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Femme Cyclist Podcast
How To Thrive On The Bike Thru Menopause With Selene Yeager
I'm thrilled to bring you my conversation with Selene Yeager, a powerhouse in the cycling world who has evolved her career to focus on helping active women navigate menopause. As host of the "Hit Play Not Pause" podcast and content creator for Feisty Menopause, Selene brings decades of experience as a contributing editor to Bicycling Magazine, author of over two dozen books, and a background in racing and coaching. In this interview, we discuss what women should know about peri- and post- menopause, from recognizing early symptoms to adjusting training, recovery, and nutrition. Selene shares valuable insights o...
2025-04-15
34 min
The Body Pod
Mastering Menopause & Strength Training: Expert Insights with Selene Yeager
In this episode of The Body Pod, we sit down with fitness journalist and endurance athlete Selene Yeager to explore how to thrive during menopause, improve strength training, and navigate the evolving landscape of women’s health. From her collaboration with Dr. Stacy Sims to her insights on hormonal changes, nutrition for women, and the science behind menopause fitness, Selene breaks down the biggest myths and shares practical, science-backed strategies for feeling stronger, more energized, and empowered through every stage of life. Whether you’re an athlete, looking to boost your energy levels, or simply want to understand menopause training, this...
2025-03-18
57 min
Girls Gone Gravel podcast
More Women More Miles: Female Physiology & Hormones Related to Training For UNBOUND Gravel (Episode 207)
Our special guest this week for More Women More Miles likely needs little introduction in the gravel cycling world. We are joined by writer, cyclist, and host of the Hit Play Not Pause Podcast, Selene Yeager. Selene brings her wealth of knowledge on female physiology and hormones, and how we can tailor our training for Unbound Gravel accordingly. This episode gives us a broad overview of hormones in the female life cycle, starting from regular menstruation, through perimenopause, menopause and post menopause. Selene explains how our hormones affect our whole bodies as a system, and how...
2025-03-18
1h 07
Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky
Ep #130: Muscle Matters: Staying Active & Strong in Perimenopause & Menopause with Selene Yeager
In this episode, Andrea Donsky, a nutritionist, menopause educator, published menopause researcher, and co-founder of wearemorphus.com explores the importance of exercise and lifting weights during perimenopause and menopause. Joined by expert athlete Selene Yeager, they discuss maintaining muscle mass, nutritional tips, and the positive aspects of menopause. Selene shares her journey from endurance sports to strength training and offers practical advice for staying fit and joyful. This motivational conversation emphasizes finding joy in movement and the critical role of nutrition and exercise during menopause.Show Highlights:Introduction to Exercise in Menopause and Selene Y...
2025-01-17
51 min
Dr. Laurie Marbas Podcast
From Biking to Menopause: Selene Yeager's Journey of Passion and Resilience
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Selene Yeager, a remarkable sports writer and competitive biker who started her biking journey later in life. We delved into her fascinating career, beginning with her early passion for writing and her transition from medical writing to freelancing for major publications like Women's Health and Men's Health. Selene shared how her love for biking evolved, leading her to competitive racing and eventually to writing a long-standing column for Bicycling Magazine. We explored her competitive nature and her journey into triathlons, including her incredible experience of qualifying for the Ironman World Championship...
2024-12-09
51 min
Hack My Age
230. Getting Strong In Menopause Is More Than You Think - Selene Yeager
Selene Yeager is host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. She lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, off road racer, and former All-American Ironman triathlete. Selene Yeager is leading the way for so many of us women who are older and active. Many of her followers are over 50 and 60 and are still professional athletes hitting records, climbing mountains and winning races, outright, over t...
2024-11-01
56 min
FBI Retired Case File Review
331: Dr. Kirk Yeager - Bomb Doctor, FBI Explosives Unit
Dr. Kirk Yeager, the FBI’s Chief Explosives Scientist and FBI’s top bomb expert, reviews his experiences working as a Physical Scientist and Forensic Examiner for the FBI Laboratory’s Explosives Unit. He and his team are tasked with analyzing explosives made by terrorists and developing advanced techniques to detect and prevent the next bomb attack. Kirk has co-authored with his sister, Selene Yeager, The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/331-dr-kirk-yeager-bomb-doctor-fbi-explosives-unit/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams
2024-09-19
1h 16
Afternoon Snack
Changing the Narrative on Menopause and Fitness with Selene Yeager
Meredith and Alex have accomplished health and fitness author and Feisty Menopause content manager, Selene Yeager on the show to discuss the challenges, transitions, and empowerment associated with menopause, as well as her upcoming course, Navigating Menopause, going live September 18th. Selene emphasizes the need to understand physiological changes, the benefits of strength training, and the power of community support. Selene demystifies menopause and highlights the importance of perseverance and the supportive network provided by Feisty Menopause. Join the waitlist for the Navigating Menopause course here!— Meet Selene Yeager!— Feisty Media and Meno...
2024-09-11
59 min
BAM - Bad Ass Moms
Meet Selene Yeager "Embracing Menopause and Redefining Fitness"
Selene Yeager is a renowned health and fitness writer, podcast host, and former professional cyclist. She discusses how she got into cycling at a young age, eventually becoming a professional racer and Ironman triathlete. Selene talks about the challenges of balancing her athletic career with being a mother, and how her own mother was instrumental in supporting her. Selene shares how she discovered her passion for lifting weights and how it helped her regain her power and performance through menopause. She is a strong advocate for women's health and fitness and has been outspoken about menopause in t...
2024-09-07
41 min
Ride To Success
Selene Yeager's Journey to Support Active Women Through Menopause
In this conversation, Pedro interviews Selene about menopause and the importance of understanding it. Selene emphasizes the need for everyone, including men, to learn about menopause and normalize the conversation around it. She explains the physical and emotional changes that women experience during menopause and the importance of support and care during this time. Selene also discusses her work in advocating for women over 40 in the cycling community and the challenges and milestones she has encountered throughout her career as an athlete and writer. Selene Yeager discusses her advocacy work to bring more women into gravel events and create...
2024-08-12
51 min
Girls Gone Gravel podcast
2024 Leadville 100 Preview Show with Janel Spilker & Selene Yeager (Episode 190)
This week we have two special guests to help us all get ready to watch the 2024 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race. We are joined by cycling legend, and Feisty’s Hit Play Not Pause host Selene Yeager, as well as another cycling legend and the voice of the Life Time Grand Prix Janel Spilker. Selene has raced Leadville in the past, and she gives us her insider’s insight on the course and the places racers will need to watch out for. New for this year, the elite women will have their own start, and we hear how this may...
2024-08-06
58 min
Active Mom Podcast: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Perimenopause, Menopause & Beyond
SELENE YEAGER- Feisty Menopause
Send us a textToday, I speak with Selene Yeager, the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. She lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, and lover of all two-wheeled exploits and adventures.We talk about:-co-authoring two books-talking about menopause-anxiety as part of menopause-overlap of perimenopause...
2024-07-05
1h 09
Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics
The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds by Selene Yeager, Kirk Yeager
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771364 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds Author: Selene Yeager, Kirk Yeager Narrator: Paul Bellantoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is not CSI. What you encounter as a true bomb detective—or 'Bomb Doctor,' as some in the FBI call me—are fields of twisted metal containing soot-covered fragments intermingled with human remains. You have carnage and chaos. As you wade into that sea of wailing sirens and screaming survivors awash with the sten...
2024-06-11
30 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics
The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds by Selene Yeager, Kirk Yeager
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771364to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bomb Doctor: A Scientist's Story of Bombers, Beakers, and Bloodhounds Author: Selene Yeager, Kirk Yeager Narrator: Paul Bellantoni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 11, 2024 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: This is not CSI. What you encounter as a true bomb detective—or 'Bomb Doctor,' as some in the FBI call me—are fields of twisted metal containing soot-covered fragments intermingled with human remains. You have carnage and chaos. As you wade into that sea of wailing sirens and screaming survivors awash with the stench of d...
2024-06-11
9h 49
Women's Performance
Hormonal Ep. 4: Selene Yeager and Dr. Carla DiGirolamo Answer Your Hormone-Related Questions
At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has been featured in Boston Magazine as one of "Boston's Best Doctors" every year since 2019. Carla is joined by Feisty's own Selene Yeager, who has been hosting the Hit Play Not Pause podcast since 2020, and has conducted over 160 interviews with leading experts and to...
2024-05-06
50 min
Women's Performance
Hormonal Ep. 3: Hormone Related Conditions and Concerns
At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has been featured in Boston Magazine as one of "Boston's Best Doctors" every year since 2019. Carla is joined by Feisty's own Selene Yeager, who has been hosting the Hit Play Not Pause podcast since 2020, and has conducted over 160 interviews with leading experts and to...
2024-04-29
50 min
The Full Circle Podcast
What if I'm Wrong?: Electronic Shifting & Rucking
“What if I’m wrong?” is one of the most significant and important questions we can ask ourselves as we navigate our lives. We do not know everything, and even what we think we “know” may prove to be incorrect. It’s important to understand when things have shifted and admit it when they have.Sources:The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael EasterCoach Tip Tuesday: Face the Discomfort DragonCoach Tip Tuesday: T...
2024-04-26
19 min
Women's Performance
Hormonal Ep. 2: Hormonal Birth Control, Fertility Treatments, and Pregnancy Considerations
At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has been featured in Boston Magazine as one of "Boston's Best Doctors" every year since 2019. Carla is joined by Feisty's own Selene Yeager, who has been hosting the Hit Play Not Pause podcast since 2020, and has conducted over 160 interviews with leading experts and to...
