Many people in their forties and fifties have trained consistently for years. Only to find themselves being told along the way that this is the stage where low-impact cardio, yoga or Pilates should become the main focus. While these modalities are valuable and absolutely have their place, they don’t tell the full story of what the body needs during this phase. During the perimenopausal transition, bone density begins to decline at a faster rate. Muscle mass slowly reduces, and metabolic...

Strength training is usually associated with physical results. Building muscle, improving strength, moving better. But increasingly, research is pointing to something broader. The same training that supports your body may also play a role in how your brain functions over time. A recent review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences explored strength training and brain health in more depth, looking at how resistance training could influence the processes involved in...

You’re showing up. You’re training consistently. You’re doing what you’re supposed to do. On paper, everything looks right. And yet something feels off, and you start to wonder why training stops working even though nothing has changed. Sessions that once felt productive now feel heavy. Strength stops progressing. Energy feels lower than it should. Motivation becomes harder to access, even though nothing obvious has changed. It ’s a frustrating place to be, and a more common one than most...