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Check out Gabrielle Union Crush's series of full body exercises
Gabrielle Union has made it more than clear that she is a beast in the gym. But the Bring It On alum just shared a behind-the-scenes look at a recent workout that shows just how hard she is in her training. Plus, she kept it real for her followers and opened up about perimenopause and how it has affected her body. "Drop the fitness routine? Say less 💪🏾," she wrote in the caption of a video documenting some full-body exercises she performs in a variety of colorful workout sets. The video contains clips of exercises she did in...
Check out Gabrielle Union Crush's series of full body exercises
Gabrielle Union has made it more than clear that she is a beast in the gym. But the Bring It On alum just shared a behind-the-scenes look at a recent workout that shows just how hard she is in her training. Plus, she kept it real for her followers and opened up about perimenopause and how it has affected her body.
"Drop the fitness routine? Say less 💪🏾," she wrote in the caption of a video documenting some full-body exercises she performs in a variety of colorful workout sets. The video includes clips of exercises she did in the lead-up to Milan Fashion Week, Union added. (See also: Gabrielle Union got sweaty and stayed dry in these customer-loved workout shorts)
Best of all, the entire clip is set to Beyoncé's new single "BREAK MY SOUL." If you haven't tuned in a workout to the upbeat song yet, consider this a reminder to do so. "Meanwhile @beyonce put me in a chokehold 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾," Union added in her caption.
In addition to providing playlist inspiration, the video is filled with exercises you'll want to copy. There's Union running at a steady pace on a treadmill, doing push-ups with impeccable form while someone holds a resistance band around her waist, and seated reverse chest fly reps with criss-cross resistance chords attached to a machine.
She follows these moves with a lower-body exercise using a mini-loop-style resistance band around her thighs as she rotates her hips out and in without moving her feet. Then she does crunches with her upper body on a stability ball, Bulgarian squats, where her elevated foot rests on a ladder and one hand on a vertical bar for balance, and deadlifts with a trap bar. After that, she continues with lunges with the vertical bar for balance, core work with an ab wheel, and more running.
People cheered Union in the comments, including her husband Dywane Wade, who wrote: "Get it mom." Others praised Union for speaking about perimenopause, a term used to describe the years before menopause, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). ICYDK, during a woman's 30s and 40s, the amount of estrogen produced by the ovaries begins to fluctuate, explains the ACOG. This can lead to symptoms such as: B. a change in the length of your menstrual cycle, missed periods and heavier or lighter bleeding. People may also experience hot flashes, sleep problems, and problems with the vagina and urinary tract during perimenopause, the ACOG notes.
"My weight fluctuates due to my perimenopause and hormones, etc., so it was suggested that I give up gluten, dairy, alcohol, and caffeine to help regulate my hormones and prevent memory fog, moodiness, insomnia, hair loss, bloating, and all the other fun 😵💫side effects," Union wrote in the caption of her latest post. But the 49-year-old said she's only tried a few of them. "I stuck with gluten and dairy because, y'know, I'm human," she wrote, adding, "I reserve the right to waver 🖤❤️."
Hormonal changes associated with menopause can cause someone to gain weight in their stomach rather than their hips and thighs, but this change doesn't necessarily result in weight gain, according to the Mayo Clinic. Rather, aging, lifestyle and genetic factors are typically the cause, the organization reports. Still, exercising regularly, monitoring your diet, limiting alcohol consumption, and monitoring your extra sugar intake can help keep your weight at a healthy level during menopause, notes the Mayo Clinic. (See: Naomi Watts shared some unfiltered thoughts on menopause and aging)
Cutting out dairy, gluten, and caffeine can indirectly help with perimenopause symptoms, according to Jessica Shepherd, MD, a Texas-based gynecologist and founder of Sanctum Wellness. “Your gut health can change during perimenopause,” she says. Basically, hormonal changes caused by perimenopause can affect your body's ability to process certain foods, explains Dr. Shepherd, and avoiding dairy, gluten, alcohol, and caffeine can help you avoid unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating and bloating.
Some studies suggest that certain foods can trigger perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms, says women's health expert Dr. Jennifer Wider. "For example, caffeine and alcohol can trigger hot flashes," she says. However, experts aren't quick to confirm that diet can ward off perimenopause symptoms. “Brain fog, hot flashes, fatigue—the symptoms of perimenopause are real,” says Christine Greves, MD, a board-certified gynecologist at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. “It’s hard to say whether your diet can influence this or not,” she says, adding, “but you are what you eat.”
If you are going through perimenopause and it is affecting your life, Dr. Greves to speak to your doctor. You can have personalized recommendations about your diet and exercise program for you to try. However, if Union's latest Instagram post is any indication, perimenopause is just one of many reasons not to stress too much about your body's completely natural fluctuations.