💡 Plantar Fasciitis and Menopause: What You Need to Know

If you're in perimenopause or menopause and dealing with foot pain, you're not alone. Plantar fasciitis is surprisingly common during this life stage—thanks to hormonal shifts, weight changes, and natural aging. You may want to play your way through our hula hooping for beginners with foot exercises.

💡 Plantar Fasciitis and Menopause: What You Need to Know

Plantar fasciitis is more common in women during perimenopause and menopause, largely due to hormonal fluctuations, weight gain, and age-related changes in foot structure. Here's why:

Hormonal Changes:
As estrogen levels decline during perimenopause and menopause, connective tissues like the plantar fascia lose elasticity. This makes them more vulnerable to strain and injury.

Weight Gain:
Many women experience weight gain during this stage of life, which adds extra pressure on the feet—especially the plantar fascia—raising the risk of inflammation and pain.

Age-Related Changes:
Aging can bring about structural changes in the feet, including reduced heel fat padding and muscle atrophy. These changes decrease shock absorption and increase susceptibility to plantar fasciitis.

Muscle Atrophy:
Loss of muscle mass is common during menopause and can weaken the muscles that support the foot arch, further contributing to plantar fascia strain.

If you’re dealing with plantar fasciitis, one of the most effective ways to find relief is through targeted stretching and strengthening. Gently loosening the plantar fascia helps prevent tears, while building up the surrounding muscles reduces strain on the ligament and eases inflammation.

The Foot Exercise Series helps you sculpt your six-pack and strengthen your feet—all while you’re torching calories with your cardio hoop workout!

These step-by-step exercises are designed to fit seamlessly into your hooping routine. Even if you’re too busy for separate foot workouts, no problem—our fun and functional moves make it easy to train your feet as you hoop.

Perfect for complete beginners: if you can spin a hoop around your waist, you’re ready to go! You’ll build a shredded core from the hooping itself, while your feet become more resilient, agile, and skilled.

And here’s the real magic: training your feet improves your balance—which transforms your hoop tricks. Many balancing tricks feel frustrating at first because most adults struggle with poor balance. But by strengthening your feet and ankles, you’re also rewiring the neural pathways that support stability and coordination.

Before you know it, your hoop tricks will start looking effortless and elegant. Let’s level up from the ground up—together! Play your feet fit with your hula hoop workouts.

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