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09-03-15, 09:35 AM | |
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Aside from my jokes earlier about coffee and wine, I'm not really having any menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms - I'm going to be 48 in Nov. But I have been lucky overall in that I never suffered PMS either.
But, as I age I do have a lot more in the way of aches and pains. I also can't deal w/ DOMS any more. If I get too sore I am almost ill from it - so I try to keep my workouts more moderate. I need a lot more stretching and "therapy" type routines in my workout plan. I think this is a rough time of life overall - many of us are facing issues with aging parents, children and our own health/spouse's/significant other's health. Guess all we can do is keep on keeping on....... Donna |
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I don't know if I'm contributing much more to all of the excellent posts here, but I found that the intenser the exercise the better off I was. I never had any serious issues - mostly just night sweats that interrupted my sleep - but no hot flashes during the day, no mood swings, etc. My doctor said she thought exercise was at least part of the reason I didn't have such a hard time.
Also, there's a book that was very helpful to me called "Is It Hot in Here or Is It Just Me?". It's in question and answer form and covers just about everything that happens at menopause. It's got a lot of good medical information in it, but is very readable. Somehow it was reassuring to me to know that so many people experience these things that an entire book was devoted to it! |
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09-04-15, 08:36 AM | |
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I turned 50 this year and I am in full menopause I have luckily not had any insomnia or fatigue. I run 3 miles 4 to 5 times a week on my lunch hour and do a circuit or barre workout 30 minutes a day at 4:30 in the morning. I have lost 48lbs since January with clean eating and consistent exercise. I started running 5 K's this year and I am gradually but slowly getting faster. I do have an occasional hot flashes and night sweats are common but don't seem to interrupt my sleep very much. I know when I was heavier and didn't exercise the hot flashes and mood swings were worse so in my case the exercise has really helped.
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that's awesome!
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