{"id":130643,"date":"2025-09-11T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/130643\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:54:16","slug":"ive-spent-two-decades-coaching-women-heres-the-nutrition-rule-that-matters-most-in-midlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/130643\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’ve spent two decades coaching women \u2013 here\u2019s the nutrition rule that matters most in midlife’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caroline Idiens<\/a>, of global circuit training fame, knows all too well how important nutrition<\/a> is, particularly in midlife. Acknowledging the frustrations many women face in menopause<\/a> relating to weight gain, the WH cover star has given us an insight into her own current approach to nutrition. <\/p>\n

Firstly, though, she wants you to know that weight gain during menopause is very real and that your frustrations are valid. It\u2019s something she discusses with clients regularly: \u2018That the decline in oestrogen means the body holds on to fat around the middle.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Indeed, when oestrogen levels fluctuate and decline during perimenopause, fat storage often shifts from the hips and thighs to the abdomen, and thanks to age-related changes in metabolism, muscle mass typically declines too, hence Caroline\u2019s advocacy for strength training<\/a> in midlife. <\/p>\n

What to Read Next<\/p>\n

But she also knows how important thoughtful, targeted nutrition is \u2013 while still having balance and being able to enjoy yourself. <\/p>\n

Sign up<\/a> to the Women\u2019s Health newsletter and receive your free 7-day access to a 4-week training plan from Caroline Idiens, aka Caroline\u2019s Circuits.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"caroline<\/a><\/p>\n

Since working with dietitian Laura Clark on the recipes for her recently published book Fit at 50<\/a>, Caroline tells WH that she has been trying to eat more fibre<\/a> (she particularly loves lentils). She\u2019s also currently prioritising plant-based protein<\/a>, with quinoa<\/a> featuring regularly. <\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s about making protein the king of the meal, but not worrying about the exact number of grams you\u2019ve had,\u2019 says Caroline. It\u2019s a common-sense approach that extends to her attitude towards alcohol<\/a>, too. \u2018If I go out for dinner, I love a gin and tonic. But I\u2019m not a big wine drinker,\u2019 she adds.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve got to be up at 5am every day, as Caroline does, while still ensuring you get enough quality sleep<\/a> each night, that\u2019s probably just as well.<\/p>\n

Read our full cover interview with Caroline by hitting this link<\/a>. You can subscribe to Women’s Health here<\/a>.
<\/p>\n

\"caroline<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caroline Idiens, of global circuit training fame, knows all too well how important nutrition is, particularly in midlife.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[61595,102,6636,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-130643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-caroline-idiens","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-nutrition","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}