2024-04-22
55 min
Women's Performance
Hormonal Ep. 1: How Ovarian Hormones Impact Sports Performance in All Life Phases
At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has been featured in Boston Magazine as one of "Boston's Best Doctors" every year since 2019. Carla is joined by Feisty's own Selene Yeager, who has been hosting the Hit Play Not Pause podcast since 2020, and has conducted over 160 interviews with leading experts and to...
2024-04-15
53 min
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
S7E07: Master Racing as a Master, with Joe Friel & Selene Yeager
If you're 40+ years old and racing the the Leadville 100, you're in good company: a LARGE majority of folks lining up this August are Masters racers, and our podcast survey at the beginning of this season shows that 80% of our listeners fit in this group (it goes without saying that both of the hosts are). So we're very excited to have two true experts join us for this episode: Joe Friel -- the author of The Cyclist's Training Bible and Fast after Fifty -- joins us for an incredibly valuable discussion on how we can stay (or become) fast even...
2024-04-01
59 min
Leadville, The 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race Podcast p/b Shimano
S7E06: Focus on Climbing, with Selene Yeager
Without question, the Leadville 100 is about the location. And it's about fitness. And it's about nutrition. And it's about the people. But really, when you think about it — before, during, and after the race — it's about the climbs. Face it, your reaction and conjured mental image when hearing the words "columbine" and "powerline" are already vastly different than 99.99% of the people in the world. So in this episode, we talk about climbing, with the person who literally wrote the book on it. Selene Yeager's got practical, personable tips and guidance you will not want to miss!
2024-03-26
55 min
The Gravel Family Podcast
Episode 320: David Pryor and Selene Yeager
Dave and Selene are the epitome of a power couple in the cycling industry! On her side she brings a wealth of knowledge about women's health in sport as she runs the "Hit Play Not Pause" podcast, as well as competing in almost all of the big name gravel events around the country. On the other hand, Dave is the promoter of UnPaved Pennsylvania and Monkey Knife Fight, and has been a crucial part of the growth of gravel cycling on the East coast. This is not one you will want to miss!
2024-02-19
1h 00
All Bodies on Bikes
Riding Through Menopause with Selene Yeager
Selene Yeager is host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. She lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, and lover of all two-wheeled exploits and adventures.Hit Play Not Pause PodcastROAR Feisty MenopauseFollow us on Instagram:@allbodiesonbikes @feisty_media All Bodies on Bikes Website: https://www.allbodiesonbikes.com/ F...
2024-01-17
31 min
Hack My Age
177. How To Navigate Menopause & Hormone Therapy Wisely - Selene Yeager
Menopause, health and fitness writer and professional athlete Selene Yeager is on again for a third time to talk about how to decipher some of the messages we hear about menopause and hormones from podcasts, books, reels and all the noise that’s accumulating out there so we can figure out what applies to us and what doesn’t. Selene is leading the way for so many of us women who are older and active. She is host of one of my absolute favorite podcasts – Hit Play, Not Pause, which hopefully all of you are following by now. S...
2024-01-14
43 min
Women's Performance
REBROADCAST - Everything I Wish I Had Known About Menopause with Selene Yeager
This episode originally dropped on January 9, 2023. Navigating the waters of perimenopause can be daunting whether you’re in them, or will be eventually. What if there was someone who could be your guide? Well, this week, we welcome Selene Yeager to do just that. As the host of Feisty Media's Hit Play Not Pause podcast, author, and overall menopause guru, Selene shares what she wishes she knew before she entered perimenopause - and how lifting heavy really is THAT great.Selene & Sara discuss the many ways perimenopause impacted their performance, and how plyometrics, lifting heavy, an...
2024-01-01
1h 07
The Paceline Cycling Podcast
#352: Special Guest Selene Yeager
This week we welcome back Selene Yeager to the show to check in. We talk about her podcast “Hit Play, Not Pause,” as well as her work with Feisty Media, and the new book she co-wrote with her brother, Kirk Yeager, who is the FBI’s top bomb scientist. Show links:Peter Flax: Commentary: A partially subjective […]
2023-11-23
45 min
Real Menopause Talk
Selene Yeager - Why exercise? Female Athletes, Menopause and Sharing Information
Selene Yeager is an elite athlete who started professionally competing at 40. She's also a Health & fitness writer who lives what she writes as a NASM certified trainer, USA Cycling coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off-road racer, and All-American Ironman triathlete and content creator for Feisty Media. Selene is grounded and into her own zone and power, Post Menopause. But it didn't start off like that. Perimenopause was a deeply confusing time to her because, like so many of us, it caught her unaware, She lost muscle seemingly overnight, her joints started aching like never before a...
