Strength training and recovery-focused movement are two of the most well-documented ways to support your body through perimenopause and menopause, building and maintaining muscle, protecting bone density, and keeping your joints resilient. I’m not a doctor, and I won’t tell you this balances your hormones or fixes symptoms. What I can tell you is that most programs push you harder exactly when your body needs more recovery, not less. Mine doesn’t. Every plan builds in rest and nervous system regulation alongside the strength work, because training through a hormonal transition without that balance usually backfires.

No. Some clients come to me with 15 years of yoga under their belt. Others have never set foot on a mat. Either way, when you get coached in From Overwhelm to Overflow, we start with a Functional Movement Screen, so your plan is built around where your body actually is right now, not where a generic program assumes you should be. And in group coaching sessions (included in Function + Flow or in From Overwhelm to Overflow), you can ask questions and get coached in real-time. 

Yes. This isn’t a bootcamp, and it’s not built around who can push the hardest. The screen at the start tells me exactly where to meet you, and your plan progresses from there at a pace your body can sustain. If you’ve been sidelined by injury, fatigue, or just years of inconsistency, that’s the starting point, not a disqualifier.

Most gym programs and personal training plans are built for a 25-year-old body and ignore recovery, hormones, and life stage entirely. I build mine the opposite way. Strength is the goal, but recovery and nervous system regulation are part of the plan from day one, not something you bolt on later once you’ve burned out.

Private coaching in From Overwhelm to Overflow is fully personalized, built around your Functional Movement Screen and adjusted as we go. In that program and in the Function + Flow Membership, group and hybrid training gives you that same strength-and-recovery approach inside a small community, with live sessions and seasonal themes like hip mobility or balance. In all programs, the Steel Mace Strong online courses are self-paced, so you can work through the material on your own timeline, or if 1:1 or group coaching isn’t the right fit yet.

No. We can start with a dowel, a broomstick, or just your bodyweight, especially early on while we’re building your foundation. If you want a mace later, I’ll point you toward one, but it’s never required to begin. And in the From Overwhelm to Overflow program and in Function + Flow Membership, you’ll get a (really nice!) mat and a steel mace kit sent to your door.

Many of my clients come to me because of an old injury or ongoing pain, not in spite of it. The Functional Movement Screen included with 1:1 coaching is designed to find where you’re compensating or protecting an old issue, and we build your plan around that. I’m not a doctor, so if you have a specific diagnosis or are under a doctor’s care, check with them first. But if you’re dealing with stiffness, old aches, or general wear and tear, that’s exactly the kind of thing this approach is built to address.

If you’re not sure which fits, that’s exactly what the Movement Mapping Call is for. We’ll talk through your situation and I’ll tell you honestly what I think makes sense, no pressure either way.