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Instead of cutting calories, see what happens when you eat enough.
By Selene Yeager
Like many of you, I grew up with the mentality that you should always be “watching what you eat” and aiming to “eat less.” Even while racing on a professional level,...
Picking up the pace in the weight room can improve your health and performance.
By Selene Yeager
As active performance-minded menopausal women, we have to push back on a lot of societal expectations and messages, but arguably (and truly arguably, because there are many to choose...
Here’s a rundown of the latest nutrition research for optimizing your performance and health.
By Selene Yeager
As we enter—and eventually exit—the menopause transition, our nutritional needs change, especially as active women who continue to train, workout, and...
This new research doesn't mean menopausal hormone therapy causes dementia, just that we have a lot yet to learn.
By Selene Yeager
The use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with an increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in both long-term and...
Menopause is making headlines, but far too many are still suffering in silence.
By Selene Yeager
We talk about menopause all the time here at Feisty Menopause. It’s right in our name, after all. Plenty of other people are talking about it too, including women with mighty big...
Build muscle, boost performance, improve recovery, and more with these key ingredients.
By Selene Yeager
Since the first athletes lined up at a starting line, took the field for a match, or otherwise entered a competitive arena, human beings have been taking supplements in the quest...
CBT, antidepressants, fezolinetant, and other therapies get the green light…but we have some defense of the “not recommendeds”
By Selene Yeager
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) just released its 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement, which is an...
It’s harder to make and maintain muscle in midlife and menopause. Here’s what can help.
By Selene Yeager
We talk about muscle a lot here at Feisty Menopause. Your muscle mass not only helps you run, jump, ski, hike, clean and jerk, surf, cycle, and otherwise keep...
*** This article was originally posted in August of 2021. It has since been updated. ***
Spending just a few minutes a day in mindful meditation can help ease many menopause symptoms.
By Selene Yeager
Mindfulness comes up all the time in the menopause sphere....
These building blocks can help build muscle, improve performance, enhance recovery, and prevent mental fatigue.
By Selene Yeager
This post is sponsored by our Hit Play Not Pause sponsor Amino Co. All of the scientific evidence presented is the product of my own research and the...
Head for the hills for increased strength, endurance, metabolism, mental toughness, and more.
By Selene Yeager
High-intensity intervals—especially those short, sharp, “Whoo! This is hard!” sprint type of intervals—are very good for menopausal metabolic,...
Training only works if you let your body absorb it and bounce back. Here’s how to channel your inner superball.
By Selene Yeager
Hard training bouts are designed to stress your body. They empty out your glycogen stores. They create micro-tears in your muscles. They tax...
