PAULINA IOANNIDAOU- Resistance Training, Perimenopause, & Protein
Today I speak with Paulina Ioannidou, a former MMA athlete, PhD student in Cologne, Germany, owner of a physio facility, and mom of two. She educates on female athletes, as well as cultural differences of pregnant and postpartum athletes. Her own search for information about activity during pregnancy lead her to research how different cultures handle athletic pregnancies. She recently published a paper on resistance training menopause and high protein diet. This is her second time on the podcast.
We talk about:
-the second pregnancy
-focusing research on perimenopause
-background in MMA
-importance of protein consumption
-adding in resistance training
-preventing aer related health issues
-no bad exercise
-how to get started with resistance training
Time Stamps
1:00 introduction
4:30 struggling to get treated for perimenopause
8:06 importance of protein in diet
19:20 range of perimenopause in women
23:35 determining what “high protein” means
29:30 exercise to compliment resistance training
34:25 staying strong for grandchildren
38:55 her own postpartum journey
40:00 bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
47:20 first steps to take
51:12 rapid fire questions
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CONNECT WITH PAULINA
IG: https://www.instagram.com/paulina.balboa/
Website: https://www.pi-physio.de/
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