In this episode, host Amelia Phillips and elite fitness coach Sharelle Grant discuss one of the biggest frustrations in midlife health: how to lose body fat without sacrificing the muscle that keeps us strong, energetic and metabolically healthy.

For most people, weight loss, whether from calorie restriction, GLP-1s, more cardio or “clean eating”, comes with an unwanted side effect: muscle loss. In some cases, women can lose almost as much muscle as fat, leaving them smaller, softer, more tired and metabolically worse off.

But there’s one sport that has quietly mastered the holy grail of body composition: losing fat while building muscle. Love it or hate this sport is refining the science of body recomposition, how to strip fat while preserving and even growing lean tissue. In this episode, Amelia and Sharelle unpack the strategies used and, more importantly, how everyday women can adapt them in a sustainable, healthy way, without extreme dieting or burnout.

If you’ve ever felt that weight loss just leaves you weaker rather than fitter, this conversation will completely reframe how you approach fat loss.

About the Guest

Sharelle Grant is a registered nurse and midwife turned elite fitness coach, FMG Sports Model/Bikini Pro athlete, and the founder of Women’s Health Movement, a global coaching platform that has helped thousands of women transform their bodies through evidence-based strength training, smart nutrition and sustainable habits.

With a large international following on Instagram, Sharelle is known for cutting through fitness myths and empowering women to build muscle, lose fat and feel strong and confident at any age. She blends her clinical health background with real-world body recomposition expertise, making her one of the most trusted voices in women’s fitness today.

WHM Training App (7-day free trial included) https://womenshealthmovement.com/app/
WHM Online Coaching https://womenshealthmovement.com/coaching/

Follow Sharelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharellegrant/m

About the host:

Amelia Phillips is an exercise scientist, nutritionist, and published researcher (BSc, MNut) with a career spanning 26 years in health. She is the co-founder of Vitality360, a functional health platform that helps people gain deep insights into their health and make targeted changes for lasting vitality.

A respected media presenter, Amelia has been featured on Channel 9’s hit show Do You Want to Live Forever? and is dedicated to helping people build a life of energy, connection, and purpose at any age or stage of life.

Instagram: @_amelia_phillips
Have a question? Email: ap@ameliaphillips.com.au
Find out more at: www.ameliaphillips.com.au
Discover Vitality360: https://v360.health

CREDITS
Host: Amelia Phillips
Guest: Sharelle Grant Audio Producer: Darren Roth
Music: Matt Nicholich Production Partner: Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd

Healthy Her acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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How to lose fat without losing muscle, lessons from a sport that gets it right