Exercise for your hormones

Want to navigate the perimenopause with energy, vigour and body confidence? Picking up heavier weights might be the answer…

HAPPY HORMONES Exercise increases levels of the feel-good brain chemicals serotonin and endorphins, giving you a happy ‘high’. Feeling low or lost your motivation? The idea of working out might not fi

It’s the middle of summer and the days are long. The warm sunshine and the heat that comes with it can provide the perfect excuse to dodge our weekly fitness sessions. Just to make things doubly worse

Hormones shape how we react to external factors. They make us feel confident, excited and happy, but they can also lead to self-doubt and leave us feeling low on self-esteem. Dr Helen Wall, GP partner

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Hormones playing havoc with your weight and shape? Has a “meno-belly” appeared from nowhere? Some simple lifestyle tweaks like fasting can help, says Dr Clare Bailey Mosley. And don’t worry, you won’t be left hungry.