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Don’t Disqualify Yourself From Movement in Menopause
It’s easy to disqualify yourself from movement with: Age A diagnosis An injury A busy schedule But if you really want to age well. you’ll need to find some workarounds. Focus on what you CAN do instead of what you can’t. You’ve got to keep moving! Movement ’snacks’ can replace full workouts on busy days… … Continued
Healthy Eating
‘How To’ Eat Carbs in Menopause
Avoiding carbs, especially in menopause, is NO way to live, so understanding how your body processes carbs will help you, especially if eating carbs scares you, or if you’ve heard of ‘insulin resistance’ but you don’t really know what it means or why you want to avoid this condition. This (boring but informative!) video explains … Continued
Mindset
Sleep Better by Making This ONE Swap
Reading over scrolling… It’s easy to fall into the black hole of social media scrolling… Only to re-emerge entirely unfulfilled wondering where the time went. This is especially true at bedtime for me & many of my clients. So in bed it’s a hard ‘no’ to picking up my phone & a ‘yes’ to my … Continued
Q and A
Another Reason to Resistance Train in Menopause
Hot flashes? Well, if you need ANOTHER reason to resistance train, here it is… More lean muscle is shown to reduce hot flashes according to this study: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-020-00058-9 How do you get more muscle? Resistance training! With declining estrogen levels in the menopause transition, both bone density and muscle mass declines. Resistance training offsets both … Continued