S1 Ep12: Your Muscles on Menopause with Amanda Thebe

Vaginas are not the only part of the body that change mid-life! With age, muscles start to naturally atrophy- a condition called sarcopenia. Women can lose up to 10% of their muscles mass every decade. Fitness expert Amanda Thebe’s best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! addresses the value and importance of exercise, diet, and lifestyle choices to thrive during menopause. Amanda Thebe, in her unique funny and engaging way, helps women achieve peak physical performance in mid-life and beyond. In this episode, Amanda Thebe and Dr. Streicher discuss: Amanda’s personal journey as a fitness expert who struggled when she entered menopause The CHANGES that occur in our muscles after menopause Why it is important to MAINTAIN MUSCLE MASS How you can maintain and even INCREASE MUSCLE MASS after menopause-without exercise! How to avoid FAILURE with an exercise routine FUELING your body for exercise Why FLEXIBILITY is also important How weight training can reduce HOT FLASHES And much more… AmandaThebe.com https://www.instagram.com/amanda.thebe/ https://www.facebook.com/amandathebex https://twitter.com/amandathebex Amanda’s Book Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews , and has been seen on The Today Show , Good Morning America , The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio ,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20 , and WorldNewsTonight . She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook @DrStreicher YouTube DrStreicherTV DrStreicher.com Dr. Streicher’s Books Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina- A gynecologist's guide to eliminating post menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell : A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx - Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy