
Perimenopause Fat Gain: HRT, Protein, HIIT, Weights
Most people blame midlife fat gain on “stress” or “getting older.” This video’s perspective is different: the core issue is shifting estrogen to progesterone ratios across a long perimenopause window, often starting around 35 and lasting until menopause (average 52). Those shifts can disrupt sleep, mood, cholesterol, blood sugar markers, and body composition, even when your workouts stay the same. The practical focus is on using external stressors, especially high intensity intervals, power based resistance training, plyometrics, and higher protein, plus lifestyle tools like sauna. Menopause hormone therapy is framed as a low dose tool to attenuate severe change, not “anti aging.”








