It's everywhere right now — in studios, in podcasts, in GP waiting rooms. Strength training, and what it really means for women moving through perimenopause and menopause. And for good reason. What the research tells us Bone density starts to decrease from the age of 35. Which means the earlier we think about building strength, the better. But if this is new to you, please don't panic. There is nothing wrong with starting later. It is never, ever too late — and the benefits of starting today...

And the simple reset that changes everything. It's one of the most common things I see on the reformer. A client is working through a challenging exercise, and instead of feeling it in their core, they feel it in their back. That's exactly what happened in class this week. A client was moving through some of the more advanced exercises when she mentioned she was feeling the strain in her lower back rather than her abdominals. Rather than pushing through, we paused. We looked at the full...

It's one of the most common questions I hear in class — and it's a great one. The short answer is yes. But there's an important but that changes how you think about it entirely. Yes — but how much depends on what you're doing. The abdominals do stay engaged throughout a movement. But the level of engagement shifts depending on the exercise, and before we even get there, there's a specific order in which we build it. Get this layering right and everything else falls into place. Step one:...