Longevity Debate: The Truth About Weight Loss, Muscle, and Creatine!

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Oct 27, 2025

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In this insightful discussion, Dr. Stacy Sims, a female physiology researcher, Dr. Natalie Crawford, a fertility physician, Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopaedic surgeon, and Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a menopause specialist, dive into essential health topics for women. They reveal how estrogen influences muscle metabolism, the importance of strength training for bone health, and effective strategies for VO2 max training. The panel emphasizes personalized fitness approaches during perimenopause and the benefits of creatine beyond bodybuilding, highlighting women's unique health needs.

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INSIGHT

Strength Trumps Skinny For Longevity

Women were taught to prioritise thinness over strength, producing an epidemic of osteoporosis and frailty.
Building muscle is a foundational health strategy for women's long-term brain and metabolic health.

ADVICE

Make Strength Training Nonnegotiable

Make strength and resistance training your core habit regardless of cycle phase or pregnancy status.
Use how you feel day-to-day to schedule higher intensity sessions when energy peaks.

INSIGHT

Energy Peaks Before Ovulation

Many women feel strongest about 6–14 days into their cycle when estrogen rises and carbohydrate access improves.
Ovulation responses vary: some feel great, others experience pain or transient low mood, so individualise training.

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