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297: Renee McGregor 'Fuelling the Endurance Athlete' Q&A

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Carbohydrates and Performance Gains in Running Slash Triathlon

There is very little research into perimenopausal and postmenopause women in sport. The information that is available is mainly on healthy postmenopausal women who may be encouraged actually to take up physical activity during this phase. You can still do triathlon, but you probably need to emphasize the importance of resistance training. There will be some changes to your body composition and your body shape. But things like taking HRT as early as you can get it can make a big difference. We used to say encouraging the resistance training from a bone health point of view. We're now also finding that it can help with menopause or and perimenopausal symptoms. It can also help with maintaining

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