Cold plunging has exploded in popularity, with everyone from elite athletes to wellness influencers posting their ice bath rituals. But long before it hit social media, cold-water immersion was a Nordic tradition—often paired with saunas—as a way to build resilience, reset the mind, and connect...
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When I talk about female athletes, hormones, and health, I always start from a simple but critical foundation: energy availability. It’s the balance between how much energy you take in (from food) and how much you expend (through training, daily life, and basal metabolic rate). When that bala...
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Perimenopause vs. Postmenopause: What Active Women Need to Know
With World Menopause Day happening tomorrow, it feels like the right time to address some key questions I’m often asked about perimenopause and postmenopause. I know only too well that navigating these changes can feel confusing,...
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Why We’ve Moved on from “Train by Your Phase.”
For years, the conversation about women’s training centered on the menstrual cycle: do high-intensity work in the follicular phase, focus on endurance in the luteal phase, and rest during your period. (And for transparency here, I was one of the ...
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If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m all about helping women work with their physiology, not against it. And while I’ve covered this extensively for women aged ~25+, an area of emerging interest for me—especially with a teenage daughter—has been learning and researching more about ...
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Of all the topics I cover, fasting is easily one of the most polarizing. But it’s also one I feel strongly about—because the science is clear, and I want to help women avoid its many pitfalls. While some women do say they feel good when fasting, the long-term research tells a different story....
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My Next Gen course has been two years in the making, so I’m hugely excited to share it with you today. If you’ve not already signed up, you can do so here! I’d also like to share my motivation behind creating this course and give you some insights into some of the content and topics covered. ...
Fasting, keto, low carb, all zone 2 all the time…those rules are not for us.
It’s been two years since my menopause training book, Next Level, came out and three years since we started working on it. Though it’s nearly impossible to believe at this point, just three or four years ago, menopause ...
Take your performance to the next level by understanding your unique physiology.
In the summer of 2019, the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) won the World Cup, making it the U.S. women’s fourth World Cup title. They scored a record-setting 26 goals throughout the tournament and also made histo...
Updated March 11, 2026
Why Your Microbiome Matters for Hormones, Metabolism, and Performance
When we talk about fueling for training and performance, most of the focus is on what you eat. But there’s another critical part of the equation that often gets overlooked: what your gut microbes do wit...
