The former US first lady spoke in an interview with an American magazine People Posted on November 10th to encourage other women to approach the topic of menopause.
“It’s not talked about a lot about menopause, there’s a lot we don’t know,” Michelle Obama lamented in an interview published Nov. 10 in American magazine. People: On the occasion of the release of his new book This light in us (1), on sale November 15, the former first lady of the United States gives her own testimony about this period of women’s lives that is still taboo.
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Affected sports routine
“I had to change my attitude toward my health,” says Michelle Obama, 58, whose once-competitive exercise routine had to be toned down at the onset of menopause. “It’s part menopause and part old age, but I’ve noticed that I can’t push myself like I used to, it just doesn’t work for me,” she said. When I tear a muscle or strain something, the recovery time is not the same.
The results: less cardio, more stretching, all to “find a balance between staying in shape and being kind enough to your body that you don’t injure yourself,” she said. While staying physically active, her goals have now changed. “Instead of wishing for ‘Michelle Obama arms,’ I just want to keep moving.”
“I need to be more mindful, not obsessed with my weight, but more mindful”
Michelle Obama also addressed a common symptom of menopause: weight gain. “I never weighed myself,” she told the magazine. I’m not trying to stick to numbers, but when you’re in menopause, (…) you don’t understand and suddenly you can’t wear the outfit you had last year. I need to be more careful, not obsessed with my weight, but more careful,” she assured.
On his podcast Michelle Obama PodcastReleased in July 2020, she has already revealed that she took hormone replacement to treat her hot flashes. “At the time, studies showed that those hormones were bad, and that’s all we knew,” she regrets. Today we discovered that this research was not complete and that these alternative therapies have benefits,” he said People.
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She, who recently celebrated her 30th wedding anniversary with Barack Obama, still considers herself “blessed” by her menopause experience. Avoiding sudden mood swings, she also rejoiced in healthy skin and hair.
(1) This light in uspublished by Flammarion, 352 pages, €23.90.
Source: Le Figaro
