It's that time of life

It happened to me in my late 40’s. I was drinking coffee in my favorite coffee shop and I started sweating profusely. Was it that hot in the coffee shop? What I really noticed was that even my hands were sweating – they never sweat when I am hiking the Grind. What was going on?

Of course I had warning signs: my period was only a few days long, I was having trouble sleeping at night, my energy levels were up and down and my waist was thickening. I felt in permanent PMS: yes, I was in pre-menopause.

If you're in the middle of menopause, you may be experiencing challenges such as weight gain, hot flashes or fatigue. Ugh! The good news is that exercise can make a positive difference.

“Although there is much more to learn about exercise research and menopause, what we do know supports physical activity as a means to help manage menopausal consequences and protect against heart disease and osteoporosis”, says Jan Schroeder, PhD, an associate professor of kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach. In my next blog I will present more about what research says and offers tips for designing a fitness program for this time of life.

To be continued

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Catherine D'Aoust at GAIA Adventures, Personal Training/Kinesiologist, Workshops
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