October is Menopause Awareness month with the 18th of October recognized as World Menopause Day.  Â
After so many years of neglect and gaslighting, women are finally seeing unprecedented attention given to Menopause; with greater empowerment over the care for their menopausal symptoms. One such ...
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 ...
It’s time to HIIT back on cortisol myths and misunderstandings
“Don’t do HIIT, it increases cortisol!” “Don’t have too much caffeine, it increases cortisol!” “If you have a “stress belly” your cortisol levels are too high!” I see post after post on the “evils'' of cortisol for midlife and menopa...
The new revised edition of ROAR is out! Here’s what’s new.
When I started working on ROAR nearly ten years ago, it was still considered fringe to say that women’s unique hormones and their menstrual cycles could impact everything from performance to injury risk to hydration and beyond. That was ...
Lifting weights is now recognized as good for more than “just” making muscle.
For decades, aerobic exercise was regarded as the primary form of exercise you should do for cardiovascular and other health benefits. Heck, that’s why endurance type exercise such as walking, biking, and running are c...
 Want to avoid LEA and REDs? Eat enough carbohydrates.
As fasting, keto, and carb-phobia continue to be promoted across social media, we’ve seen an uptick in low energy availability (LEA) across the spectrum of athletes. In my own work, I’ve found about 55 percent of individuals who are training...
The popular zone 2 protocol doesn’t work the same way for women. Here’s what to do instead.
In my last blog, I reviewed down to the cellular level, why zone 2 training, which is currently being promoted across the internet as the priority training for health, longevity, and performance, isn’t as...
For some women, the transition comes early–and sometimes abruptly. Here’s what you need to know.
Menopause is mainstream news these days, which is great. But the focus tends to be on women who hit the milestone during midlife, around the average age or 51 or so, which leaves women who come into ...
Staying on top of nutrition becomes more challenging as the temperatures rise.
With much of the US stuck in sweltering late summer temps, the seasons changing in the Southern Hemisphere, and Kona right around the corner, I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about a training and racin...
You’re better off picking up a women’s fitness magazine from the nineties.
As a scientist, I love tech. I’ve been experimenting and helping develop artificial intelligence systems, especially in the realm of women-specific exercise training, for several years. And when it comes to developing wor...
Digging into the rest of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Female Athlete Position Stand. Here’s what you need to know.
In the last blog, I discussed the first part of the International Society of Sport Nutrition (ISSN) Position Stand for the Female Athlete. In case you missed it, we...
A Review of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Female Athlete Position Stand
I am just back from a whirlwind trip in the US, and one of the stops was to present the new Female Athlete Position Stand at the International Society of Sport Nutrition’s (ISSN) annual conference. The ISSN h...
