Her Trails

Peri Power
for Women in Perimenopause

Build strength through the transition.

An 8-week strength program built specifically for women in perimenopause. Build the strength, power and resilience your body needs to thrive through the hormonal transition, protect your bone density, maintain lean muscle mass and move with confidence.

Duration

8 Weeks

Pace

Self-paced

Focus

Strength + Power

Level

Beginner to Intermediate

Sessions

3 per Week

Access

Lifetime

The Program

Strength training built for perimenopause

Declining oestrogen during perimenopause accelerates muscle loss and reduces bone density. Without targeted strength training, these changes compound quickly. But the research is clear: women who lift consistently through perimenopause maintain significantly better muscle mass, bone health and metabolic function than those who do not.

Peri Power is an 8-week program that gives you the structure, the education and the progressive training plan to build real strength during perimenopause. Sessions are designed for busy women, efficient but effective, and each week builds on the last in a way that keeps your body adapting without overwhelming your recovery.

What's Inside

Eight weeks. Four phases. Progressive and purposeful.

The program is structured around perimenopause physiology, not a generic strength template. Each phase builds on the last, accounting for how your recovery capacity and hormonal landscape may shift week to week.

Phase 1

Foundation

Weeks 1 to 2

Movement patterns, form, load selection and building the habit of consistent strength work. Understand why each exercise matters for perimenopausal physiology, and learn to train with intention rather than just effort.

Outcomes: safe foundation, movement confidence, habit established

Phase 2

Progressive Load

Weeks 3 to 4 | building strength

Load increases systematically while session length stays manageable. The focus shifts to the compound movements that drive muscle retention and bone loading. You will feel the work, and you will also feel the recovery improving.

Outcomes: measurable strength gains, improved body composition, better recovery

Phase 3

Power

Weeks 5 to 6 | building power

Power training is critical for perimenopausal women. Fast-twitch muscle fibres decline first and are hardest to rebuild. These two weeks introduce explosive, reactive movements that target those fibres and support long-term athletic capacity and fall prevention.

Outcomes: power development, fast-twitch activation, long-term athletic protection

Phase 4

Integration

Weeks 7 to 8 | the long game

Consolidate your strength, integrate the training into your running week and build the practice you will carry forward. Leave with a repeatable framework you can run again, intensify or adapt as your body and your season evolve.

Outcomes: a repeatable strength practice, confidence, a framework for years

How It Supports You

Built for how your body works right now

Generic strength programs are not built for perimenopausal physiology. Peri Power is.

Perimenopause Physiology First

Designed around the transition

Every element of the program is chosen with perimenopause physiology in mind. Declining oestrogen, shifting recovery capacity and the specific muscle groups that matter most for long-term health all inform the exercise selection, load progressions and session structure.

Progressive Load Model

Systematic progression over 8 weeks

The program builds progressively across four phases. Each week increases the demand in a way your body can adapt to, creating real strength gains without the recovery debt that can follow poorly structured programs.

Power and Fast-Twitch Focus

The training most women skip

Fast-twitch muscle fibres decline first and fastest during perimenopause, and they are the hardest to rebuild. Peri Power dedicates a full phase to power development, targeting those fibres and building the reactive strength that protects long-term athleticism and fall prevention.

Practical and Efficient

Three sessions. Real results.

Sessions are designed for busy women. Three sessions per week, equipment minimal, and each session is efficient enough to fit into a full life. You do not need to give up everything else to build real strength through the transition.

Education Throughout

Understand what is happening and why

Each phase includes education on the physiology behind the training. You will understand why each exercise is included, how to adjust when your body feels different week to week and how to sustain this practice long after the 8 weeks are done.

Evidence-Informed

Grounded in research on women

The program draws on current research in female athlete physiology, bone health, muscle retention and menopause science. Not adapted from men's strength programs. Built specifically for women, at this life stage.

What's Included

Everything you need to build real strength through the transition

The Program

Peri Power

Eight weeks of progressive strength training designed for perimenopausal women
Four phases: Foundation, Progressive Load, Power, Integration
Video instruction, coaching cues and load guidance for every session
Education on perimenopause physiology woven through every phase
Minimal equipment, works at home or in a gym
Lifetime access, run it again as your needs change

Coaching and Community

You are not doing this alone

Access to the Her Trails community of women training through perimenopause and beyond
A pathway into All-In membership for ongoing coaching, programs and community
Complementary programs available: Her Shift, Her Training Cycles, Her Strength: 6 Weeks
Evidence-informed throughout so you understand the why behind every session

Her Trails

Want everything in one membership?

All-In membership gives you access to every Her Trails program, weekly coaching calls, strength and run sessions, a training plan updated each season and a community of women who take their running seriously.

Peri Power is included, alongside Her Shift, Her Training Cycles, Her Strength: 6 Weeks and everything that comes next.

Best Value

All-In Membership

$220 / quarter

Every Her Trails program, current and future
Weekly live coaching calls
Strength and run sessions updated each season
Seasonal training plan and race guidance
Active community of women who run
Learn More About All-In