Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause

Louise Valentine
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Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause," the podcast that redefines your relationship with fitness, nutrition and hormonal changes. Hosted by American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023, women's integrative health, running and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it or needing endless supplements, diets or medications!  Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch outdated male-based methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, level up a fit toned physique and run strong, energized and injury-free at ANY age! Louise and her clients share how they achieve previously thought "impossible" results, driven by Louise's multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for ambitious everyday runners age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health, hormone and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in empowering women just like you do the same! Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, optimize natural hormone production, break through a setback, or you want to understand how to lift, train and fuel harmoniously with your changing female physiology, you'll find this podcast insightful and inspiring. No more fighting against your body – Louise is here to help you harness its fierce natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life! If you're a wellness-minded active female who loves to run and wants it all, Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" – Your go-to resource to break through to next-level health, hormones and fitness!

  1. 3d ago

    #145 - How to Navigate the Fine Line of Fueling for Physique, Fat Loss & Endurance Performance When Our Daughters Are Watching

    Your daughter may forget what you served for dinner, but she may remember how you talked about your body. In this episode, Louise Valentine, one of the world’s leading integrative health practitioners and exercise physiologists, explores the fine line between pursuing fat loss, physique goals, and endurance performance while raising children who are watching and listening.  Drawing from her own childhood health and body composition struggles, work with professional athletes, and experience as a mother of young athletes, she explains why joy, strength, and long-term health should matter more than pressure, appearance, or performance alone. Louise shares practical ways to build a healthier family culture around food and movement. She discusses explaining the “why” behind nutrition choices, using strength-focused language, treating food as fuel rather than labeling it good or bad, and allowing room for both nourishing meals and fun sports snacks. She also offers simple travel-fueling ideas and reminds listeners that children notice how adults speak about their bodies.  If you have a daughter, get ready to learn practical tips for empowering her with hormone supportive food choices, female-specific nutrient timing and strategies that are easy to share so she can age strong, fit and vibrantly well, too! The takeaway is clear: parents can still work toward personal health and physique goals while modeling confidence, flexibility, and respect for the body. Intentional words and everyday habits can help our next generation of fitness lovers and endurance athletes grow up strong, informed, and excited to move - for life. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Learn more & apply to join our Podcast Insiders membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Link to check out Function Health & save $25 off comprehensive, proactive blood work using code “LVALENTINE11”  here.  $25 goes back to support BTW with each new sign up! Thank you! Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplements, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (3:04) Pursuing physique goals while daughters watch (5:00) Protecting young athletes from burnout (11:22) Explaining the why behind food choices (14:31) Using strength-focused language around children (18:18) How children absorb body talk (25:21) Fueling young athletes without food fear (27:46) Empowering the next generation through health (29:04) Practical travel meals and performance fuel (39:25) Personal health goals and responsible messaging (41:11) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  2. Jul 30

    #144 - 5 Simple & Effective Strategies to Ditch Stubborn Fat, Feel, Look & Run Your Best

    Most often, the habits slowing your progress as your hormones and female physiology change are not the big ones, but the small choices you repeat every week. In this episode, Louise Valentine, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts, shares simple nutrition and lifestyle shifts that help women feel their best, mitigate symptoms, support body composition, and run stronger through perimenopause. She explains why progress does not require extreme diets, complicated macros, or traditional high volume or complicated training plans. Instead, strategic and very simple boundaries around foods like cheese, takeout lattes, alcohol, restaurant meals, and portion sizes can make a noticeable difference. Louise discusses how frequent cheese often contributes to bloating for some women, why sugary lattes can disrupt blood sugar and quietly add extra calories, and how alcohol affects recovery, sleep, mood, nutrient absorption, and fat-loss goals. She also suggests separating alcohol from restaurant meals when possible to reduce the overall stress on the body's detoxification pathways and our changing metabolic processes as we age. The biggest takeaway is that it's not about perfection. It's simply learning how your body is changing, making one realistic adjustment at a time, and building a healthier relationship with food. Midlife and perimenopause wellness can be simple, flexible, and still leave room for pizza, date nights, and the foods you love. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Learn more & apply to join our Podcast Insiders membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Check out my FullScript here where you can see my favorite high-quality supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (2:52) Four simple strategies for better midlife results (5:31) How hormones affect fuel use, fat loss, and performance (7:02) Why less running can sometimes produce better results (10:21) Replacing frequent cheese to reduce bloating (14:47) How takeout lattes may hold back body composition goals (20:56) Creating realistic boundaries around alcohol (22:22) How one drink may affect recovery and fat burning (25:11) Alcohol’s possible effects on sleep, mood, and hormonal symptoms (27:38) Why separating restaurant meals and alcohol may help (31:01) Choosing reasonable portions instead of chasing perfection Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  3. Jul 23

