There’s endless advice—from every corner of the internet, your friends and gym buddies—about how to work out in midlife: change your routine, get your strength training in during perimenopause, get your heart rate up, walk more, run more, do more. But how do you stay motivated to exercise at all? Personal trainer and menopause fitness expert Samantha Montpetit-Huynh (better known as Sam Core Trainer) joins Maureen Halushak in the Group Chat this week to talk about fitness in your 40s, changing how you view exercise (it’s not all about weight loss!) and the secret to staying consistent.

Plus, FASHION senior fashion, beauty and wellness editor Julia McEwan and Today’s Parent editor-in-chief Vanessa Grant enter the chat to talk about their favourite ways to work out, and how that’s changed over the years.

Group Chat is new biweekly podcast that gets up close and personal with the editors of Chatelaine—and some very special guests.

Each episode, hosted by editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak, will explore one of the many topics, big and small, that matter to Canadian women—from menopause to weight bias to reality tv.

You can watch the podcast on Chatelaine’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you find your podcasts.

Thank you to our official furniture partner IKEA Canada.

Featuring:

• Maureen Halushak @maureenhalushak
• Samantha Montpetit @samcoretrainer
• Julia McEwan @juliapjmcewan
• Vanessa Grant

Production:

• Maureen Halushak: Producer
• Erica Lenti: Producer
• Ryan Carter: Director / Editor
• Natasha Zoccoli: Editor / Camera Operator
• Corey Misquita: Director of Photography / Motion Graphic Designer / Camera Operator
• Masnoon Zarif: Camera Operator / Gaffer

Furniture partner: IKEA Canada

Is it a happy ending? A sizzling summer romance? A compulsively readable storyline? All of the above? Books columnist Alicia Cox Thomson joins the chat with editor-in-chief and host Maureen Halushak in Episode 6 of Group Chat to talk all things summer books—including the three reads she says you won’t be able to put down this season.

Also in this episode: executive editor Erica Lenti and senior editor Andréanne Dion join Maureen to talk favourite spots for hot-weather reading, our all-time favourite summer books and a deep dive into “smooth-brained” reads.

Group Chat is new biweekly podcast that gets up close and personal with the editors of Chatelaine—and some very special guests.

Each episode, hosted by editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak, will explore one of the many topics, big and small, that matter to Canadian women—from menopause to weight bias to reality tv.

You can watch the podcast on Chatelaine’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you find your podcasts.

Thank you to our official furniture partner IKEA Canada.

Featuring:

• Maureen Halushak @maureenhalushak
• Alicia Cox Thomson @aliciacoxthomsonwrites
• Andréanne Dion @andreannewrites
• Erica Lenti @ericalenti

Production:

• Maureen Halushak: Producer
• Erica Lenti: Producer
• Ryan Carter: Director / Editor
• Natasha Zoccoli: Editor / Camera Operator
• Corey Misquita: Director of Photography / Motion Graphic Designer / Camera Operator
• Masnoon Zarif: Camera Operator / Gaffer

Furniture partner: IKEA Canada

Stuck in a style rut? This week, fashion stylist and personal shopper Jenn Park Krulik enters the Group Chat with editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak to talk all things style—including her best tips for summer dressing, and finding hidden gems in your own closet.

Also in this episode: creative director Sun Ngo and senior style editor Andréanne Dion join Maureen to talk about their favourite summer fits, iconic childhood summer looks and a very controversial take on sandals.

Group Chat is new biweekly podcast that gets up close and personal with the editors of Chatelaine—and some very special guests.

Each episode, hosted by editor-in-chief Maureen Halushak, will explore one of the many topics, big and small, that matter to Canadian women—from menopause to weight bias to reality tv.

You can watch the podcast on Chatelaine’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you find your podcasts.

Thank you to our official furniture partner IKEA Canada.

Featuring:

• Maureen Halushak @maureenhalushak
• Andréanne Dion @andreannewrites
• Sun Ngo @sunngo.studio
• Jenn Park Krulik @stylingwithjenn

Production:

• Maureen Halushak: Producer
• Erica Lenti: Producer
• Ryan Carter: Director / Editor
• Natasha Zoccoli: Editor / Camera Operator
• Corey Misquita: Director of Photography / Motion Graphic Designer / Camera Operator
• Masnoon Zarif: Camera Operator / Gaffer