Perimenopause Fitness & Nutrition for dummies

by Lindsey Mathews NSCA-CSCS

If your workouts have stopped working the way they used to, you're not imagining it. In Perimenopause Fitness and Nutrition for Dummies, certified strength and conditioning coach and nutritionist, Lindsey Mathews, CSCS explains why the "push harder, eat less" approach that once delivered results can backfire after 40, leaving women exhausted, stuck, and further from their goals. Drawing on 21 years of coaching experience and her own turning point after gaining 50 pounds in a single year Lindsey unpacks how perimenopause changes the way your body responds to exercise, stress, and nutrition, and why that shift calls for a new approach rather than more effort.

This book gives you a practical, sustainable gameplan for training and eating in sync with your changing body. You'll learn how shifting levels of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone affect your energy, mood, and metabolism in different ways, why strength training deserves to be treated as midlife medicine, and how to think about carbohydrates, protein, and recovery so they support your energy instead of draining it. Lindsey also shares mindful ways to track your nutrition without obsessing over calories or macros, so you can build habits that actually stick.

Whether you're feeling burned out by your current routine or just starting to notice that your body needs something different, this book offers a realistic roadmap to help you feel strong, energized, and confident again.

Available December 2, 2026 wherever books are sold