    #143 - Part 2: Why Ovulation & Luteal Phase Symptoms Ramp Up & What To Do About It

    Your body is not failing you. It may simply be asking for a different kind of support. In this episode, Louise Valentine, a leading expert for perimenopausal active women and runners, and Jen continue their conversation on hormonal shifts during ovulation and the luteal phase. They explain why female runners may experience temporary weight gain, bloating, constipation, pelvic discomfort, hot flashes, disrupted sleep, lower HRV, mood changes, and harder workouts during certain parts of the menstrual cycle. Listeners will learn why hydration, electrolytes, carbohydrates, recovery, and smart training adjustments can make a meaningful difference. Rather than trying every strategy at once, Louise recommends choosing one to three actions based on your most disruptive symptoms. The conversation also explores the emotional side of perimenopause. Louise and Jen share simple ways to improve mood, enjoy running again, and avoid taking stress out on partners or children. Sometimes the most powerful action is slowing down, turning on uplifting music, changing the workout, or pausing to reconnect with someone you love. The key message is simple: understand your cycle, support your body, and adjust your goals to fit your current season. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more & apply to join our new Podcast Insiders membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (2:56) Part two and choosing personalized action steps (7:35) Hormonal surges, inflammation, and physique changes (10:14) Bloating, constipation, pelvic floor symptoms, and cramping (12:38) Hydration, electrolytes, body temperature, and hot flashes (14:24) HRV changes and adjusting training intensity (16:47) Choosing between performance, fat loss, and recovery goals (18:59) Supporting mental health during difficult cycle phases (20:04) Using music to improve runs and mood (23:52) How perimenopause symptoms affect the whole family (26:27) Reconnecting with your partner instead of reacting (29:05) Creating a shared wellness lifestyle at home (35:05) Starting with one to three practical strategies (37:08) Estrogen, hydration, and female endurance performance (38:45) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  4. Jul 16

    #142 - Part 1: Why Ovulation & Luteal Phase Symptoms Ramp Up & What To Do About It

    What if your cravings, mood swings, bloating, and difficult workouts are not signs that you are losing control, but signals that your body needs different support? In this episode, Louise Valentine, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts, sits down with Jen to explain how hormonal surges around ovulation and the luteal phase can affect female runners during perimenopause. They discuss why tracking your cycle can help you recognize patterns in your energy, appetite, mood, recovery, and performance instead of blaming yourself when symptoms appear. Louise explains that women may burn more calories during the luteal phase, which can increase hunger and the need for additional carbohydrates. Simple adjustments, such as adding a nourishing snack, improving hydration, and slightly reducing workout intensity, may help ease cravings, anxiety, fatigue, and low moods. They also explore the risks of undereating, following rigid nutrition plans, and combining intense training with alcohol, stress, and poor recovery. The key is not to stop pursuing your goals, but to understand when your body needs more care. By choosing a few realistic strategies and tracking the results, women can feel more confident, energized, and in control throughout their cycle. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more & apply to join our new Podcast Insiders membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (5:02) Understanding ovulation and the luteal phase (6:02) How cycle tracking helps you read your body (8:00) Why healthy and active women still experience symptoms (10:16) What cravings may be telling you (10:45) Increased calorie needs during the luteal phase (12:01) Why female runners should not fear carbohydrates (13:09) Nourishment versus sugar-driven cravings (15:33) The risks of being too strict with food (19:24) The hormonal changes that happen during ovulation (22:11) Why stress tolerance may decrease during the luteal phase (24:03) Simple ways to track symptoms and cycle patterns (25:26) Adjusting workouts, hydration, and nutrition around ovulation (26:46) Why constantly pushing harder can become counterproductive (28:24) How the same choices affect the body differently across the cycle (30:00) Why HRT and supplements do not replace body awareness (31:02) Building a practical symptom-management toolbox (32:18) Managing meals and alcohol during hormonal surges (35:27) Choosing one to three realistic action steps (39:39) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  5. Jul 9

    #141 - How to Regulate Stress, Cortisol & Your Nervous System Without Losing Your Badass, High-Performing Athletic Edge

