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 Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch outdated male-based methods, and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit, and run strong, energized, and injury-free at ANY age!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
#107 - What It REALLY Feels Like to Level Up in Perimenopause
Thriving through perimenopause does not have to be about losing our best health, hormones, fitness, and running, but instead, it can be about learning and leveling up to unlock our fierce female body's potential!
In this episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading perimenopause experts for women who love to run, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to look, feel, and run your best through this transformative stage of life. She speaks candidly about the loneliness that often comes with growth, the space between where you are and who you’re becoming, and why so many high-achieving women feel misunderstood when pursuing optimal health, performance, and balance.
From hormone-optimizing nutrition and specific strength training to nervous system regulation and community connection, Louise breaks down the science and mindset behind sustaining energy, clarity, and confidence. Her insights remind women that this journey is not just about body composition, it’s about reclaiming vibrance, self-love, optimal health, and belonging in a world that often overlooks the female experience.
Whether you’re a runner, ambitious fitness-focused mom, or simply a woman refusing to settle for burnout, this episode empowers you to celebrate progress, embrace structure, and find your tribe. Because you’re not alone in wanting more.
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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(4:00) The loneliness of wanting more
(6:59) Balancing ambition, motherhood, and self-care
(9:03) Why precision matters in perimenopause nutrition
(12:42) Unlocking potential through root cause mechanisms
(16:25) Redefining what it means to train like an athlete
(21:14) Real success stories from midlife runners
(23:29) The truth about HRT and sustainable transformation
(27:08) Healing the nervous system and finding calm
(31:12) You’re not alone; building a powerful community
(33:07) 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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