Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause
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 and performance expert Louise Valentine, this show empowers you to mitigate impacts of hormone changes without overcomplicating it! Get ready to break through misinformation, ditch ineffective trends, outdated methods and apply what you learn to feel your best, look fit or run strong and injury-free.
Join Louise, her coaches and clients as they share multi award-winning science-backed nutrition, fitness, running and fat loss methods designed for active females age 35 and beyond. Get inspired each week as they share how they've turned their own health and fitness breakdowns into breakthroughs and how they now lead the way in helping women just like you do the same!
Whether you're looking to ditch hormone havoc, break through a setback or 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 – we're here to help you harness its natural power to achieve a vibrantly energized, well, fit and active life!
If you're an active female who 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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#97 - Dopamine Seeking, Food Decisions & Protecting Mental Health as Hormones Change
What if some of the foods and workouts you’ve been relying on are actually making perimenopause harder? In this episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts for…
#96 - How to Reset Your Vibe to Crush All of Your Competing Wellness, Physique & Run Goals
What if the biggest key to thriving through perimenopause wasn’t another supplement, stricter diet, or grueling workout, but something totally different than pushing your body to new extreme? In this…
#95 - Liz Plosser: Former EIC, Women's Health Magazine on Aging Fit & Strong
What if the key to thriving age 35 and beyond as an active female isn’t a complicated routine, but something as simple as a deeper understanding of the nuances of protein? In this episode, host Louis…
#94 - Dairy, Red Meat & Alcohol: What Does The Science Say??
Ever been told to cut out dairy, red meat, or alcohol, only to wonder if that advice really makes sense for you? In this episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading integrative health practitioners, …
#93 - Simple Steps to Pull Yourself Out of a Physical or Mental Rut
Feeling like your body isn’t responding the way it used to? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt and real-time solo episode, Louise, one of the world's leading exercise physiologists specializing in a…
#92 - Reclaiming Calm, Simplicity & Ease to Feel, Look & Run Your Best For Life
Feeling overwhelmed by all the wellness advice, fitness fads, and hormone hacks out there? Do you know that you're taking on too much but don't know how to hold yourself back from being a rockstar in…
#91 - 5 Perimenopause Warning Signs From Your Female Body
Is your body whispering... or screaming for help? In this empowering episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts for everyday recreational runners, opens up ab…
#90 - 2 Strategies to Fix Your Hormones & Ferritin Naturally
Feeling off, exhausted or like your body isn’t responding to your fitness, nutrition and wellness efforts the way it used to? You’re not alone, and it’s NOT normal or “just part of aging!” But it is…
#89 - Female-Specific Nutrition Quality, Timing & Holistic Stress Management to Thrive
Want better results with less overwhelm? Today we discuss the truth about how to fuel with your changing hormones and female physiology, with innovative nutrient timing and strategies that even the m…
#88 - How to Let Go of Perfectionism to Glow Again
What if a refined, focused, and lower stress approach is the key to finally feeling, looking, and performing your best with lifelong sustainable success?
In this heartfelt solo episode, Louise, one o…
#87 - How to Snack to Mitigate Symptoms, Level Up Body Composition & Performance
What if the one thing you've been taught to avoid when supporting your best health, body composition, and fitness results was actually what your female body needed most?
In this fierce and fire-filled…
#86 - Mental Obesity: What it is & How to Prevent it
Ever feel like you're trying to learn everything you can about best health, nutrition, and fitness methods to feel, look, and perform your best but you're still not seeing great results? In this refr…
#85 - The Biggest Misconception About Running During Perimenopause
Is running really "bad" for you during perimenopause?
If you’ve ever been told to “stop running” because you’re a female in your late 30s, 40s or 50s, this episode is your reset button. Louise, a lea…
#84 - Proactive Bloodwork & Nuances Specific to Runners
Are you trying hard to do everything “right” with your health, eating clean, training hard, prioritizing sleep, but still feeling off? Frustrated with lack of attention to your lab work or feeling lo…
#83 - All About Ovulation: Symptoms, Strategies & Nuances Specific to You
What if ovulation doesn’t make you feel powerful, radiant, or unstoppable despite what everyone says it should?
In this eye-opening episode, Louise unpacks women's real, messy, and often misunderstoo…
#82 - How Our Clients Are Going Off Anxiety, ADHD & Depression Meds Despite Perimenopause
What if the symptoms you’ve been medicated for aren’t actually you, but your hormones trying to get your attention? While not always the case, sometimes, it is!
In this powerful and refreshingly hones…
#81 - 3 Areas to Strategize in Midlife for Ultimate Health, Happiness & Fitness
Midlife can feel like a storm, between careers, kids, marriage, and the shifting tides of perimenopause. But what if the chaos is calling you to recalibrate instead of collapse? In this raw and relat…
#80 - 7 Surprising Ways to Improve Your Performance & Speed in Perimenopause
What if perimenopause could be your comeback season instead of your slowdown?
In this episode, Louise, one of the world's leading health, fitness, and perimenopause practitioners, shares seven powerf…
#79 - 5 Things Holding Back Your Fat Loss & Body Composition Changes
Training hard and eating well but still feeling stuck with stubborn stuck fat that won't budge or lack of seeing significant body composition changes? You’re not alone—and it’s not your fault.
In thi…
#78 - The Most Perimenopause Race Day Experience Ever
Ever feel like you’re doing everything right—but your body has other plans? In this raw and relatable episode, Louise, one of the world's leading experts for perimenopausal runners and runners with a…