2023-11-20
40 min
Real Menopause Talk
Selene Yeager - Why exercise? Female Athletes, Menopause and Sharing Information
Selene Yeager is an elite athlete who started professionally competing at 40. She's also a Health & fitness writer who lives what she writes as a NASM certified trainer, USA Cycling coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off-road racer, and All-American Ironman triathlete and content creator for Feisty Media. Selene is grounded and into her own zone and power, Post Menopause. But it didn't start off like that. Perimenopause was a deeply confusing time to her because, like so many of us, it caught her unaware, She lost muscle seemingly overnight, her joints started aching like never before a...
2023-11-20
40 min
Hit Play Not Pause
Your Questions Answered with Selene Yeager (Episode 153)
Tummy tucks, insomnia, hormonal headaches, training post breast cancer, anxiety-calming supplements…you had some questions! And we have some answers! This week we dig back into the Speakpipe voicemail box and address your questions regarding menopause-related concerns and performance with host Selene Yeager. We are not medical professionals, of course, so this is not a substitute for medical advice. That you need to pursue on your own. Answers are based on medical literature reviews, medical society recommendations, personal and professional experience, and past episodes.Along with being host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, Selene Yeager is...
2023-11-08
38 min
Inside Sports Nutrition
Fitness and Nutrition Tips for Females with Selene Yeager - Ep. #93
Selene Yeager, best-selling professional health and fitness writer and host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, joins us to chat about her journalism career and how she got into the health and fitness world, along with her recent focus on hosting a podcast for active and athletic women in the peri- and postmenopause years of life. We also discuss: Where more research is needed for female athletes and active women Her athletic background, including professional bike racing and long course triathlon How her nutrition approach and food relationship have evolved, including her j...
2023-09-06
57 min
Real Fit
Figuring out who you want to be on the other side of menopause with Selene Yeager
Episode #60 // Eating disorder recovery, thriving in menopause, navigating perimenopause, fueling for power and performance without restrictionCW: Eating disorderIf you have questions about perimenopause, menopause, or how you can eat what you want without adhering to any rules and still perform well as an athlete, do not go anywhere, this episode was MADE for you. Today I have Selene Yeager, the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, content manager at Feisty Menopause, and best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy S...
2023-08-31
54 min
Workday Playdate
200: How to Get Comfortable Talking About Menopause with Podcast Host Selene Yeager
It’s high time we talk about periods, perimenopause, and menopause on The improve it! Pod… And who better to do it with than Selene Yeager: Owner of FitChick, Ink, Content Creator for Feisty Menopause, and Host of Hit Play Not Pause podcast. Selene has made it her mission to live what she writes as a certified personal trainer, USA Cycling certified coach, PN-1 certified nutrition coach, elite bike racer, and former All-American Ironman triathlete. We know…what does she do in her spare time?! This episode covers everything from the “mystery” that menopause s...
2023-08-23
37 min
Women's Performance
Sara Gross, Selene Yeager & Kelly O'Mara -Our Takeaways from The Female Athlete Conference
In mid-June, Feisty Media was proud to be a sponsor of the 2023 Female Athlete Conference in Boston, which is the epicenter of academia and research as it relates to women’s performance. The self-described goal of the FAC is to close the disparity in research and treatment of female athletes and promote the understanding of female athletes' unique and understudied physiology and lived experience, as well as clinical best practices and interdisciplinary calls-to-action.Feisty’s own Sara Gross, Kelly O’Mara, and Selene Yeager attended the conference and, today, they share with you some of their p...
2023-07-03
46 min
The Art of Sway
Shifting the Narrative: Selene Yeager on How We Talk About Menopause
Can we finally have an elevated conversation around menopause? Let’s ditch the taboos and misconceptions in favor of straight talk that actually helps women embrace the power of change. Health and fitness expert Selene Yeager, famously known as the 'Fit Chick’, shares how women can keep crushing their goals throughout every age and stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-06-19
30 min
Hit Play Not Pause
Your Questions Answered! (Episode 132)
Pelvic floor injuries, body image woes, race day nerves, declining running times, newfound emotional flare ups, preventing injury…you had questions! And we have answers. This week we dig into the Speakpipe voicemail box and address your questions and concerns regarding menopause and performance with host Selene Yeager.Along with being the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, Selene Yeager is content manager at Feisty Menopause, a best-selling professional health and fitness writer, including the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. She lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal tr...
2023-05-31
39 min
Hack My Age
146. Tight Hips, Frozen Shoulder & Joint Pain in Midlife Women - Dr Vonda Wright
Today we cover all things musculoskeletal for women going peri and post menopause with Dr. Vonda Wright. who is a double board certified orthopaedic sports surgeon. She has 20 years of research and caring of elite athletes, executives and high performance people. I was lucky to find her through the Feisty Menopause group, which I found through Dr. Stacy Sims and the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast Selene Yeager. All the women in this group are incredibly inspiring and put out amazing content for women making the menopause transition. See show notes for links. Dr...
