Training
Muscle is the one thing you can still add in your forties, and the one thing that decides how the next forty years go. Everything in this hub is about putting load on your body in a way your changing recovery window can absorb.
You do not need to train harder than you did at 30. You need to train more deliberately, and recover like it's part of the program — because now it is.
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The pillar piece — read this one first.
Beginner Strength Training for Perimenopause: How to Start Safely and Get Strong
A complete first block for a woman who has never lifted: which seven movements matter, how to load them, how many sets before it stops working, and the specific signals that mean add weight next week. Written for a recovery window that is no longer what it was at 30.
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Updated 2 Oct 2026 · 6 min
How Lifting Weights Changed My Life: My Strength Training Story
In 2014 I walked into a CrossFit class out of curiosity and picked up a barbell. Here's what lifting has given me since: stronger bones, a better relationship with food, and a confidence that spills into everything else.
Updated 2 Oct 2026 · 19 min
Perimenopause Workout Plan: A Weekly Strength Schedule for Women 35–55
A full week of perimenopause training: three strength sessions written out set by set, one short interval day, and the walking and recovery that hold it together. Free printable PDF included.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 · 8 min
Why Power Training Belongs in Your Perimenopause Workouts
Power — how fast you produce force — declines earlier and faster than strength in midlife. Here's why explosive work belongs in your perimenopause training, what the research shows about bone density and falls, and how to add it in 10 minutes, twice a week.
The app turns this hub into a program
Same movements, same logic — except it reads your recovery and decides what Tuesday should be. Private beta in about three months; waitlist members train free.