle, injury prevention or simply to make everyday life feel easier, every exercise in your programme should have a job. So we're creating a fitness capsule wardrobe: fewer random exercises, more of the ones that actually do something useful for YOUR body and YOUR goals. In this episode, we cover: Why the lunge is possibly my favourite exercise for runners (and about 700 different ways I can use it to make you swear at me) Why unilateral training is so useful for strength, balance and stability Why the press-up might be the ultimate bodyweight compound exercise The reason I'm not a fan of knee press-ups if your goal is to progress to full ones The universally hated core exercise that's made my top three How to work backwards from YOUR goal to choose the exercises that deserve a place in your training And if your current exercise programme consists mainly of saved Instagram workouts, random YouTube sessions and whatever you happen to fancy that day, we'll talk about why that might be the real problem. Inside The Reboot, we take exactly this approach: looking at what you're trying to achieve, what you're currently doing and what your body and your life can realistically accommodate, before creating your own personalised exercise prescription. Because you don't need another enormous list of exercises. You need to know which ones have a job to do for you. 🎙️ PLUS: a little podcast update We've made it to Episode 50! From here, Honestly, Carly is moving to a fortnightly schedule. I know lots of you are still catching up when the next episode lands, so I'm giving you a little more breathing space to listen, digest and actually put some of this stuff into practice. I'll be back in your ears in two weeks. And with another 49 episodes already waiting for you, I'm not exactly leaving you short of listening material... 😁 Find me: Instagram: @carlycorrigall (https://www.instagram.com/carlycorrigall/) Work with me: The Reboot: personalised support with your training, nutrition, recovery, sleep and wider lifestyle - discover more here: The Reboot (https://www.clcfitness.co.uk/the-perimenopause-reboot) Train with Carly: live online Strength and HIIT classes, plus replays so you can fit your training around your life (and not the other way round): Train with Carly (https://www.clcfitness.co.uk/online-fitness-classes-for-women)

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   49: How Heavy Should I Be Lifting?

   “How heavy should my weights be?” It’s one of the questions I’m asked most often by women starting strength training (and quite a few who’ve been doing it for years). And my irritating answer is: it depends. Because a weight that’s challenging for a squat might be completely inappropriate for a lateral raise. And the right weight for you when you’re learning a movement isn’t necessarily the right weight six months later. So in this episode, we’re getting VERY practical about what “lifting heavy” actually means. We’ll talk about: 🏋️♀️ Why beginners don’t need to rush to lift heavier weights 🧠 The neuromuscular adaptations happening when you first start strength training 💪 The difference between doing a strength workout and actually training for strength 🔥 How to tell whether your weights are genuinely challenging enough 📈 Why progression doesn’t always mean adding more weight 🪶 When lighter weights are absolutely the right choice 🛒 And my completely unsponsored guide to buying dumbbells for training at home, including what I’d buy, what I probably wouldn’t bother with and why I’m firmly Team Hexagon. If you’ve been using the same dumbbells for years, or you regularly finish a set knowing you could happily have carried on for another ten reps, this one is especially for you. Because you don’t need to lift the heaviest weight you possibly can. But if you want your body to adapt, at some point you do need to challenge it. And sometimes, yes, that means buying some heavier bloody dumbbells. Train With Carly If you’d like structured strength training with plenty of coaching, options and prompts to help you keep progressing, you can join me live online every week inside Train With Carly - check out my classes here. (https://www.clcfitness.co.uk/online-fitness-classes-for-women) Come and chat with me on Instagram @carlycorrigall (https://www.instagram.com/carlycorrigall/)- I'd love your questions for a future podcast!

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