September was a significant month for Positively Fit, marking our twenty-second year of delivering top-notch fitness training to our clients.
In 2001, I began training clients in their homes, collaborating with St. Luke's Hospital's community education programs, managing the fitness center at Pillsbury Foods, and working at various other clubs.
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by Lisa LeStrange
Don’t believe that headline? Well, it’s true!
Let me start by telling you a little about myself. I am a 55 year old breast cancer survivor and have been in full blown menopause for four years. I also have Hashimoto’s disease, which means my thyroid pretty much doesn’t function.
After measuring thousands of people’s body composition, using state of the art technology, for corporations, hospitals and at my own studio for over the 20 years as fitness professional, I have seen the same results over and over again. About 98% of the people who follow these diets had high body fat and very low muscle mass.
Stress comes in many forms. Environmental, toxic burden, internal and interpersonal stressor, physical including exercise and diet. To limit the negative effects of stress we all should practice, stress lowering strategies on a daily basis.
Exercise only to where your body can adapt to the stress of your exercise session.
According to a study by the Department of Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, “the physical stress of overtraining may cause the hormones produced in the adrenal glands to become depleted.”
“This adrenal insufficiency refers to the inability of the adrenal glands to produce a normal quantity of hormones, which leads to a reduced ability in the individual to cope with stress.
When we are in perimenopause or menopause, our bodies become more stress-reactive. This is one of the major reasons why we can’t lose the belly fat. Being more stress- reactive means our reaction to stress is quicker and more extreme, and our recovery is slower.
Part I: My Story
“It is rare to find that premenopausal women who does not have some degree of adrenal dysfunction” *
Oh my god, what happened to me?
This is the story of a personal trainer who lost her “body” during the change of life.
Part II: The Solution
In Part I, I shared my story as a woman and a fitness professional going through the change of life. In this piece, I want to explain more what happens to our bodies and how we can make this a positive transition.
First, here is a look into how weight gain happens during the shift into menopause.
Yesterday, I received a phone call from a past client who called to tell me I was right.
Honestly, it is really nice to get phone call like this once in a while!
She got a Groupon and decided to try a local Extreme Fitness bootcamp.