There’s a lot of talk about how to adjust your exercise during perimenopause and menopause. Here’s the bottom-line: DO IT and do it everyday!

Daily exercise can lower your blood pressure, lower your cholesterol, help you lose and/or maintain a healthy weight, slow and possibly even prevent osteoporosis, help your mental attitude, relieve stress and on and on!

Make sure your exercise program includes three types of exercise:

1. Flexibility Exercise: Flexibility exercise will help you maintain joint range of motion and drastically minimize the risk of exercise-related injuries. If you include something like Yoga you’ll help keep your body supple – nice word – supple!

2. Strength Building Exercise: Weight-bearing or resistance exercise strengthens muscles, burns fat, increases lean muscle mass, boosts metabolism and strengthens your bones. There have also been some studies that indicate that it strengthens the mind – interesting!

3. Cardiovascular Exercise: Love your heart and want it to keep you going? Then get it going!

Exercise should add enjoyment and energy to your life, so find ways of moving that you enjoy. It could be hiking, golf, skiing, gardening, dancing (ballroom, folk, modern, jazz), tennis, frisbee, yoga – you can find your niche. Invite your friends, neighbors or family members to join you. Exercise can be a great way to stay connected with those we love or build new relationships.

Hey – I’m going to try hoop dancing tomorrow night – I’ll let you know how it goes!

Leave a comment with YOUR favorite activities!

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