When menopause hits, hormones influence exercise in a way that menopause exercise should change to have the optimal effect on longevity. Women 40+ do risk losing muscle if they don't change the way they exercise and understand why.
Muscle, bone (and brain health) are all positively supported by the balance of sex hormones as well as cortisol and insulin, which in turn are impacted negatively by drops in them.
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Debra Atkinson – a 39-year fitness veteran and international fitness presenter, Master trainer to personal trainers, and a former (15-year) University Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology – created this channel to share weekly videos for women to help with hormonal changes in menopause, pro aging nutrition, and strength training for women over 50.
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I am 63 – I love all the information about menopause and what to do that is coming out now. When I went through menopause ( at 51) HRT was not recommended, and nobody talked about lifting heavy etc. I have had hot flashes since I was 47 – and sometimes I still get them. Wish I had started HRT then. But sadly I missed the 10 year window. Today I lift heavy, jump and do SIT and have upped my protein intake.
I’m a bit confused by what you mean about that “10 year window”? I’m 58 and been in full menopause a little over 3 years. Are you talking about a 10 year period to take HRT? I took PremPro for a while but wanted a vaginal cream to keep atrophy from happening, so I stopped that and started Premarin cream. I’ve pondered going back on oral HRT but my PCP, as lovely as he is, is young and I think terribly uninformed on women’s issues and especially menopausal issues. I will definitely research!
@@cymbelinebritain6799 Yes, I mean that it is too late to start HRT if it has been more than 10 years since menopause. At least that is what I have heard several health professionals say🙂 It is not too late for you if you have been in menopause for 3 years.
Thank you! Do I need to be on a hormone replacement.
This was interesting and helpful, thanks
From the Netherlands: very interesting en helpful.
Does testosterone also diminish during menopause and we can manufacture that through strength/HIIT training during that post-menopausal time? Or do we need a replacement? I know when we lose estrogen, we can’t replenish it unless we take HRT which isn’t quite the same but I’m a bit confused.
I agree that menopause was never a topic to be spoken about regarding health in general. I took sex ed in school and so much emphasis was put on our menstrual cycles and what to expect then and during pregnancy, but menopause was just known as “the change of life” and the extent of my knowledge was “periods stop and you get hot flashes”. I didn’t know that you had to be without a period for a year to be considered in menopause. I didn’t know there was a peri-menopausal phase. I didn’t know that we have symptoms similar to, and in my case worse than any PMS symptoms I’d ever experienced such as irritability, fatigue, weepiness, and terrible, awful insomnia. I was very ill-prepared and knew absolutely *nothing* about how it related to exercise and staying fit.
Thank you so much for your informative content!🥰💖💯💪
Testosterone can start to diminish earlier than menopause actually. Testing helps you know. Many women can boost it with exert and some in fact are high in T
Good information. Thank you.