E29: Sync Your Fitness with Your Menstrual Cycle for Better Results and Less Stress with Courtney Babilya

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode,  Courtney Babilya is my guest. She is a Fitness Nurse, mom of two busy little kids, and Women’s Fitness Specialist - not to mention a fellow hormone nerd so I loved getting to share her perspective on how our cycles can impact our fitness for the better.I’m thrilled to talk to her about cyclical fitness, how your hormones impact your fitness, and how to sync your menstrual cycle with your workouts and actually get results with that versus just feeling like your cycle is limiting you or holding you back.In this episode:[01:44] Courtney’s journey to becoming a Women’s Fitness Specialist[04:35] The biggest misconceptions about cyclical fitness [09:41] Finding balance with inconsistent consistency[13:13] How each phase of your cycle impacts your fitness[19:06] Trust yourself and listen to your body to know how much you can push yourself with exercise[29:55] The way Courtney structures her workouts phase by phase[37:27] The mental and physical benefits of having a cyclical structure for your exercisesResources- Free hormone balance workshop - Nourish Your Hormones Course- Apply to work 1:1 with Leisha HEREConnect with LeishaInstagram: @leishadrewsWebsite: www.leishadrews.comConnect with Courtney- Learn more about Courtney’s course: The Keeping Balance Method®Instagram: @courtneykeepingbalanceWebsite: courtneykeepingbalance.comSend us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them)Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass