Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, 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, running, 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 Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch outdated male-based methods, and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit, and run strong, energized, and injury-free at ANY age!
Louise and her clients share how they achieve previously thought "impossible" results, driven by Louise's multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for ambitious everyday runners age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health, hormone, and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in empowering 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 physiology, you'll find this podcast insightful and inspiring. No more fighting against your body – Louise is here to help you harness its fierce natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life!
If you're an active female who loves to run and wants it all, Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" – Your go-to resource to break through to next-level health, hormones, and fitness!
Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
#85 - The Biggest Misconception About Running During Perimenopause
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Is running really "bad" for you during perimenopause?
If you’ve ever been told to “stop running” because you’re a female in your late 30s, 40s or 50s, this episode is your reset button. Louise, a leading expert for perimenopausal active women and runners, breaks down one of the biggest myths floating around: that running is bad for women in perimenopause. Spoiler alert, it’s not, if you do it right to work with and not against your changing hormones and female physiology.
She shares why just doing long, slow cardio might be doing more harm than good for your hormones, tendon health and overall fitness, and how female-strategic sprinting, strength training, and fueling can completely transform your energy, physique, performance and mental health. You'll learn how to keep running and build muscle, boost metabolism, and better manage cortisol.
This episode is filled with tangible tips, sprint training formulas, and real client stories, from injury recovery to physique glow-ups. If you love running but feel confused, tired, or stuck, this will help you take your power back, one stride at a time!
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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(3:20) The Running Myth That Broke Our Hearts
(4:41) Why Running Feels Harder After 35
(5:52) Types of Women This Approach Helps
(7:09) Loving Running But Feeling Discouraged
(7:58) What’s Missing from Most Running Plans
(9:07) What “Thriving” Really Looks Like Now
(10:08) Why Slow Running May Hurt, Not Help
(13:51) Sprinting Is Better for Cortisol Control
(14:47) Easy Run + Sprints: A Game Changer
(16:16) Healing Hip Pain and Hormones Naturally
(19:33) When Traditional Speed Work Fails You
(21:11) Hormones, Tendons, and Real Recovery
(23:29) SIT Training Beats Long Slow Runs
(27:18) A Sample Weekly Running Plan
(29:23) How to Keep the Booty While Running
(33:19) Cumulative Fatigue and Metabolic Boost
(35:14) Strength Training That Actually Works
(36:25) Where to Hear Real Runner Success Stories
(38:57) Weeks 1–4: Building Sprint Intervals
(39:54) Weeks 5–8: Advancing to 400 Meter Repeats
(41:51) Outro
Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!
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