2023-05-29
1h 08
Hack My Age
145. Hormone Therapy For Menopause - Risks vs Benefits - Dr. Carla DiGirolamo
Today we learn more about hormones, menopause and hormone therapy with an expert who I am honored to have on the podcast - Dr. Carla DiGirolamo. I have been following her for a while now with great respect. I discovered her through the Feisty Menopause network led by Dr. Stacy Sims and Selene Yeager, who is the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, which you all know I love and follow with passion. Dr. Carla is a double Board-Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist who has dedicated her career to caring for women through all...
2023-05-22
55 min
ON AIR WITH ELLA | Women's Wellness
294: Thrive in Perimenopause: Optimize Hormones, Food & Exercise - Selene Yeager
PERIMENOPAUSE DOES NOT HAVE TO SUCKJust ask Selene Yeager - she's here to tell us how to optimize our hormones, exercise and nutrition now for a better experience. She swears it doesn't have to be the "menopocalypse." IN THIS EPISODE: Progesterone and estrogen hormone replacement therapyTestosterone (and why Selene doesn't love T-pellets)How to find a menopause practitionerNutrition optimization for perimenopauseMaintain your metabolism, muscle density and powerAnxiety and the correlation to perimenopauseSO, SO MUCH MORE... SHOW NOTES: https://www.onairella.com/post/294-perimenopause------------------------------On Air With El...
2023-05-06
42 min
Hello Menopause!
"Our Brains Physically Change" with Selene Yeager
Meet All-American Ironman triathlete, professional health and fitness writer, and host of the “Hit Play, Not Pause” podcast, Selene Yeager. As an athlete, Selene is no stranger to building a relationship with pain, yet menopause made her reassess her connection with her body.In this episode, she talks with Robin and Christine about finding out she was in perimenopause after experiencing hot flashes, night sweats, reduced muscle composition, and anxiety while in the midst of a semi-pro bike racing career. Selene says these symptoms made her want to disappear and almost give up racing. Sele...
2023-01-24
42 min
Marginal Gains Cycling Podcast, Presented by Silca
Selene Yeager: Athlete, Author, Podcaster & Advocate
You may know her by her nickname in Bicycling Magazine (The Fit Chick) or you may know her by others' names (she's ghost-written and co-written scores of books), but you almost certainly know her work in one way or another: Selene Yeager is as well-respected as she is prolific in the cycling world. And now she's the host of "Press Play Not Pause" -- a popular podcast that brings candor and wisdom to menopausal athletes. No matter what kind of athlete you are, you do not want to miss this episode of Marginal Gains!
2023-01-15
59 min
Women's Performance
Everything I Wish I Had Known About Menopause with Selene Yeager
Navigating the waters of perimenopause can be daunting whether you’re in them, or will be eventually. What if there was someone who could be your guide? Well, this week, we welcome Selene Yeager to do just that. As the host of Feisty Media's Hit Play Not Pause podcast, author, and overall menopause guru, Selene shares what she wishes she knew before she entered perimenopause - and how lifting heavy really is THAT great.Selene & Sara discuss the many ways perimenopause impacted their performance, and how plyometrics, lifting heavy, and fueling properly helped turn this around. Selene al...
2023-01-09
1h 07
Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More
How to Reduce Your Cancer Risk By 33% with Selene Yeager
According to The American Institute for Cancer Research, 33% of breast cancer is preventable. I am joined by Selene Yaeger, a health and fitness journalist and major influencer in the menopause world to discuss TEN ACTION STEPS that women can take to significantly DECREASE their personal risk of risk getting not only breast CANCER, but other cancers as well. We discuss our top 10 tips to reduce your risk: How and why PHYSICAL ACTIVITY decreases cancer risk The relationship between RED MEAT and cancer New approaches to maintaining a HEALTHY WEIGHT and the impact it can have on cancer risk How to...
2022-12-15
58 min
Optimal Aging
Menopause and Fitness over 50: What Gym and Studio Owners Need to Know, with Selene Yeager
Today we’re talking about a topic that is rarely discussed, either in society generally or in the fitness world specifically.But it’s one of the most important events in women’s lives, and it affects their lives across the board – including their fitness and healthy living habits.Which means you, as a fitness professional, male or female, regardless of age, need to know more about… MENOPAUSE. If you’re wondering what do fitness and menopause have to do with each other, then this week’s episode of Optimal Aging is here to answer the q...
