If you are a menopausal woman who has continued with your past exercise routine to lose the menopausal belly, you may be finding that how you exercised before menopause is not working for you now.  As our oestrogen levels decline over time, exercise in menopause must change, as our physiology and metabolism changes at midlife.  The type and timing of exercise in menopause is important in this lifestage, to work with our hormone fluctuations, not against them.   Metabolism, hormonal changes and exercise in menopause   Metabolic changes and how our body uses and stores glucose and fat is largely driven by the hormonal changes that occur in menopause.  Couple…

Many women in the perimenopause phase start to experience challenges in their experience, in particular in relation to weight changes.  In the past they have dieted and exercised in a way to “lose kilos”, only to find that now, that no longer gives the wanted results.  Joyful movement is a way of moving your body for pleasure, rather than for a specific outcome.  The menopause years present many challenges for women, but is also a time to feel freedom from the gruelling physical activity of the past, and put our self care first by choosing pleasure over external outcomes. What is Joyful Movement?   Firstly, let’s address what joyful movement…