296. Running Through Perimenopause with Coach Emily Fox: Why Your Pace, Energy, and Body Are Changing

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges female runners face during perimenopause and how to adapt training to maintain performance and health.

If you're a female runner and lately running feels harder than it used to, you're not alone. More fatigue. Slower pace. Longer recovery. Sleep disruption. Changes in body composition. For many women, these shifts begin during perimenopause , a stage that can start earlier than most runners realize. The problem is that most training plans never account for these hormonal changes, leaving many runners feeling frustrated and wondering if their best running days are behind them. The good news is they are not. In this episode, Dr. Duane Scotti sits down with our newest addition to the Spark Healthy Runner team, Coach Emily to demystify running through perimenopause. Emily Fox is a UESCA Certified Running Coach, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, yoga instructor, marathoner, and mom who is passionate about helping women stay strong, injury free, and confident through every season of life. Together we break down what female runners need to understand about training during perimenopause and how to adapt your training so you can continue progressing, feeling strong, and chasing big goals. In this episode, we discuss: - What perimenopause is and when female runners may begin noticing changes…

People in this episode

Host: Duane Scotti

Guest: Emily Fox

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• female runners
• training adaptation
• strength training
• nutrition
• recovery

Keywords

• running
• perimenopause
• fatigue
• strength training
• nutrition
• recovery
• female athletes
• training plans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spark Healthy Runner, UESCA, ACSM

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