2022-11-19
21 min
Run This World with Nicole DeBoom Podcast
210 - Selene Yeager Lifts Heavy Sh*t & Other Badassery
Selene Yeager is the host of the Hit Play Not Pause podcast which in my opinion, qualifies her for this title: Menopause Expert. Selene is also the content manager for Feisty Menopause, and a top-selling professional health and fitness writer who lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, USA Cycling licensed coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off road racer, and former All-American Ironman triathlete. Most recently she is the co-author of ROAR and Next Level with Dr. Stacy Sims. All that aside, I've known Selene for almost 20 years back in t...
2022-09-27
1h 08
The Business of Fitness
The Business of Fitness - Should You Write a Book? with Selene Yeager - Women's Performance
In this day and age, not many people are reading print. When it comes down to it, how do you know if you should write a book? If you do, how do you get it published? How will people know to buy it? To answer these questions, Molly welcomes Selene Yeager onto the show. Selene has been a cowriter for over 30 books, and the author of 6. While many of you may know Selene from her Hit Play Not Pause podcast, she has over 25 years of experience as a writer. The duo gets into the details of how...
2022-09-08
58 min
Women's Performance
The Business of Fitness - Should You Write a Book? with Selene Yeager
In this day and age, not many people are reading print. When it comes down to it, how do you know if you should write a book? If you do, how do you get it published? How will people know to buy it? To answer these questions, Molly welcomes Selene Yeager onto the show. Selene has been a cowriter for over 30 books, and the author of 6. While many of you may know Selene from her Hit Play Not Pause podcast, she has over 25 years of experience as a writer. The duo gets into the details of how...
2022-09-08
55 min
The Curious Midlife
Selene Yeager, writer, podcast host, athlete: Feisty Menopause
Selene is the Feisty Menopause Content Manager & Hit Play Not Pause Podcast HostShe is also a top-selling professional health and fitness writer who lives what she writes as an NASM certified personal trainer, USA Cycling licensed coach, Pn1 certified nutrition coach, pro licensed off road racer, and former All-American Ironman triathlete.We know she is when asking the questions, so it was a joy to turn the tables and find out more about her journey, story and living a life in motion.Find out more about the work she's doing at:
2022-08-22
1h 06
Dawnversations with Anthony Podcast
Athlete/ Cyclist - SELENE YEAGER
Send us a textMy guest today is Selene Yeager, an all American Ironman Triathlete, USA Cycling Certified Coach, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Professional Mountain Bike Racer, Menopause Survivor, :) Author, and Host of the Hit Play Not Pause Podcast...whew! What an accomplished person and was so interesting to chat with! I know you will love it.You can find Selene at:www.seleneyeager.comInstagram @fitchick3Facebook Fit Chick- Selene YeagerPodcast: Hit Play Not Pause Autho...
2022-08-18
21 min
Women's Performance
IX: Fighting Back with Amanda Leve
10 months ago, Amanda Leve shocked the wrestling world with a huge upset win over the seemingly indomitable Gabi Garcia. At 25 years old, Amanda is a professional MMA fighter and considered one of the top grapplers of her generation. This week, Selene Yeager talks to Amanda about her experience as a young woman in sport. While the majority of the women we've had on this series were alive in the years following the inception of Title IX, Amanda gives us her perspective on the ways Title IX has helped/hindered her wrestling career in the modern day.Selene...
2022-08-04
56 min
IX: Voices for Title IX
IX: Fighting Back with Amanda Leve
10 months ago, Amanda Leve shocked the wrestling world with a huge upset win over the seemingly indomitable Gabi Garcia. At 25 years old, Amanda is a professional MMA fighter and considered one of the top grapplers of her generation. This week, Selene Yeager talks to Amanda about her experience as a young woman in sport. While the majority of the women we've had on this series were alive in the years following the inception of Title IX, Amanda gives us her perspective on the ways Title IX has helped/hindered her wrestling career in the modern day.Selene...
2022-08-04
56 min
HOT For Your Health
Harness the power of science to optimize the rest of our competitive years with Selene Yeager
This episode is truly HOT HOT HOT for your Health! Dr Vonda Wright is joined by acclaimed journalist, world class athlete and host of podcast “Hit PLAY not Pause” and co-founder of the Feisty Menopause media group, Selene Yeager to talk about how the time leading up to menopause and the years following, when hormones are shifting, changes the way elite and everyday athletes must train, eat and approach this natural part of life. Selene shares how we can harness the power of science to optimize the rest of our competitive years. View More: @fitch...
2022-07-20
21 min
Another Mother Runner
AMR Trains: Leveling Up Through Menopause with Selene Yeager
Whether you’re going through menopause or it’s still on the horizon, this episode is for you. We bring on Selene Yeager to chat about some content in her new book, Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond,which she co-wrote with Dr. Stacy Sims. Topics covered include: Why there’s a lack of research on menopause and how that’s changing; Embracing a changing body and keeping a healthy mindset; Why short, sprint intervals and jumping are both key to building strength during menopause; Other ways to “pick up where...
