You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.

I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers,

and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.

This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.

Hello, strong, feisty women.

So, looking back on the nearly 70 episodes we've done of this show so far, there are definitely some common themes.

One, this stuff can blindside you.

Obviously, everyone's experience is unique, but we have heard from some world-class athletes who've had their worlds rocked from left field by perimenopause.

Two, you have to be an advocate for yourself.

We know that even doctors haven't been trained in menopause.

A 2019 study found that less than 7% of OBGYN, family medicine, and internal medicine residents felt adequately prepared to

manage women experiencing metapause. And three, we need community. Just sharing our experiences

with others and being around women who understand can really make everything so much better.

Well, this week's guest, Gina Ransom, embodies all of those names.

Gina is a lifelong fitness professional whose journey through perimenopause made her,

in her own words, an almost unrecognizable version of her generally positive happy self.

Eventually, she managed to find help, which we talk all about here.

And maybe most importantly, she formed a community, the Meno Parkers, which is a private Facebook group for menopausal women who do street parking, which if you don't know

is a home strength workout program for people with limited time, space, or equipment.

I'll put a note to both of those in the show notes. I have heard nothing but good things about

street parking. So if you're still hunting for a strength program that works for you, I'd invite

you to check it out.

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