Tips for Training for a Marathon in the Perimenopause
Training for a marathon is hard. It takes commitment, focus and determination. The task is even harder if you’re in the perimenopause. You face extra challenges with symptoms that can…
Training for a marathon is hard. It takes commitment, focus and determination. The task is even harder if you’re in the perimenopause. You face extra challenges with symptoms that can…
Menopause is such a ‘hot topic’ at the moment. And rightly so! It’s something that affects all women at some point in their lives. While many women move smoothly through…
One of the keys to good running is consistency. Running regularly over a long period of time brings great results in terms of running performance and health gains. Most runners…
Hands up if you’re a perimenopausal runner. It’s certainly a challenging combination. The menopause symptoms of fatigue, hot sweats and aching joints, not to mention the lack of motivation, weight…
I don’t know about you but I have a lot of conversations with myself – in my head. This is particularly the case when it comes to running. There’s often…
Are you ‘older and wiser’? Are you feeling more confident in yourself, your values and what you want from life? Not suffering fools gladly and happy to say, ‘No’? Many…
I laughed out loud when I heard Esther and Holly talking about ‘cardboard vaginas’ on the Women’s Running podcast the other week. It’s a pretty good description of a vagina…
There’s a growing awareness of how important muscles are for good health. This is particularly true for peri and postmenopausal women. We reach our peak muscle mass around the age…
As you know, I’m all about the easy health wins! Doing a small thing over and over until it becomes a habit and then adding another one. Eventually these small…
When you’re feeling overwhelmed it’s hard to see a way out of it and too easy to write off the day as being useless. Read my last blog with my…