Strength Over Scales
We envision a world where women in midlife are celebrated, not diminished — where health is measured not by a number on a scale, but by strength, vitality, and how deeply a woman feels at home in her own body.
Our mission is to create more than a perimenopause fitness programme. As a dedicated menopause fitness coach, we're creating a movement, empowering women through science-backed menopause strength training, compassionate guidance, and a community that believes strength is always possible.
STRENGTH
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
EMPOWERMENT
85% Gained Muscle
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100+ Community Members
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95% Lost Body Fat
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85% Gained Muscle ✳︎ 100+ Community Members ✳︎ 95% Lost Body Fat ✳︎
Four steps to your strongest self
Getting started is simple. From your first consultation to your first class, we guide every step of the way.
Consultation
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A relaxed 60-minute call to understand where you are, your symptoms, and your goals. No pressure, no commitment.
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Your bespoke plan
We build a personalised menopause strength training and nutrition plan tailored to your perimenopausal body, schedule, and goals, designed by your menopause health coach around what you need right now.
Train and track
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Join the community, follow your plan, and log your progress using our Daily Strength Index. Watch your strength and confidence grow week by week.
Review and progress
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Regular body composition checks and coaching reviews to keep you on track and celebrate every milestone beyond BMI or weighing scales.
The method ❊
We don’t weigh, we measure what matters
Fluctuating hormones make the scale actively misleading, it can’t distinguish muscle from fat, or progress from water retention. We use body recomposition scanning and our Daily Strength Index to track muscle mass, body fat percentage and metabolic rate instead. No weigh-ins. No BMI.
01We build muscle first, and eat smarter
As oestrogen declines, muscle loss accelerates, metabolism slows, and fat storage increases. Instead of "eating less, moving more," our menopause strength training approach focuses on resistance work, zone 2 cardio and hormone-smart nutrition - fuelling your body to perform, support menopause weight loss, and reduce peri/menopause symptoms.
02You’re not doing this alone
Peri/menopause can feel isolating - but within My Menopause Gym you’re surrounded by women who genuinely understand the journey. Our community of women share wins, challenges, and progress in a space that is warm, judgement-free, and entirely their own.
03Frequently Asked Questions
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Absolutely not and we actively encourage you not to. At My Menopause Gym, we don't weigh.
The scales cannot tell you how much muscle you've built, how your body composition has shifted, or how much stronger you've become. Instead, we track what actually matters: body fat percentage, strength gains, energy levels, sleep quality, and how you feel in your own skin. You'll see and feel real, meaningful progress, just not through a number on the scales.
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Yes absolutely yes. Building muscle during perimenopause and menopause is not only possible, it's one of the most important things you can do for your long-term health. Through progressive resistance training, gradually increasing the challenge placed on your muscles over time, your body adapts by building lean muscle tissue. This raises your metabolism, supports your bones, improves your body composition, and directly reduces common menopause symptoms like fatigue and joint discomfort. Most women see measurable strength gains when they train consistently with us.
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We recommend training 3–4 times per week for the best results, though we build your plan around your life, not the other way around. As for results, most women notice improved energy, better sleep, and a lift in mood within the first 2–3 weeks. Visible changes in strength and body composition typically begin to show clearly by weeks 4–6. By the end of your programme, the difference, in how you feel, move, and carry yourself, is significant. Progress isn't always linear, but with consistency it is always coming.
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No. Cutting calories is counterproductive during perimenopause and menopause, and we don't recommend it. Chronically restricting food when your hormones are already in flux can increase cortisol, break down muscle tissue, and make symptoms worse. Instead, our approach is built around eating enough of the right foods, particularly protein, to support muscle growth, stabilise blood sugar, and fuel your training. Think of it as nourishing your body to perform, not punishing it to shrink.
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Zone 2 is a moderate-intensity cardio effort where you're working hard enough to raise your heart rate and breathing, but can still hold a conversation. It sits at roughly 60–70% of your maximum heart rate. For women in perimenopause and menopause, Zone 2 training is particularly powerful - it improves your body's ability to burn fat as fuel, supports cardiovascular health, reduces cortisol, and builds aerobic capacity without the stress response that high-intensity exercise can trigger when hormones are fluctuating. We weave it into your programme alongside strength work for a complete, hormone-supportive approach.