2022-07-19
49 min
Hack My Age
92. How To Sail Through Menopause And Get To Next Level Fitness - Author & Athlete Selene Yeager
I rarely have guests come on for a round two, but there was no way I could not invite Selene Yeager on again to tell us about her and Dr. Stacy Sims new book : Next Level - Your Guide To Kicking Ass, Feeling Great and Crushing Goals Through Menopause And Beyond. These two amazing women have a whole tribe behind them of inspirational older women who really are smashing it through menopause and totally disrupting stereotypes. Selene Yeager is leading the way for so many of us women who are older and active. Many of her followers...
2022-06-29
59 min
Real Integrative Medicine with Dr. Jordan Robertson ND
Fit [MENOPAUSAL] Chick. Changing the narrative around ageing with Selene Yeager.
Are you okay with an expiry date on your ability to be active and vibrant? Nope. Me neither. Our conversations about menopause and midlife on the podcast circle around similar themes. You can be strong(er) in menopause. You can be (more) confident in menopause. You can be better than you are today in menopause. Today’s guest is Selene Yeager. A women’s health and fitness author, insane athlete and advocate for women achieving their health goals in midlife. What does the outright winner of the race across America think about slowing down in...
2022-06-09
38 min
Discover a New Way to Enjoy Books With Full Audiobook
Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond Audiobook by Selene Yeager
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 517842 Title: Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond Author: Selene Yeager, Stacy T. Sims Narrator: Gina Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 9:26:52 Language: English Release date: 05-17-22 Publisher: Random House (Audio) Genres: Health & Wellness, Women's Health Summary: A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experiencing menopause—from the author of Roar, renowned exercise and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims For active women, menopause hits hard. Overnight, your body doesn’t feel like the one you know...
2022-05-18
9h 26
Girls Gone Gravel podcast
Next Level Performance with Selene Yeager (Episode 93)
This is it, folks. Today is the day we have been waiting for. Next Level, written by both Selene Yeager and Dr. Stacy Sims, is now out and ready for purchase! This week, we chat with Selene, aka. the Vagina Agent, about all things Next Level, and therefore - all things menopause. Selene, as our listeners may know, is the host of Hit Play Not Pause, as well as the captain of Feisty Media's menopause community.Selene shares the experiences that led her to write about women's physiology, and how she first noticed a gap in trustworthy...
2022-05-17
41 min
ADHD, Naturally: Smart Solutions for Holistic Women
Ep 134 Get to the “Next Level” in Menopause and Beyond w/ Selene Yeager
Women have been fed a crap story about what happens after menopause--basically, it’s all downhill from here. This may be especially felt by women who’ve been active in their younger years, and worry that life after menopause will mean a rapid physical decline. Not so fast. Enter Dr. Stacy Sims and her co-author, Selene Yeager. First they blew the doors off with the radical idea that “women are not small men” in the book Roar. Now they’re back with the next chapter, Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond. Se...
2022-04-22
1h 04
Doctors of Running Podcast
#82 The Science of Nutrition and Training for Women (ft. Selene Yeager and Jennifer Giles)
Today Doctors of Running contributors Andrea Myers and Megan Flynn host two very special guests, Selene Yeager and Jennifer O’Donnell-Giles MS RD CSSD. They discuss a broad range of topics surrounding women's health & training–nutrition, hydration, the menstrual cycle, strength training, and more. Jennifer O’Donnell-Giles MS RD CSSD, a registered dietitian/nutritionist, is a board certified specialist in sports dietetics. The mission of her private practice for the past 24 years is to educate, motivate and inspire athletes to use food as a tool to become the fastest, strongest and best athlete they can be. Learn more a...
2022-04-06
1h 13
Women's Performance
Selene Yeager - The Power of Pushing Back, Speaking Out, and Welcoming In
This week on the show, Sara shares Selene Yeager’s Keynote Speech from last weekend’s Feisty Women’s Performance Summit. Selene is a professional journalist, health and fitness writer, personal trainer, professional mountain bike racer, and an all-American IRONMAN triathlete. Selene discusses her journey to where she is today - as host of Feisty Menpoause’s Hit Play Not Pause podcast. She underlines the importance of coming together as women and creating an empowering culture for all women - not just those that are ready to break down barriers. Sara and Selene end the show with an insig...
2022-03-28
54 min
Adventure Audio
Selene Yeager - Author, Athlete and Podcast Host
We welcome back prolific athlete, writer and podcaster Selene Yeager. We get to catch up with Selene on a number of topics, including some of the top things she’s learned about aging athletes on her podcast, Hit Play Not Pause. You can check out much more of Selene’s work at https://www.seleneyeager.com.
