Client Success Story: From Early Perimenopause Havoc as a Female Runner to Feeling, Looking & Performing Her Best!

In this exciting episode of our top podcast Maximizing Fitness, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause, we bring you our first "badass breakthrough" story featuring Julie, a member of our Breaking Through Wellness community and an avid runner with 20 years of experience as a recreational athlete. 

Julie opens up about her inspiring journey, from struggling with hormone imbalance, gut health challenges, alarming lab work, fat gain, and intense stress to achieving balance and optimal performance. She talks about the frustrations of finding quality care to get to the root of her concerns and what it was like to finally discover the right balance to fuel performance, fat loss, muscle strength and physique.  From unexplained increases in anxiety, to the misconceptions about female athletes' health, get ready to hear one inspiring transformation every female runner needs to hear!

Louise and Julie also share their personal stories of overcoming mixed messaging about body image and defining their individual sense of peace and balance through strategic training and nutrition. They highlight the importance of understanding individual stress limits, using training plans that complement our female physiology, and making mindful, sustainable changes for long-term health and fitness.

Learn how Julie navigated these obstacles with practical science-backed training strategies, female-specific fueling, and personalized coaching, ultimately transforming her approach to fitness and well-being. This episode is packed with relatable experiences and valuable advice for women facing similar issues.

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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(3:37) Julie's background in running and her academic work
(5:58) The complexity of fitness, nutrition, and hormonal balance
(8:38) Julie’s stress and anxiety experiences related to running
(11:48) Industry gaps in understanding female athlete health
(16:08) Hormonal weight gain and its implications
(20:31) Julie’s journey with Breaking Through Wellness
(22:12) Key changes in nutrition and the impact on health
(28:38) Strategies for maintaining progress during social events and celebrations
(31:03) Recognizing individual stress tipping points and managing inflammation
(35:46) Realistic expectations for injury recovery and the role of nutrition in healing
(38:35) The impact of alcohol on inflammation and health, and strategies for moderation
(41:47) Emphasizing small, sustainable steps for lasting success
(44:02) Reflecting on past running training methodologies and adapting to new approaches for better health.
(47:41) Recognizing and addressing symptoms linked to hormonal changes
(52:32) How rhetoric and the communication of health advice affect runners
(55:32) The importance of understanding your own physiology
(1:04:19) Outro

Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Fitness, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" here for a simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress!