#110 - How to Regain Control, Clarity & Confidence as a Runner to Thrive in Perimenopause

Ever feel like your body is shifting faster than you can keep up with? This episode is a breath of clarity for every ambitious female runner navigating the wild pivots of perimenopause while still wanting to feel strong, confident, and in control.Louise, a multi-award-winning women's integrative health practitioner, performance scientist, and exercise physiologist specializing in empowering female runners to navigate the impacts of changing hormones on their health and performance, opens up about what it really takes to thrive in this stage of life: targeted lifestyle strategies, nervous system regulation, nutrition, and training methods designed specifically to work with our female physiology. She shares real success stories from everyday runners who restored their energy, reduced symptoms, hit their goal times, and unlocked their strongest physiques without burning out or giving up the endurance sports they love!Listeners will learn why most women struggle when juggling fat loss, performance, and hormonal changes all at once, and how a simple two-week focus system can restore clarity and confidence. Louise also breaks down the power of strategic off-season training (like a 5K block), restoring ferritin, balancing cortisol, understanding strategic carbohydrate amounts, and building a community that actually supports you instead of overwhelming you.If you’re ready to feel capable, energized, and in control again, this episode shows you exactly what’s possible.Explore our Breaking Through Wellness Masterclasses here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/store  Learn & level up with my free nutrition guide and award-winning Badass Breakthrough Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress here: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/Link to our FullScript where you can see our curated best supplement picks & save 20% off: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/breakingthroughwellness/store-start Take advantage of our podcast listener discount and save 20% off all of Kion’s science-backed clean products: https://www.getkion.com/pages/maximizing Episode Highlights:(0:00) Intro(2:55) Ferritin, iron, and the new masterclass update(9:00) How runners are navigating perimenopause shifts(12:06) Why competing goals create loss of control(13:00) The four-month training cycle framework(16:04) Protecting health first: hormones, thyroid, minerals(17:40) The fine line between fat loss and performance(19:31) Why the 5K block is transformative(23:11) Rethinking carb strategies for perimenopause(28:38) Stepping into your potential as an aging athlete(30:26) New science: ovary, nerves, and longevity(31:47) Clarity + two-week cycles for sustainable results(42:30) Sleep, cortisol, and the real root of fat storage(45:57) OutroTune 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 💬  [email protected]  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.