Hit Play Not Pause

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Perimenopause and menopause hit active women differently. We have a different lifestyle and different goals. And we know our bodies. Whether you run and hike or do CrossFit and ski (or a little of everything!), you’ve had a way of eating and exercising that worked…until the menopause transition, when it all goes out the window as body composition changes, fatigue, body aches, sleepless nights, hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, and low mojo blindside you out of the blue—despite doing everything right. Your doctor may (or may not) help with hormone replacement therapy. But what about all the active stuff you love? You’re already exercising and eating well. What you want is to feel and perform like you used to. That doesn’t mean fasting, swearing off carbs for life, or just slowing down. It means adjusting your nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset to work with your changing physiology as you hit this phase of life. And we’re here for it. At Hit Play Not Pause, we know the potential of women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, because we talk to elite athletes and everyday active women who are still hitting personal bests along with world-renowned sports dietitians, researchers, medical and menopause specialists to help you understand what’s happening under the hood during the menopause transition and more importantly, what you can do about it—from hormone therapy to heavy lifting and everything in between—to feel and perform your best. Host Selene Yeager is a health and science journalist with 30 years’ experience and more than two dozen books to her name. She also lives an active life as a former Ironman triathlete and professional mountain bike racer who still rides, runs, paddles, hikes, lifts, and through her work at Feisty Menopause helps others do the same.

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What If My Body Isn't Something I Need to Fix? with Lisa Congdon (Episode 300)

2026-11-11 · 1 hr 17 min · Episode 300

Artist, author, and gravel racer Lisa Congdon is back for the first time in more than three years, and a lot has happened. She had both knees replaced seven weeks apart, raced the Unbound 50 five months later, and got…
Bonus: Train Smarter, Not Just Harder — Meet the Feisty Winter Training Experts

2026-11-09 · 55 min

In this special Hit Play Not Pause bonus episode, Selene introduces some of the expert educators behind Feisty Winter Training, a 16-week program designed to help women build fitness, strength, and knowledge through the…
The Surprising Truth About Tight Hips, Cranky Backs, and Menopause with Heidi Prather, DO (Episode 299)

2026-11-04 · 1 hr 12 min · Episode 299

Does it feel like your back is always cranky or your hips are chronically tight? Your problem might not be where it hurts…or what it seems. As Dr. Heidi Prather, a sports medicine and hip preservation physiatrist at…
"I Run, I Lift, and I've Gained 10 Pounds": The Midlife Metabolism Shift with Michelle Gordon, DO (Episode 298)

2026-10-28 · 1 hr 0 min · Episode 298

You run (or bike or swim or hike…), you lift, you've got the training logs to prove nothing has changed. You eat the same as you always have. And you’ve still gained 10 pounds…or more. Obesity medicine physician Dr.…
BONUS: Live at FeistyFest: Open Mic on Menopause (Episode 297)

2026-10-23 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 297

Recorded live at FeistyFest, the week Hit Play Not Pause turned six, this bonus episode hands the mic to you.Selene starts with how the show began, including her own experiences with 2 a.m. wake-ups and sleepless…
Iron for Active Women: Ferritin, Hepcidin, and What Your Blood Work Is Really Saying with Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD (Episode 296)

2026-10-21 · 1 hr 3 min · Episode 296

Iron is one of the most-requested topics in the Hit Play Not Pause community, and it's one of the most confusing. Sports dietitian Kristen Arnold, who works with pro teams and everyday athletes, returns to explain what…
Menopause, Trauma, and Learning to Breathe with Clara Hughes (Episode 295)

2026-10-14 · 1 hr 6 min · Episode 295

As an Olympic cyclist and speed skater with scores of medals, Clara Hughes thought she knew how to breathe. Then came menopause, along with a catastrophic knee injury, COVID, and months stuck in stillness. All of it…
Breast Cancer in Active Menopausal Women: Treatment, Recovery, and Symptom Relief with Amy Comander, MD (Episode 294)

2026-10-07 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 294

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So, this week breast oncologist and lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Amy Comander returns to explain what comes after a diagnosis: why breast cancer isn't one disease, how…
The Identity Grief No One Talks About with Leka Fineman (Episode 293)

2026-09-30 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 293

It's been three years since Leka Fineman last joined the show — and in that time she won the CrossFit Games at 56, retired from competition, took up surfing for the first time in her 50s, started menopause hormone…
Your GLP-1 Game Plan: Eating, Lifting, and Training Smart on Weight-Loss Meds with Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN (Episode 292)

2026-09-23 · 1 hr 6 min · Episode 292

When people go on GLP-1 medications, part of the treatment plan is to encourage them to exercise. But what about all the already active–even athletic–women who are layering them onto serious training? That’s less…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2020 · over 6 years
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