{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e43fdd6e40bfc8e713b02ff/6534180c9bf3570012560ac5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Approaching menopause like an Olympian, with Michelle Griffith-Robinson","description":"<p>Do you know what brings you joy? GB Olympian, personal trainer, and life coach Michelle Griffith-Robinson joins Liz on this episode to share how to approach the menopause like an Olympian.</p><p><br></p><p>In this Menopause Month episode, Michelle shares why fitness is a non-negotiable for her physical and mental health, the importance of strength training for midlife women, and how to find out what makes you spark.</p><p><br></p><p>Michelle also shares her personal experience of the menopause and the symptoms she experienced, such as low libido, brain fog and anxiety, as well as being diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2018.</p><p><br></p><p>The episode also covers the inequalities in menopause healthcare, and the differences between ethnicities in developing health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links mentioned in the episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/michellegriffithrobinson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Michelle on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.themenopausecharity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about The Menopause Charity</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.diabetes.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the Diabetes UK website&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.womensaid.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the Women's Aid website</a></li><li><a href=\"https://lizearlewellbeing.com/podcast/menopause-care-inequalities-dr-nighat-arif-dr-kuki-avery/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to our podcast on menopause care inequalities with Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Kuki Avery</a></li><li><a href=\"https://lizearlewellbeing.com/podcast/obesity-type-2-diabetes-insulin-dr-jason-fung/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to our podcast on type 2 diabetes with Dr Jason Fung&nbsp;</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Liz Earle"}