Flexibility isn’t the entry fee. It’s the result. The reformer is actually designed for people who aren’t flexible. The springs assist your movement, which means you can work through ranges of motion your body wouldn’t access on its own yet. The machine meets you where you are.
Your arms can look the same. Your legs can look the same. You can weigh the same. And underneath, your muscles are quietly becoming less dense, more infiltrated with fat. Researchers call it “marbling.” Great if you’re a wagyu steak. Not great if you’re still using your body.
Around 70% of women experience widespread joint pain, stiffness, and fatigue during perimenopause, and most never find out why. In October 2024, researchers finally gave it a name: the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause. Mel breaks down what’s actually happening, why pushing harder at the gym can backfire, and what the research says about the kind of movement that helps.
There’s a reason you handle stress better since you started coming here. And it has nothing to do with your core.
There’s a reason you handle stress better since you started coming here. And it has nothing to do with your core.
