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Perimenopause and benefits
Exercise provides numerous benefits for perimenopausal women, helping them navigate the changes in their bodies during this transitional phase. Here are some key benefits:
Hormonal Balance
Exercise can help regulate hormone levels, reducing symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings. Physical activity encourages the production of endorphins, which can improve mood and energy levels.
Bone Health
The risk of osteoporosis increases during perimenopause due to lower estrogen levels. Weight-bearing exercises like walking, jogging, and strength training help maintain bone density and reduce the risk of fractures.
Weight Management
Many women experience changes in metabolism and weight distribution during perimenopause. Regular exercise, including aerobic activity and strength training, can help manage weight and maintain muscle mass, which naturally decreases with age.
Heart Health
Perimenopause is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise, that raises your heart rate, helps improve heart health by lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation, and improving circulation.
Improved Sleep
Many women experience sleep disturbances during perimenopause, including insomnia and disrupted sleep patterns. Exercise promotes better sleep quality by reducing stress and anxiety and encouraging a more restful sleep cycle.
Mood and Mental Health
Physical activity can reduce the risk of anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline by boosting serotonin and dopamine levels. Exercise is known to improve mood, reduce stress, and increase overall mental well-being.
Increased Energy
As the body adjusts to perimenopausal changes, many women feel fatigued or lethargic. Regular exercise improves energy levels and combats feelings of tiredness, helping to maintain a more active and fulfilling lifestyle.
Improved Flexibility and Mobility
Strength training, stretching, and other flexibility exercises can help maintain or improve joint health, reduce stiffness, and support overall mobility, which can be affected by hormonal shifts.
Stress Relief
The physical changes and emotional fluctuations of perimenopause can be stressful. Exercise acts as a natural stress reliever, helping to manage cortisol levels and reduce overall tension.
Better Cognitive Function
Regular physical activity improves cognitive function by increasing blood flow to the brain and enhancing memory, focus, and mental clarity.
Emma has helped many clients and herself negotiate this period of women’s lives. The benefits in mood and happiness alone is worth it but the other benefits of maintaining a healthy weight, strengthening up muscles and bones, better sleep, feeling more mobility through the body and joints, feeling more energy and gaining self confidence, are many of the great results Fujiwhara clients are getting.
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