About Me

Hi! I’m Lynn Montoya, a midlife fitness expert for women who knows strength doesn’t come from trendy workouts—it’s built over time.

I’m not going to say “fitness changed my life”—but it shaped me.

I fell in love with fitness back in 1985, when the first gym opened in my town. I was hooked on the group classes right away. At 5’8″ and barely tipping the scale at 100 pounds, I wasn’t chasing weight loss—I wanted to be strong.

Eventually, I wandered over to the “manly side” of the gym—grunting men, clanking plates, and plenty of intimidation. I had no clue what I was doing. But the guys didn’t laugh—they taught me. I was sore for days. And completely hooked.

What started with high-impact aerobics (yes, there were leotards and leg warmers) evolved into a lifelong habit of strength training—layered with just about every cardio trend you can name: step aerobics, kickboxing, spinning, boot camps, HIIT before HIIT was even a buzzword. If it was on the schedule, I showed up—and I didn’t just go through the motions. I trained with intention.

But through every phase, one thing stayed constant: lifting weights. It never got old. In fact, it got better. I kept lifting—heavier, smarter, and with more confidence. Strength training wasn’t about aesthetics. It was about agency. It grounded me through every phase of life: corporate weight gain, pregnancy, postpartum depression, and divorce. Strength became my therapy, my stability, and my daily anchor.

I turned a personal passion into a profession—becoming a Certified Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Nutrition Specialist, Indoor Cycling Instructor, and HIIT Instructor. And I didn’t stop there. I kept refining what worked—for me and for women like me.

Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of women 40 and up, created over 500 unique workouts, and built programs focused on strength, confidence, and metabolic health.

Then perimenopause hit—and suddenly, everything that used to work… didn’t.

The weight crept up, muscle disappeared, my sleep tanked, and my workouts weren’t working. Like most women, I got zero warning. So I had to figure it out.

Through trial, error, and research, I found what actually works in midlife: smart strength training, metabolic conditioning, real recovery, and protein-forward eating. The fix wasn’t doing more—it was doing it better.

What drove me nuts? The industry kept feeding women the same tired lines:

“Lift light.”
“Just walk.”
“Take it easy.”
“Expect less.”

Like this gem I came across:

 

Seriously?! Midlife women are not fragile—they’re stronger than they realize.

Over the years, my training style has evolved—from hardcore HIIT and ab classes that made grown men cry (true story!) to helping women, especially those in midlife and beyond, build real strength.

I understand midlife bodies—how hormones shift, how recovery changes, and how to train around injuries and real-life demands. I’ve taken everything I’ve learned—what works and what doesn’t—and turned it into training that actually delivers.

It brings me so much joy when my clients surprise themselves—nailing their first real push-up or lifting heavier than they ever thought possible. That moment when strength clicks? It changes everything. Like I’ve learned over the years, strength is deeply empowering—and honestly, who wouldn’t want to feel that kind of power?

If your goal is to build muscle, lose fat, strengthen your bones, and stay strong as you age—you need real resistance training. Not chair yoga. Not wall Pilates. And definitely not workouts that wreck your joints. You want someone who gets it, who lives in the same decade, and who actually understands what your body is up against.

We don’t “tone.” We build muscle—so you’re strong, healthy, and built to last.

If nothing you’ve tried is working—or you haven’t tried in a        while—this is where we begin.

I’ll bring the dumbbells. You bring the grit.