Welcome to Breaking Through Wellness
World-Leading* Holistic Results for Female Runners 35+ to Feel Our Best: Unlock vibrant health & hormones to mitigate perimenopause symptoms, build a badass body composition, maximize a fit toned physique & run strong, energized & injury-free!
*Top U.S. & world-leading awards listed below. 🇺🇸 A military spouse owned private practice.
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Lady Runners 35+: Your badass perimenopause tribe lives here!
Watch & learn how we unlock your potential with female-specific science, simplicity & sustainable success:
Over 100 perimenopause symptoms start in our 30s. We lead the way in rewriting this story for women who love to feel, look & run our best!
Your journey is customized to your body, goals & busy life, as you join our Community of strong women learning how to level up vs. lose it as our hormones change:
Ready for World-Class Holistic Support to Thrive?
"The programs (Louise) Valentine develops exemplify the impact one can have when they move scientific findings into evidence-based practice, working to meet women's unique health, wellness & physical activity needs."
-American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023 Press Release
Hi! I'm Louise, a mom, Army spouse, world-leading exercise physiologist, scientist & women's integrative health practitioner.
Mechanisms of perimenopause start in our 30s & wreak havoc on Type A females who love to run, fuel well, always give the world our very best & value being vibrantly healthy, fit, strong, lean & toned.
ALL aspects of our physical & mental health are impacted, how we should fuel, lift, run, support our hormones, manage cortisol, lose fat & feel our best. Welcome to the right place to take efficient action!
A relentless fight to turn my own breakdowns into breakthroughs led to a 23-year industry-leading career, from work in pro sports to holistic health & performance research, Runner's World & designing award-winning methods so other women who love to run never face the setbacks I did due to dismissal of your symptoms & counterproductive methods designed for men, younger females & non-runners.
With world-leading awards for "impossible" results, I customize my proven methods to you, unlocking your most vibrant health, hormones, body comp & fitness with a comprehensive results-driven learning experience, 1:1 expert support & holistic ecosystem to feel, look & run our best for life!
Here's how we'll unlock your potential with female-specific science, simplicity & sustainable success:
- Start with 6 months whole-person support via 1:1 sessions & *detailed* customized plans to work with your changing hormones, crush goals & feel your best in weeks, NOT months!
- Know when & why to eat what with 1 *simple* whole foods framework customized to you so you confidently mitigate symptoms, health, hormone, physique & performance decline!
- Understand your changing female body's needs & exactly what to do about it: Practical learning modules & resources comes together to optimize natural hormone production & balance, mood, energy, mental health, cortisol resilience, body composition, blood sugar, sleep, fitness results, libido, nervous system & gut health = thrive thru peri/menopause with a low stress *strategic* lifestyle, NOT B.S. fad diets, macros, endless supplement or meds!
- Sculpt targeted physique changes w/o bulk & unlock your strongest injury-free running via award-winning female 35+ specific methods: A comprehensive fitness library, customized training plans, progressive strength videos & programs drive our leading results in injury prevention & comeback, sustainable fat loss, leaning out, body recomp & run performance!
- Get expert women's health support from a practitioner with proven results for 1,000s, optional functional labs & *proactive* cutting-edge insights to thrive as an active woman.
- Learn, laugh & level up faster with other wellness-minded women in our *small* private Community, biweekly strategy calls & race-cations: We relentlessly support each other as we share what's working to drive best results to quickly break through any setback or symptom & maximize holistic longevity in the strong, fit & *vibrant* active lives we love!
If ready to confidently work with your female body to kick ass for life, start with a free consult to confirm we're a good fit. Don't wait: With detailed 1:1 whole-person support, seats are very limited!
$2997 for your first 6 months (payment options) + $97/mo to renew all-inclusive access (most do), our methods improve with female-specific science, so will you & your badass *sustainable* results! 💃
I'm Ready to Unlock My Best With Less Stress!Proud to be a Small Practice with a Big Heart, Badass Results & Industry-Leading Awards:
I didn't learn this in med school! Everything is so easy-to-follow. At an age where I'm supposed to be watching my body break down, I'm getting stronger, more fit & am more energized during long work days. I didn't think it was possible to PR my marathon in my 50s & not need Advil after, but I now know how to train & fuel WITH my female body! I recommend & refer out to Badass Academy for any active female who wants optimal health, longevity, fitness or to run strong for life!
Nancy, Physician
Get ready to log into the Academy & think, "Holy crap, she gets me!" You can expect to feel seen, be fully heard in 1:1 sessions & understand how to work with your female body in a life-changing new way. This program is ahead of science, as Louise has lived through what she teaches. Despite my husband deployed, 4 kids & a full-time job, I feel stronger, energized & fit despite the most stressful phase of my life yet!
Heather, Duke Trained Nurse Practitioner
In my late 30s I was feeling fat & slow, like I was doing all the right things & it shouldn't be this hard! I lost 17 pounds, learned how to listen to my body & lean out without tedious tracking. Louise is a very response coach, creates resources as you need them & has amazing mindset, nutrition, fat loss & recovery hacks that fit my busy life!
Jen, Former U.S. Olympian
When I joined, I thought it was a long shot, but I was ready to fight to feel like myself again. I didn't want perimenopause to mean I have to lay down & die! In 2 weeks I lost weight, went from 5 hours of terrible sleep to sleeping like a baby & no longer had mood swings. My libido is back, my muscle definition improves weekly & heavy periods eased without an ablation or medication! Everything is so kept practical that, for the first time ever, I'm confident this is sustainable.
Charlotte, Nurse & Mom to 4
I was really discouraged, feeling like running was taking everything from me rather than fulfilling me. I have immense gratitude for the practical coaching, videos & handouts that explain everything. I no longer have headaches, struggle with psoriasis or lethargy! I understand why I bloat, why I get headaches & know how to keep inflammation low. I feel stronger every day & I actually look forward to running again! It took only weeks in this program to get rid of chronic pain & issues in my hip vs. years of PT that left me frustrated. Months later, I ran a 5K at a pace I hadn't seen in YEARS! When I joined I wanted to find my strength again & figure out how to handle this changing body. This program helped me do that & so much more. I feel like a whole new woman - thank you, thank you!
Cara, Busy Mom & CEO
I went from terrible hot flashes, cravings, considering a hysterectomy & HRT to my strongest yet. I joined this program for myself, but when my husband & kids commented how fit I look & asked to learn the nutrition strategies I was, I realized how much female-specific nutrition & training changes EVERYTHING! Now, we're all getting healthier, more fit & stronger together. The Breaking Through Wellness ripple effect is priceless!
Cathy, Mental Health Counselor
Despite working in the medical field for years & feeling like I knew a lot about my health, eating well, fat loss & strength training, I'm blown away by my experience! I went off HRT in 2 months & threw away most supplements. Acne my Dermatologist couldn't help is gone. I love that I know WHY I can't sleep, how to target specific areas of my body with strength training & have fat loss plans that are simple & modifiable without feeling restricted. I'm SO grateful to no longer be slowing down, feeling aches when I run, juggling diets or perimenopause "solutions." As my understanding of my body deepens & is kept simple to fit my life, I'm proud to have ease in feeling, looking & running my best!
Stacey, Health Educator
Thank you for giving me my wife back. I couldn't stand watching her wake up at 4:30, do endless Peloton, diet, feel miserable with bloating & poor sleep. She's finally seeing results that reflect how hard she works to take care of herself & fueling her body to perform. I've lost weight & improved fitness with your tips, too! Game changers! To say this program paid for itself is an understatement. Even our kids are learning more of the right timing & types of food. It's made such a difference!
A Client's Husband :)
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