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Our Favorite Exercise Research Findings from 2023 brain health hiit strength training Dec 26, 2023

 

Physical activity is good menopausal medicine. These studies show why.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

It goes without saying, we love exercise here at Feisty Menopause. Running, riding, rowing, lifting, hiking, surfing, and generally healthy, active living are in our DNA. We don’t...

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5 Things Many Doctors Still Miss About Menopause healthcare hot flash research strength training Dec 13, 2023

 

Active women especially can struggle to get quality care. Here’s why.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

We are literally a new generation of menopausal women like the world has never seen. We are the first generation of women who grew up with Title IX in the US, which ushered in a...

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Our Favorite Things from 2023 foot health gifts inflammation joint health strength training Dec 06, 2023

 

Here’s stuff we love that helped us live our best, strongest, feistiest menopausal lives last year.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

Three years ago, we started Feisty Menopause with the goal of providing the training, nutrition, and lifestyle advice you need to maximize performance...

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Menopausal Women Need Unique Muscle Making Guidelines menopause muscle strength training Oct 24, 2023

Science shows the general guidelines don’t cut it for postmenopausal women.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

Postmenopausal women may not actually make muscle with moderate strength training, according to a new study. When it comes to making muscle, active menopausal women also don’t...

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Supplement Spotlight: Muscle Health Blends menopause strength training supplements Oct 11, 2023

Making and maintaining muscle is key for metabolic health through and beyond menopause. The right ingredients can help.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

This post is sponsored by our Hit Play Not Pause sponsor Amino Co. The scientific evidence presented is the product of my own research and the...

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5 Benefits of Resistance Training that Aren’t About Strong Muscles heart health mental health strength training Aug 23, 2023

 

Being strong is a good enough reason for menopausal women to lift weights. But there’s more!

 

By Selene Yeager

 

We talk about muscle so much here at Feisty Menopause you could almost just call us Feisty Musclepause. That’s because muscle is your ticket to better...

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Why Menopausal Women Should Try High-Velocity Resistance Training bone health high-velocity strength training Jul 11, 2023

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...

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Your Menopause Muscle Maintenance Plan bone health menopause strength training May 30, 2023

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...

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