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Try Some Real Type II Fun exercise type ii workouts Jul 04, 2025

We talk a lot about muscle here, for all the usual reasons: It’s your strength, power, and metabolic engine. It’s good for your brain and your bones. We could write entire books on our ode to muscle. But muscle is not a monolith. It’s complex tissue that comprises various fiber types that perform sp...

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Why Heavy Lifting Rocks for Active 40+ Women bone health exercise lifting heavy May 16, 2025

If I could point to just one thing I did when I hit late perimenopause at age 48 or 49 that buoyed what felt like a sinking ship in terms of my training, performance, and just general enjoyment of cycling, running, hiking, etc., it would be “lifting heavy shit” (aka LHS). In a matter of weeks, I cou...

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Renegade HIIT Training balance endurance exercise hiit plyometrics strength training Dec 03, 2024

Today’s workout is a high-intensity interval challenge with the addition of a high-skill movement called the "Renegade Row." This is a fantastic movement that requires core strength, coordination, and balance and becomes even more challenging under the fatigue generated by the cardiovascular enduran...

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How Three Years of Sleep Tracking Has Improved My Health and Happiness exercise oura recovery sleep Dec 20, 2023

 

Lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and better moods are just a few benefits I’m enjoying.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

*This is a sponsored post. But only because I’m passionate about Oura Ring and have been bugging them for three years to sponsor us. I’d have written all this anyway. If you’re...

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Why Active Menopausal Women Need More Zone 1 Training Time exercise mobility zone1 Sep 13, 2023

 

Chances are you’re not going easy enough often enough.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

We talk an awful lot about running, jumping, and lifting heavy sh*t here at Feisty Menopause. Because if we want to keep performing our best through and beyond the menopause transition, sprint interval training, plyom...

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