Many notice physical changes during menopause. You may feel weaker, stiffer, or like your body doesn’t respond the way it used to. This is common.

Hormones affect muscles, bones, and recovery. As levels change, it becomes even more important to keep using your body – otherwise strength and stability can decline.

At the same time, advice about exercise can feel confusing. What matters is this: your body needs load – but at the right level for you.

You can start by:

• doing strength training with enough resistance to challenge your muscles

• combining it with everyday movement like walking

• allowing time for recovery between sessions

• adjusting intensity based on how you feel

• not being afraid to push yourself, but without overdoing it

Many find that strength can actually improve during this phase when training becomes more intentional.

It’s not about doing less – it’s about training smarter.

And it doesn’t have to be perfect. What matters is that you keep using your body, so it gets the signal to stay strong.