    Your body is not broken. However, some methods you've relied on in the past may be mismatched for this season of life. In this episode, Louise Valentine, a multi-award-winning women's integrative health practitioner and exercise physiologist, talks to midlife female runners who feel like their energy, hormones, body composition, sleep, and performance are changing faster than they expected. Louise explains why perimenopause makes stress harder for the female body to handle and why more miles, harder workouts, or quick fixes do not solve the real problem or address root causes of what's changing in our body. Instead of blaming our body, she points to the need for female-specific training, better fueling, nervous system support, and smarter strength work designed for runners. She also shares her own experience with burnout, anxiety, social media habits, and learning how to slow down without losing her high-performing edge. Listeners will hear why cortisol, sleep, connection with those we love, recovery, and self-love all matter to build our best long-term health, optimal hormones, resilience and joy-filled performance as we age. This episode is a reminder that women can age stronger, run well, feel vibrant, and protect their hormones without overcomplicating the process. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more & apply to join our new Podcast Insiders membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Link to check out Function Health & save $25 off comprehensive, proactive blood work using code “LVALENTINE11” here.  $25 goes back to support BTW with each sign up! Thank you! Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (2:45) Keeping your edge as you age (4:17) Why quick fixes miss the foundation (6:26) Hydration, minerals, and runner needs (8:06) Confusing advice for female runners (10:43) Fueling more to support hormones (14:50) Start with stress and cortisol (17:34) Stop blaming your body (19:28) Managing cortisol in midlife (21:12) Smarter strength training for runners (22:24) Daily nervous system regulation (27:12) Evening mobility for better recovery (30:10) Social media as a coping habit (33:55) Protecting sleep and real connection (36:16) Podcast Insiders and next steps (39:53) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  6. Jul 2

    #140 - Our New Exclusive Membership for Female Runners Ready to Maximize Vibrant Health, Fitness & Unlock Our Perimenopause Potential

    Our biggest breakthroughs in maximizing our perimenopause health, fitness and body composition success do not come with doing more. Rather, it's when we can cut through misleading and unnecessarily complicated noise to simply understand how to work with our changing hormones and female body's needs. In this episode, Louise, named one of the world's leading experts for perimenopausal active women and runners, and Jen share the heart behind the new BTW Podcast Insiders Membership. They discuss why a curated community of like-minded female runners, trusted female-specific science, and simple, focused strategies matter so much for active women in perimenopause when we face hormone-related symptoms, shifts, and challenges. Louise opens up about stepping away from social media as an industry leader to protect her innovation and why choosing depth and impact over participation in the endless B.S. marketing found online is her personal mission. Jen shares how removing outside influence helped her trust the process, stay consistent, and feel stronger in her body.  Together, they explain how women can improve energy, symptoms, running, physique, and confidence without chasing every trend online. This episode is especially helpful for runners and active women who feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice, hormone fear mongering, HRT pressure, and fitness misinformation. It is a reminder that progress does not need to be loud.  Sometimes, the best results come from the right support, the right science, and a more calm, confident, and collaborative way forward. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more & apply to join our new exclusive "BTW Podcast Insiders” membership here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/podcastinsiders Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (2:45) Louise introduces the BTW Podcast Insiders Membership (6:24) Why Louise and Jen created the membership (7:09) The runcation conversation that sparked the idea (9:24) How community helped Jen stay consistent (10:36) Louise’s burnout, symptoms, and program redesign (13:19) Why Louise stepped away from social media (17:05) How social media affected Jen’s progress (21:37) Building a women-supporting-women community (23:27) Questions podcast listeners may want answered (28:12) The problem with HRT pressure and social media influence (31:01) Nervous system regulation and foundational resources (36:44) Louise’s personal results after simplifying her life (40:06) Choosing focus, calm, and family connection (42:21) Membership details and founding rate (44:15) Future possibilities for Q&As and group programs (48:11) Where to apply for Podcast Insiders (48:51) Preview of next week’s luteal phase episode (49:18) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  7. Jun 25

    #139 - A Refreshingly Calm Clarification of Fasted Training Nuances Specific to Female Runners

    What if the workout habit you thought was helping your body is actually making perimenopause harder? In this episode, Louise Valentine, one of the world’s leading exercise physiologists and women's integrative health practitioners, gives a clear, honest breakdown of why fasted training may not be the best fit for active women, especially runners navigating changing hormones, stress, cravings, sleep issues, and body composition goals. Louise explains how morning workouts, low fuel, caffeine nuances, and high cortisol can stack up quickly for ambitious women who are already juggling a lot. She shares why a small amount of protein and carbs before training can help support hormone production, energy, recovery, mental health, and long-term performance. She also challenges the confusing noise online around women’s health, HRT, cortisol, and perimenopause trends, reminding listeners that context matters. This episode is especially useful for women who run, lift, train early, struggle with cravings, wake up at night, feel burned out, or feel stuck despite doing “everything right.” Louise keeps the message grounded in solid female-specific science: fuel your body, stop punishing and potentially harming yourself, and make choices that support your long-term health, energy, and ability to run strong for life. RESOURCES + LINKS Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/  Learn, laugh & level up with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here, including “How to Ditch Cravings & Overeating Habits For Good” mentioned in this episode. Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products, including Kion aminos & Creature creatine. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/maximizing  Link to check out Function Health & save $25 off comprehensive, proactive blood work using code “LVALENTINE11”  here.  $25 goes back to support BTW with each new sign up! Thank you! Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (4:12) Social media misinformation in women’s health (7:21) Building a private, focused wellness community (9:21) Why active women need a different approach (13:18) The problem with fasted training (19:03) Why fasted training is not black and white (21:19) How cortisol overload affects active women (24:21) Why training without fuel adds more stress (27:10) Simple pre-workout fuel ideas (32:16) Why recommendations can change as science evolves (34:33) Releasing shame around past diet and fasting habits (36:45) Why post-workout fueling matters too (38:04) Concerns around careless hormone prescribing (44:30) Is fasted training ever appropriate? (45:12) How underfueling can affect mood, cravings, and sleep (48:07) The rare exception after a big meal or holiday (50:41) Listener questions and closing thoughts (52:38) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

