Yogaion Journal

For many women from 35 onwards, training can reach a confusing phase. You’re consistent. You move regularly. You care about your body. And yet strength gains slow, recovery feels harder, and motivation dips in a way that doesn’t match your effort. This is often framed as discipline, mindset, or age. But very often, it’s physiology. One of the least discussed — and most misunderstood — contributors is testosterone in women . Testosterone Is Not Just a “Male Hormone” Testoster

We hear it all the time — “My metabolism must have slowed down.” It’s what most women say when their body starts to change somewhere after 40. The jeans fit differently. Energy feels lower. Workouts that once felt easy now leave you wiped out. And yet, you’re still eating well. You’re still moving. You’re not doing anything “wrong.” But here’s the truth: it’s not that your metabolism has suddenly gone lazy. What’s actually changing is your muscle  — the body’s most underrated

Somewhere between the forest and the sea, something inside us remembers. When we step into nature — the damp earth beneath our feet, the rustle of leaves, the scent of rain — our bodies recognise an ancient rhythm. It’s the kind of remembering that no supplement or routine can replicate. And while it feels mystical, it’s also deeply biological. Science now shows that spending as little as twenty minutes in nature lowers cortisol , our main stress hormone, while improving hear

Training should feel good If exercise leaves you anxious, sleepless, sore for days or simply flat, it’s not because you’re lazy or weak. It’s because your nervous system  and your hormones  are asking for something different. During our 40s, the body we once knew begins to change. Hormones fluctuate, recovery slows, and the central nervous system (CNS) becomes more easily overstimulated. Yet the fitness industry still glorifies “push harder” and “lift heavier,” ignoring the q

Let’s be honest for a moment — if your menopause belly  has started to feel a bit different lately, you’re not imagining it. That softening, that subtle shift in shape, the way your jeans fit a little differently… it’s not because you’ve “let yourself go”. It’s because your hormonal landscape is changing. Many women in perimenopause tell me, “I haven’t changed anything, but my body has changed anyway.” And that’s exactly it. As oestrogen begins to decline, the way your body s

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