1. Think about the movement you are making and the muscles you are supposed to be working. Really be mindful of the mind to muscle connection. Don’t exercise absent mindedly and don’t think about your shopping list when you are training. Think about what you are doing, how you are…
10 Simple strategies to increase fat loss during pre or post menopause
Do not skip meals or go on crazy calorie restrictive diets. Skipping meals increases the stress response in the body which leads to fat storage. It increases glucose secretion into the blood stream so increases risk of insulin resistance and diabetes type 2. It can also lead to adrenal stress…
Why am I suddenly gaining weight when I haven’t changed anything?
One of the first signs of perimenopause is the gradual increase in weight when nothing else has changed. The closer to menopause you get, the greater that increase may get. There are a few factors at play here including metabolism, reduced insulin sensitivity, decreased muscle mass and reduced energy. We’ll…
What is the best exercise for fat loss, for women in perimenopause or menopause?
As you enter the next phase in life, over 35, your hormones start to change, and as a result, so do your needs. The same food and training will no longer be as effective as it once was, you need to change your strategy to go with the changes in…
What you need to know about sugar cravings, sweats, hot flushes, mood swings and more, if you are a woman 40-55+:
As you become pre-menopausal and beyond into menopause, your oestrogen and progesterone levels will fluctuate immensely before dropping drastically. These changes impact how your cells respond to insulin. Insulin is the hormone that transports glucose out of the blood to all the cells in your body, or to the liver,…