2022-03-11
42 min
Hack My Age
79. Badass & Fast After 50, Maintaining Energy, Fitness and Body Composition through menopause - Selene Yeager
My guest today will not only inspire you herself, but she has a whole tribe behind her of inspirational older women who are smashing it through menopause and beyond. I am talking about Selene Yeager. She is leading the way for so many of us women who are older and active. Many of her followers are over 50 and 60 and are still professional athletes hitting records, climbing mountains and winning races, outright, over the guys. I first found Selene through the Feisty Menopause Summit through Dr. Stacy Sims. This summit which gathered incredible speakers on all the topics...
2022-02-15
1h 05
Feisty Triathlon
Every Woman Deserves Performance with Sara Gross, Dr. Stacy Sims, Selene Yeager & Jamila Gale Agans (S17E6)
This week we are bringing you a special episode - the live launch of Feisty Media’s newest production; the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast. We have observed that there is A LOT of B.S. information out there for women coming from the fitness and health industries, which gets even worse as we age. Because of this, we saw the need to bring trusted information to women so we can feel and perform our best. The launch of the Women's Performance Podcast features host Sara Gross, with three change-makers, movers, and shakers in the women...
2022-02-10
1h 22
Girls Gone Gravel podcast
Every Woman Deserves Performance (Episode 83)
This week we are bringing you a special episode; the live launch of Feisty Media’s newest production, the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast. We have observed that there is A LOT of B.S. information out there for women coming from the fitness and health industries, which gets even worse as we age. Because of this, we saw the need to bring trusted information to women so we can feel and perform our best. The launch of the Women's Performance Podcast features host Sara Gross, with three change-makers, movers, and shakers in the women's perfor...
2022-02-08
1h 02
If We Were Riding
Live Launch of the Feisty Women's Performance Podcast - Sara Gross, Dr. Stacy Sims, Selene Yeager, and Jamila Gale-Agans
Sara introduces our new Feisty Podcast, "The Women's Performance Podcast" with guests Dr. Stacy Sims, Selene Yeager, and Jamila Gale-Agans. We have observed that there is A LOT of B.S. information out there for women coming from the fitness and health industries, which gets even worse as we age. Because of this, we saw the need to bring trusted information to women so we can feel and perform our best.In this special re-broadcast, they discuss multiple topics around performance and the need to dive deep in order to provide solid information and access...
2022-02-04
1h 06
Women's Performance
Every Woman Deserves Performance
Every woman deserves performance.We have observed that there is A LOT of B.S. information out there for women coming from the fitness and health industries, which gets even worse as we age. Because of this, we saw the need to bring trusted information to women so we can feel and perform our best. The launch of the Women's Performance Podcast features host, Sara Gross, with three change-makers, movers, and shakers in the women's performance space - Dr. Stacy Sims, Selene Yeager, and Jamila Gale-Agans.They discuss multiple topics around performance and d...
2022-02-02
53 min
Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women
#1 Most Popular Episode of 2021 - Selene Yeager
Welcome to this special edition of Sparta Chicks Radio as we count down the 5 most popular episodes of 2021. The #1 most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2021 was Selene Yeager on the Power of Cycling & Why Balance is Bullshit Selene is a professional health and fitness writer who is also the author or co-author of 6 books including ‘Rusch to Glory’ about MTB champion Rebecca Rusch and the incredibly popular ‘Roar’ with Dr Stacy Sims. Selene is also an extraordinary athlete in her own right. She’s been a semi-professional athlete since her late 3...
2021-12-30
58 min
80/20 Endurance
Selene Yeager: The Fit Chick Speaks
Selene Yeager has had an amazing career. Professional cyclist, longtime columnist for Bicycling magazine, author of bestselling books including Roar with Stacy Sims—she’s done it all. Now postmenopausal (and she wouldn’t mind our saying this), Selene is not exactly resting on her laurels, but has instead chosen to tackle the “change of life” head-on through the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, a forthcoming book on the topic, and high-spirited interviews like this one she did with Matt and Hanna. Connect With Selene:https://www.seleneyeager.com/Her bicycling.com articlesTwitte...
2021-12-16
50 min
Slow Guy On The Fast Ride
Episode 3: Selene Yeager offers guidance for athletes during menopause
Selene Yeager, AKA "The Fit Chick," has written for Bicycling Magazine for decades, has ghost-written several books for athletes, and has made herself an expert on "telling people how to exercise." Her life as been spent pursuing athletic feats and sharing her expertise with those who wish to do the same.When she reached menopause, she realized that, as a woman athlete, there were scarce resources available for how to approach this stage of life. So she started the "Hit Play, Not Pause" podcast to give fellow women athletes information they desperately needed to continue to perform...
2021-12-14
34 min