Why Mobility Is the Longevity Key Perimenopausal Women Keep Missing | Juliet Starrett

About this episode

Juliet Starrett discusses the impact of perimenopause on joint health and mobility for women over 40.

Most women in perimenopause are training hard, eating well, and still dealing with joint pain, stiffness, and injuries that never fully heal. Juliet Starrett, New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of The Ready State, joins me to reveal why the joint pain and stiffness so many women write off as ageing is actually a specific syndrome nobody warned you about. We get into what 30 minutes of floor sitting a day can do for your hips and low back, why most exercise routines are silently narrowing your range of motion, and the five weekly movement non-negotiables Juliet recommends for every woman over 40. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Why perimenopause triggers joint pain, frozen shoulder, and mobility loss • How 30 minutes of floor sitting a day rewires your hips and reduces pain• Best movement habits for women over 40 • How strength training may be stealing your flexibility over time • How to train through injury without making it worse • The HRV myth debunked and what to track instead VALUABLE RESOURCES • Take the BioSyncing Quiz to help you understand what's actually happening in your body and how to fix it. 👉 https://biosyncing.scoreapp.com/ A BIG thank you to our sponsors who…

People in this episode

Host: Angela Foster

Guest: Juliet Starrett

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• joint pain
• mobility
• exercise
• women's health

Keywords

• perimenopause
• joint pain
• mobility loss
• floor sitting
• strength training

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Organizations: The Ready State

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