Your body can change shape in perimenopause even when your habits haven’t. This guide to midlife metabolism in menopause explains how estrogen shifts, and muscle loss affect weight gain and how to move from fighting the “meno belly” to building strength, energy, and long-term health.

The old “eat less, do more cardio” formula often stops working in perimenopause. Here we explain why midlife changes in muscle, metabolism, and bone density make strength training your new superpower and how it can help you feel stronger and more capable in your Second Spring.

Menopause isn’t a single date circled on a calendar. It’s a three-stage transition: perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. This article explains what’s happening in your hormones and nervous system at each stage, which symptoms are common, and where to focus your self-care now.