MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness is a 12 week menopause and post-menopause exercise programme. Will you join me?
Dr Wendy Sweet (PhD) presents
MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness
A Groundbreaking Menopause Specific Exercise Program
Forget Everything You’ve Ever Been Told About Exercise in Mid-Life
- You need less exercise than you think, especially if you’re not sleeping
- You don’t always have to go to the gym to improve your fitness and health
- The wrong exercise during menopause can actually cause weight gain
- If your joints and muscles are sore then you must turn this around before doing too much exercise.
- Many of today’s ‘one-size-fits-all’ fitness messages are not right for our changing hormonal health as we age.
- The ‘go hard or go home’ mentality can be too exhausting for women in menopause, when they aren’t sleeping and they are losing oestrogen.
When I reached my early 50’s, despite exercising daily, my cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength was plummeting. I was at a loss as to why.
I had worked in the fitness industry for decades and pioneered New Zealand’s personal training industry for global fitness giant, Les Mills World of Fitness. I had also taught sport and exercise science to students and personal trainers for decades. If anyone knew how to exercise safely and effectively, it was me, yet when I went into peri-menopause, what I was doing with my exercise was no longer working.
I became exhausted, frustrated and lived with niggling injuries, sore joints and aching knees daily.
I became confused about the right exercise for menopause, despite being one of New Zealand’s leading exercise specialists!
The messages and advice from the personal training industry that I had been at the forefront of for decades, were no longer right for me.
High intensity gym activity and the ‘go hard or go home approach’ left me with joint and muscle pain. It didn’t matter how much I ‘stepped it up’ and ‘pushed through’ my pain and exhaustion, my sleep, hot flushes, aching joints, dizziness and weight gain became worse.
At this exact same time however, I was completing my PhD on women’s healthy ageing through the Faculty of Sport, Health and Human Performance at the University of Waikato.
How amazing it was that many of the women I interviewed for my research would tell me the same thing: “I’m doing all this exercise, but I’m not losing any weight, my cholesterol keeps climbing and my muscles and joints are constantly sore.”
Now I know why.
Like them, I was doing the wrong type of exercise at a time when I wasn’t sleeping well and when our muscles, joints and cardio-vascular system are changing as we lose oestrogen.
I now understand why women’s physical activity research, shows that mid-life is a time when women drop-out of exercise and this is problematic as they age. This was nearly me as well – I was exhausted and my metabolism wasn’t keeping up with my menopause hormonal changes.
Not sleeping meant I wasn’t burning fat overnight either and nor were my joints and muscles recovering overnight too. Linda in the banner below, was the same.
MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness is a research-based, progressive exercise and physical activity programme designed to support women during peri-menopause and into post- menopause. It offers you the chance to rebuild your fitness, strength, balance and bone-health; and helps you get the most out of the time and effort you put into exercise. It’s based on ground-breaking research, and has helped untold women worldwide to get fit, strong, toned, slimmed and feel motivated again.
YES! I want my 12 week menopause and post menopause exercise program - only NZ$299*
* approx. AU$282, UK£156, €181, CAN$258, US$189 - part payment options available
The wrong exercise in menopause can cause us to gain weight
Like many women I was also confused about the loss of muscle and increasing weight. But as my sports science background taught me, like over-trained female athletes, when we aren’t sleeping well and our hormones are changing, this leads to post-exercise food cravings, especially, sugary, high-calorie foods, increasing fatigue, worsening sleep and low energy.
This is why, when we aren’t focused on the right exercise for menopause, we may end up in a cycle of fatigue, endless cravings, hot flushes and weight gain … so you do more high intensity exercise to burn off the calories, and the cycle starts all over again. Sound familiar?
Menopause is the time of our lives when we need to improve our exercise commitment for our health. But this is easier said than done when we feel exhausted from not sleeping or if our joints and muscles are sore.
When this happened to me I was so confused about my exercise choices. This is why after completing my PhD on Women’s Healthy Ageing, I went on to develop Rebuild My Fitness – a menopause specific exercise programme. This online 12 week programme teaches you how to support and nurture your body the right way.
If you are excited to get back into feeling healthy and active again, then please listen to my video and read on to find out how you can feel fabulously fit and active again. It’s so important for our health as we age.
Wendy Sweet – Founder MyMT™ My Menopause Transformation
B.PhysEd./ PhD/ NZ REPs Registered Exercise Specialist]
MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness Is Designed Specifically For MidLife Women
MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness is an online programme which shows you how to get the right exercise back into your lives. It comes with:
- Seven modules all delivered progressively to your exclusive Member Learning hub. Each module is designed to educate you about the changes to your body in menopause as well as teach you how to exercise safely and effectively as your body changes in menopause.
- 9 Exercise as Medicine aerobic fitness and strengthening videos by New Zealand’s leading Exercise Professional, Darryl Goad! You will love his workouts which can all be done in the privacy of your home.
