28/09/2026
Strong bones. Strong muscles. More confidence in movement. 🤎
A new study followed women in perimenopause and early postmenopause who did supervised, progressive heavy strength and impact training twice a week for nine months.
The training group improved strength, leg power and lean mass, with encouraging results for lower spine bone density too.
My takeaway as a Pilates teacher? Start where you are, build your movement skills, and give your body the chance to get stronger over time. Pilates can be part of that journey alongside progressive strength work.
My takeaway as perimenopausal athlete. This is harderst phase of my life. Symptoms, lost energy and mojo is real.
It was a small trial, so these findings are promising rather than a guarantee. But they are a welcome reminder that midlife is a time to build strength. ✨
Study: Whitman et al., Bone Reports (2026). Link in bio