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Patricia Siegel is the author of THE MENOPAUSE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE TRAINING BLUEPRINT (Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming Spring 2028). A sports scientist and STRONG Fitness Magazine columnist, she coaches midlife women in strength and endurance in person and virtually, and writes The Menopause Training Blueprint on Substack.

Latest Posts By Patricia Siegel

2 days ago

Train Smart: A Menopause Playbook

You might have heard it: train right. It’s everywhere: in the magazines, billboards, TV and social media. Many women are left with a somehow vague idea of what this might mean. Not many know exactly how, when and with which tools. So many overwhelming and contradicting messages collide, and women are becoming increasingly frustrated and demotivated…

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3 weeks ago

The Big Cardio Vs Strength Debate: What Women Over 60 Really Need When It Comes to Exercise

In the United States, cardiovascular disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. About one in two women over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. In 2022, 13.9% of Americans age 65 and older met both the aerobic guideline and the muscle-strengthening guideline in their free time…

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