- This programme is based on women’s healthy ageing studies, so if you are post-menopause then jump on board as well – it’s for you too.
- Basic and intermediate level body type specific exercise programs that take no longer than 30 minutes to complete, that you can continue using for as long as you like.
- Exercise programs that are easy, safe, enjoyable and can be completed anywhere.
- Bonus webinars and PDF downloads for great strategies in exercise and nutritional choices.
Ideally it should be completed after Circuit-Breaker (which helps you manage the symptoms of menopause) or Transform Me (for women wanting to lose weight).
YES! I want my 12 week menopause and post menopause exercise program - only NZ$299*
* approx. AU$282, UK£156, €181, CAN$258, US$189 - part payment options available
Did you know that the wrong exercise in menopause can be detrimental to your wellbeing?
The wrong exercise can lead to:
- Worsening hot flushes
- Poor sleep
- Poor joint and immune health
- Increased belly-fat
- Worsening heart health
I found this out the hard way.
At a time when it’s easier to stop being active than to continue, be sure the exercise you are doing is helping rather than hindering you. Staying active is vital to our wellbeing. Our heart, muscle, bone and joints needs the benefit of the right exercise if they are to support us. While emotionally and cognitively, exercise plays a vital role in us thinking and feeling our best.
How do you know what exercise is right for you?
As I did my doctoral studies on women’s health and exercise, I began to realise that much of what is taught to exercise professionals targets younger populations, athletes and males. Very little is taught about exercise aimed at women’s hormonal health, especially in menopause. So I set out to change this by developing MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness.
Did you know that exercise should ideally be tailored to your body shape?
For exercise to fully enhance wellbeing, it needs to be tailored to your stage of life and your body type; which is exactly how MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness works. It includes four different types of workouts that I’ve specifically designed according to body type.
As we age, our body type impacts our propensity for specific conditions – for example:
- If you are a bigger frame as I am (Adrenal or Pituitary Body-types), then your health risk as you age is typically Metabolic Syndrome, Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. As you lose muscle during menopause, your risk is weight gain. So, my programme helps you to burn the fat and halt the increasing risk of postmenopausal heart disease.
- If you are thinner or leaner (Thyroid or Gynaeoid Body Types) then your health risk may be Osteoporosis and immune health concerns linked to increasing frailty as you age. So, you may benefit from increasing your strength, bone health, cardiac health and improving your resilience.
More than just an exercise program, MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness is a complete resource, which also serves to educate you about the changes to your body during menopause with seven interesting modules that you access in your very own private learning hub on a day and time that suits you.
I can’t wait for you to join me.
Personal stories from women who have completed MyMT
“Once I lost 15kg and started sleeping again, I did my first-ever marathon. This programme is life-changing." – Kaye
“I am a Personal Trainer and had no idea what I needed to do with my exercise in peri-menopause” – Sue
This is Sue and I was so humbled to have her with me sharing my knowledge in Whangarei at my ‘Masterclass on Menopause.”
“I was struggling with my energy and fitness. But with this programme I was able to participate in New Zealand's Fire-Fighter Games!” – Elizabeth, Southland.
When we aren’t sleeping, our body becomes stressed, and this impacts on our recovery after exercise. It was such a privilege to help Elizabeth participate in the Fire-Fighter Games and raise money for her local community, which she loves being part of.
Seven transformational modules
Did you know that your blood vessels, muscles, bones and nervous system experience changes in their structure as you go into a new hormonal environment during your menopause transition? No, nor did I. And for women who love exercising (or who used to love exercising), these structural changes mean that you need to change your exercise frequency, intensity, time and type (F.I.T.T.) to accommodate your changing hormonal environment.
In this module, you’ll learn more about how these hormonal changes are affecting your body, and ability to lose weight.
It doesn’t matter whether you are just starting out or you are getting back to the activity levels you used to enjoy, this module gets you back in touch with moving again.
The exercises you receive here are safe and specific to women transitioning through menopause. You can do your exercise anywhere – like at home, in the park, or at the gym. You choose what’s best for you as you rediscover the joy of becoming the active woman you want to be!
Also included is a bonus webinar which I’ve called ‘Restore your Core & Pelvic Floor’. It goes without saying that we all need to do this in mid-life!
Strength training offers so many benefits to women as they age. As we lose oestrogen and progesterone, so too do we lose precious muscle tone and strength. This is why we need to move beyond the buff biceps or six-pack abs training and get into the best type of strength training that will benefit muscles and bones as you age.
Strong muscles that are functionally fit will allow you to enjoy your favorite activities such as hiking, skiing, or gardening for longer. They’ll make keeping up with your grandkids easier and may even help your golf or tennis game. Certain health conditions benefit from strength training too. Studies show that strength training can help prevent or control conditions as varied as arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes.
Enjoy safe, strengthening exercises specifically designed for you.
As you gradually and systematically follow the earlier modules, then some of you might want to improve your fitness levels further. You do this by adding in different types of exercise sessions that focus on High Intensity Interval Training [HITT].
This training is all the rage in the fitness industry and is on the top-10 list for global fitness trends in 2019. However, in menopause we must proceed with caution so this module introduces safe and effective ways to improve your fitness with a bit of good old-fashioned vigorous activity. I can’t wait to share this with you.
Food is your Fuel when you exercise more regularly or you are training for a specific event. In this module you will learn new strategies to fuel your body for exercise.
This module is packed with the latest nutrition tips you need during your menopause transition. Discover how to eat to the levels of your exercise and retain and restore your energy every day.
It is well recognised in ageing research that the fitness needs of women as they go into their post-menopause years are quite unique. This is because in post-menopause, women are at increased risk for heart disease, joint problems and weight gain.
When you align the physical changes that occur as women get older against the fact that they are working longer and living longer, then ageing well is a priority. There are 7 Pillars of Healthy Ageing for women based on longevity research. In this fabulous module, you will discover what they are … and it’s not only about staying active!
Have you ever wondered why there is so much emphasis on mindfulness training these days? It’s because with the busy and often stressful lives we lead there comes a time when the challenges of daily life distract us so much that we don’t have time to connect with what is meaningful to us.
Feeling overwhelmed and time-poor in menopause not only increases your hot flushes, but increases feelings of anxiety and deprives you of precious sleep. You must learn to turn this around. That’s why I’ve included this module. It teaches you practical, easy-to-use strategies to keep the ‘inner you’ calm, focused and centred. In this module you will learn proven strategies for taking a more mindful and meaningful approach to your daily life. When I learned all of this, it not only changed the way I connected with others, but myself too. I can’t wait to share this module with you.
Is this programme right for you?
- Is the exercise you used to enjoy not working for you anymore?
- Are you busy and simply don’t have enough time to exercise?
- Are you too tired and your joints are too sore to exercise like you used too?
- Does exercise leave you craving sugary, high calorie foods?
- Do you want a programme that doesn’t focus on endless exercise and dietary regimes that you know you can’t stick to because you have a lot going on in your life?
- Do you want a programme that is on demand that you can do in your time, at your own pace, without feeling that you have to reach your goal-weight in a certain time frame?
- Do you want exercise that is easy and enjoyable, designed to support your changing body?
If you answered yes to these questions, then this programme is right for you. MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness can help you take control of your fitness, health and wellbeing. Feel fitter, stronger and more balanced with a fantastic programme designed to support you during your menopause transition.
YES! I want my 12 week menopause and post menopause exercise program - only NZ$299*
* approx. AU$282, UK£156, €181, CAN$258, US$189 - part payment options available
Enjoy exercise that:
- Is easy, safe and enjoyable
- Reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke in post-menopause
- Reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes
- Lowers your blood pressure and reduces cholesterol
- Strengthens your bone and joint health
- Improves your energy
- Helps you regain your strength and balance
- Helps you feel calmer and more in control of your emotions
- Improves your resilience to stress and falls.
Each workout takes no longer than 30 minutes, perfect for those juggling busy lifestyles and commitments.
Is joint and muscle pain preventing you from exercising? You’re not alone.
Women in their midlife years are the most likely to be “in and out of exercise,” according to the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (Lucke et al., 2010). In other words, they want to exercise, but something is keeping them from sticking with it over the long term.
The women who participated in my research study told a similar story. They were motivated to exercise, but workouts were too hard, and their muscles and joints were sore for days. They also expressed dissatisfaction with exercise professionals who believed that healthy aging was dependent upon high-intensity workouts. The following response from Jay, a 54-year-old woman living in New Zealand, was typical:
“You know, I’ve gone through three personal trainers now. Every one of them put me through workouts that exhausted me. They don’t seem to realize that I’m not 20 anymore. I don’t want to go back to the gym. My joints just hurt so much when I do those workouts now.”
Exercise should be enjoyable, not exhausting!
Exercise to exhilarate rather than exhaust you is what my programme is about, and it is wonderful for helping manage stress. When you exercise, your body releases feel-good hormones, such as endorphins, which can put you in a good mood for the rest of the day.
Are you ready for MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness?
The MyMT™ Rebuild My Fitness Programme is available now for NZ$299* and you can even pay in three easy instalments. This works out to just $26.25 a week, and you benefit from a researched based programme specifically designed for women in menopause.
I am passionate about guiding and supporting you. I love bringing all of my knowledge in physiology, exercise, nutrition and women’s health management into an online coaching environment for women.
Discover how to improve your health with exercise you enjoy. Get fitter, stronger, leaner, improve your balance, pelvic floor and more!
If you have further questions please refer to the How it Works page. I look forward to you joining me on this life changing exercise program – I am committed to guiding you, and helping you feel more energetic, vibrant, calm and in control.
