perimenopause

Women and exercise: ‘Function over looks’ vital as you get older – The Little Things

Admin2 months ago07 mins

Speaking to Francesca Rudkin and Louise Ayrey on the NZ Herald’s health and wellbeing podcast, The Little Things, Duffy said she was running for around 10 years, sometimes five times a week, without any injuries. “I reached that point in my life… where the hormones start to shift and there’s different stresses on your body….

Why menopause is the ‘ideal’ time to start exercising and how you can manage your symptoms

Admin3 months ago017 mins

Claire O’Meara was in her late 40s when she started experiencing a range of symptoms that made her think she was “dying of something really rare”. Naturally fit, O’Meara, now 61, had spent most of her adult life as a physical training instructor in the Army. On weekends, she ran half marathons for ‘fun’, while…