Lindsey Johnson, North Star Fitness

Ann Collett, DexaFit Gainesville

Empower Lifestyle Medicine

Jen Bleiweis, RD

Embrace Your Pause!

Thrive Partners

Join other women in the community for a fun, insightful workshop on peri-menopause & menopause, and learn from your local menopause experts!

North Star Fitness | CrossFit Riverstyx

<h2>Embrace Your Pause!</h2><p>This interactive session will help you navigate the menopause transition with confidence, clarity, and strength. We’ll cover evidence-based strategies to support optimal health, including strength training, nutrition, body composition, and menopause hormone therapy.</p>

Agenda

Registration and Coffee

Lindsey will lead us into a short breathing and centering exercise to help us get into the right frame of mind.

"Start with Breathing" with  Lindsey Johnson

Gain a better understanding of the stages of the menopause transition and how to tell if you're in perimenopause. We'll break down what's happening with your hormones—and how these shifts can lead to both symptoms and physical changes in your body.

"What's Happening to My Body?" 

We’ll unpack the history behind the fear of menopause hormone therapy — where it started, why it stuck, and what the current science really says. You’ll learn about estrogen and progesterone: the potential benefits, the risks, and how to make sense of it all. 

"Hormone Therapy: Are We Still Afraid?"

Lindsey will explain the basics of strength training, how to increase your muscle mass, and get you moving! She'll also give examples of how you can do strength training at home no matter what your skill level.

"Let's Build Muscle!"

Break

Ann will explain body composition testing, how it helps better understand the physical changes your body is going through, and how to fight these changes.

"Is This Belly for Real?"

You will learn about the role of testosterone in women’s health. We will discuss low libido—its symptoms and underlying causes—as well as treatment options, including testosterone therapy and other evidence-based approaches. We will also cover genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), including the symptoms, and the most effective treatment options available.

“Testosterone: Not Just for Men.”

Jen will help you to understand how a high-fiber diet can be your secret weapon for navigating the hormonal shifts of perimenopause and menopause with greater ease and energy. You will learn how to move beyond theory and learn practical, sustainable strategies to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it.

" Nutrition as a secret weapon"

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Embrace Your Pause!