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.
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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
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