Ep 58: Menopause and Fitness: What No One Tells You
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Here at SH1FT Fitness, we're always listening to what our Instructors want, and today's episode is a reflection of that. We recently conducted a global instructor survey and the topic of menopause, hormones, and their impact on both class members and instructors came out as the MOST WANTED show!
Well, you asked and we’re answering!
Today on the podcast, in celebration of World Menopause Day, Will is chatting with friend and colleague, Tracy Minnoch - an expert in the area of menopause and fitness.
As you're going to hear on the show, menopause completely changes the way people interact with life and fitness and given that half the population will go through at some point, it's pretty damn important that we as Group Fitness Instructors understand the basics.
So for those of you that won't personally go through menopause, please don't think this isn't an episode for you. Because we can guarantee you'll have class members that will, and having a base level of understanding will allow you to be a more compassionate instructor and create better connections with your classes.
So in celebration of World Menopause Day today, please do listen, share it with family and friends and let's all take the time to learn more and start a conversation about this incredibly important and impactful topic.
Here’s a glance at this episode…
(05:58) What is menopause?
(12:42) The difference between menopause and peri-menopause
(14:33) What are the symptoms peri-menopause and what challenges do they present in life and fitness?
(17:29) The role of estrogen in the body
(19:58) Distinguishing between symptoms of aging vs symptoms of menopause
(23:53) What changed in our culture recently that has put menopause at the front and center of the conversation
(27:58) What are the fitness & lifestyle shifts women can implement to help with the symptoms of menopause?
(38:18) How women can figure out if they’re in menopause
(40:58) What stage Tracy is at in the process and what she’s going to do to support herself
(42:23) Are there any positives from the process of menopause?
(46:58) Tracy’s experience with Hormone Replacement Therapy
(52:38) What happens post-menopause?
(55:11) How to learn more from Tracy
(55:43) Will asks Tracy to share about andropause (male menopause)
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