Maximizing Fitness, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
Welcome to "Maximizing Fitness, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause," the podcast that redefines your relationship with fitness, nutrition and hormonal changes.
Hosted by American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023 women's integrative health and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it! Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch ineffective trends and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit or run strong and injury-free.
Join Louise, her coaches and clients as they share multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for active females age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they candidly share how they've turned their own health and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in helping women just like you do the same!
Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, break through a setback or want to understand how to lift, train and fuel harmoniously with your changing female body, you'll find this podcast insightful and inspiring. No more fighting against the tide – we're here to help you harness it to achieve a beautiful active life!
If you're an active female who wants it all, Welcome to "Maximizing Fitness, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" – Your go-to resource to break through to next-level health, hormones and fitness!
Maximizing Fitness, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
#32 - Julie's Badass Breakthrough Story: When Perimenopause Symptoms Hit Early
In this exciting episode, we bring you our first "badass breakthrough" story featuring Julie, a member of our Breaking Through Wellness community and an avid runner with 20 years of experience as a recreational athlete. Julie opens up about her inspiring journey, from struggling with hormone imbalance, gut health challenges, alarming lab work, fat gain, and intense stress to achieving balance and optimal performance. She talks about the frustrations of finding quality care to get to the root of her concerns and what it was like to finally discover the right balance to fuel performance, fat loss, muscle strength and physique. From unexplained increases in anxiety, to the misconceptions about female athletes' health, get ready to hear one inspiring transformation every female runner needs to hear!
Louise and Julie also share their personal stories of overcoming mixed messaging about body image and defining their individual sense of peace and balance through strategic training and nutrition. They highlight the importance of understanding individual stress limits, using training plans that complement our female physiology, and making mindful, sustainable changes for long-term health and fitness.
Learn how Julie navigated these obstacles with practical science-backed training strategies, female-specific fueling, and personalized coaching, ultimately transforming her approach to fitness and well-being. This episode is packed with relatable experiences and valuable advice for women facing similar issues.
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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(3:37) Julie's background in running and her academic work
(5:58) The complexity of fitness, nutrition, and hormonal balance
(8:38) Julie’s stress and anxiety experiences related to running
(11:48) Industry gaps in understanding female athlete health
(16:08) Hormonal weight gain and its implications
(20:31) Julie’s journey with Breaking Through Wellness
(22:12) Key changes in nutrition and the impact on health
(28:38) Strategies for maintaining progress during social events and celebrations
(31:03) Recognizing individual stress tipping points and managing inflammation
(35:46) Realistic expectations for injury recovery and the role of nutrition in healing
(38:35) The impact of alcohol on inflammation and health, and strategies for moderation
(41:47) Emphasizing small, sustainable steps for lasting success
(44:02) Reflecting on past running training methodologies and adapting to new approaches for better health.
(47:41) Recognizing and addressing symptoms linked to hormonal changes
(52:32) How rhetoric and the communication of health advice affect runners
(55:32) The importance of understanding your own physiology
(1:04:19) Outro
Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Fitness, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for a simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!
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