Why it’s harder to cool down when you’re in menopause if you exercise or play sports.
Serena blows my mind. Here she is, the heaviest weight she has been for decades and despite the fact that she is now out of the Australian Open, her power, strength and tenacity was still able to bring her the results to get as far as she did. I’ve been watching her with interest to […]
Need some calming strategies in your life? Why I’m at New Zealand’s Hauora Yoga Conference!
November is âexercise monthâ and thatâs why Iâm here at New Zealandâs first conference for Yoga Instructors ⊠where re-connecting with Jason was insightful! How do you cope with stress and your feelings of anxiety with your busy life? Do you eat more? Do you get frustrated, impatient? Maybe you turn to lots of exercise […]
Why you need more than just 30 minute workouts during your Menopause transition.
I remember the fitness messages in the 1990’s. This was the time when ‘lack of time’ became the new mantra for the fitness industry.  Motivated by the very new scientific domain of exercise psychology, one of the messages coming out of the emerging research, was that most people lack time to exercise. Alongside these messages, was […]
“I can now fit a sari that I haven’t worn for 7 years!” [Ragni, Auckland, NZ]
I love this photo of Ragni â not only is it the first time that I have seen what she looks like, but she tells me that she is so excited because not only is she fitting into the clothes that she had outgrown as the belly-fat stacked on in menopause, but she is now […]
The Connection between Menopause & Osteoporosis – A shout out for strong women as they age!
Have you ever thought about your skeleton as a metabolically active organ? I know that I never really thought about this when I went into peri-menopause and thought that the activity that I was doing, e.g. some cardio, my once a week BodyPump class and doing some exercise on most days of the week was […]