  8. Jun 18

    #138 - How She Did It: Jen's Victory Crushing Cleveland Half Marathon

    Sometimes your biggest race win is not the time on the clock. It is realizing your body is still capable of surprising you. In this episode, Louise Valentine, leading expert for perimenopausal active women and runners, welcomes Jen back to unpack her unexpected victory at the Cleveland Half Marathon, a race run in brutal heat, humidity, and direct sun.  What started as a “just have fun” race turned into a powerful lesson in hormone-supportive training, smarter recovery, strategic fueling and trusting a less-is-more running approach. Louise and Jen share how Breaking Through Wellness's strategic strength training, sleep, nervous system support, pre-race hydration, simple fueling, mobility, and 30-second burst strategies empowered Jen to stay strong when the race got hard. They also talk about redefining what a PR really means, especially for women running through perimenopause, life stress, and changing energy needs.  This episode is a reminder that running does not have to feel punishing to be powerful. Sometimes the breakthrough comes when you stop forcing your body and start working with it to unlock its full potential! RESOURCES + LINKS Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide & award-winning 1:1 Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/  Learn & level up faster with a Breaking Through Wellness masterclass here. Get your fabulously fit & moisturized glow on with Element LABS beauty & skincare products here. Take advantage of our podcast listener discount & save 20% off Kion’s science-backed clean products. Code "LOUISE" saves on all future orders: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing  Check out my FullScript here where you can see my curated favorite supplement picks, by topic, to address your concerns & save 25% off!  A small portion of EACH sale goes back to support BTW.  Thank you! Save $25 off Function Health comprehensive functional labs here. With every sale, $25 goes back to support BTW. Discount code is “LVALENTINE11” Thank you!  Episode Highlights: (0:00) Intro (2:44) Jen’s unexpected Cleveland Half Marathon victory (4:06) Redefining what a PR really means (4:22) Pivoting training when life stress is high (6:17) Brutal race-day heat and humidity (7:22) Less running, better hormone support, and nervous system regulation (8:44) Taking pressure off at the start line (12:19) Fueling well without overdoing carb loading (15:14) Heat safety, gels, electrolytes, and mid-race decisions (20:52) Strength training, soreness, and recovery before race day (23:53) The mile 10 decision point (27:02) Crossing the finish line and what the victory symbolized (30:04) Working with the female body instead of against it (33:07) Post-race protein and recovery habits (36:09) Sleep, mobility, and pre-hydration strategies (37:42) The power of running with a friend (38:42) Community, travel, and finding joy through running (58:15) Outro Tune in weekly to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" for our simple female-specific science-based revolution. Let's unlock our best with less stress! I'd love to connect! Email 💬  support@breakingthroughwellness.com   Please note if you want to be a podcast guest, there is a fee and interview process. This is safe space and curated Community exclusively for women who love to feel, look and run our best without B.S. noise, endless pills, extreme diets or misleading fads.

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Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause," the podcast that redefines your relationship with fitness, nutrition and hormonal changes. Hosted by American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023, women's integrative health, running and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it or needing endless supplements, diets or medications!  Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch outdated male-based methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, level up a fit toned physique and run strong, energized and injury-free at ANY age! Louise and her clients share how they achieve previously thought "impossible" results, driven by Louise's multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for ambitious everyday runners age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health, hormone and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in empowering women just like you do the same! Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, optimize natural hormone production, break through a setback, or you want to understand how to lift, train and fuel harmoniously with your changing female physiology, you'll find this podcast insightful and inspiring. No more fighting against your body – Louise is here to help you harness its fierce natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life! If you're a wellness-minded active female who loves to run and wants it all, Welcome to "Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause" – Your go-to resource to break through to next-level health, hormones and fitness!

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