Midlife changes the conditions. Not your capability.
Vegan performance coaching for women in perimenopause and beyond who train consistently - but aren't seeing the results they used to.
If you've always trained, always taken responsibility for your health, but the results you used to count on have stopped coming as reliably as they did - that's the physiology of this phase, and it responds to a different approach.
I help vegan women in midlife rework how they train and fuel and build real strength for the decades ahead.
A free 30-minute 1:1 call to talk through where you are, what's changed, and what's next for your training, strength and fuelling.
Is this you?
You show up. You always have. You train, you move, you live by your values - plants on your plate, effort in the gym, maybe a race or an event on the calendar, or maybe just the sense that the effort should be paying off more than it is. You're not someone who needs convincing to work out. You're already doing it.
But something has shifted.
Training that gives less back than it used to, on the same work
Strength you'd banked starting to slip
Recovery between sessions dragging out.
Energy that cuts out by mid-afternoon
Mental fog where focus used to be
Sleep that breaks after a hard training day
The quiet frustration of feeling out of sync with who you know yourself to be
You’ve tried adjusting. And it’s still not landing.
You want the work to count again. To put the effort in and feel it land.
You don’t need to start over or abandon what works.
You just need a smarter plan that reflects the woman you are now - and the physiology you’re working with.
The real disconnect
Most midlife programs assume you're starting from scratch.
You're not.
You're disciplined. You're driven.
And even the advice built for this exact phase still misses you. Menopause advice assumes you eat meat. Vegan and plant-based advice is written for someone who wants to be a bit healthier - not someone training consistently who wants the effort to actually pay off again.You sit in the gap between the two.
What's missing isn't effort. It's a strategy that reflects the physiological reality of this phase of life - where you are now and how you actually fuel it.
The hormonal shifts of perimenopause and postmenopause change how your body responds to training, nutrition timing, recovery load and stress. The same inputs that built your capacity in your thirties and early forties now produce a different output.
And here's what most coaches miss. You don't just need to move more. You need to build real strength, power and muscle. Not skirting the edges of training - actually picking up the heavier weights, working with intention and building the kind of body that carries you well for decades.
Your vegan fuelling needs recalibrating too. A plant-based diet that has served you well for years most likely needs a rethink for this phase.
That's what I coach. Strength, fuelling and recovery built around the body you're in now — so your training starts working again.
How Edge Align™ works
Edge Align™ is for active midlife women who are already moving - and ready to train with real intention. Whether you’re building toward something specific or simply done with feeling like your body isn’t keeping up with your life.
Twelve weeks, one to one, worked across three phases, to support your transformation.
Phase 1 - Assess:
We start with what’s actually happening, not what a generic plan assumes. We map the whole picture: how you’re training, recovering, fuelling and sleeping, and what perimenopause and the years after are doing underneath it. You come out of the first month with a clear read on where the friction is and what’s costing you most. Usually noticing the first changes already, because some of it is fixable straight away.
Phase 2 - Apply:
We work the thing holding you back most, first, and build from there. One clear focus at a time, adjusted week by week as your body responds. This is where it consolidates. The early shifts become something you can feel and measure.
Phase 3 - Anchor:
We lock the gains in and make sure they hold. By now your body’s responding and we’re fine-tuning. You finish knowing exactly what works for you and why - with clarity, confidence and the option to keep going.
This isn't an extreme protocol or a quick fix. It's a sustainable way of training and fuelling that carries you into the future.
A 1:1 conversation to discuss where you are, what’s changed, and whether this approach is the right fit. Book a 30-minute call .
The four pillars we work across every phase
Move
Strength training that builds real muscle and power, alongside conditioning, that respects your recovery load and long-term progression.
Not lighter, not easier - smarter.
Nourish
Vegan fuelling built around hormonal health, energy and training capacity. Protein timing, micronutrient density, energy availability: dialled in for this phase, not just for the training you were doing a decade ago.
Flex
Mobility and resilience strategies that reduce accumulated fatigue rather than pushing through it.
Regulate
Working with your hormones and nervous system through perimenopause and beyond.
Meet Wendy
Your midlife performance coach
I'm in my mid-50s, vegan since 2013, and still running ultras. I coach vegan women through midlife - the perimenopause years and everything after - to keep training consistently when this phase changes how your body responds.
Before this, I was a lawyer working across high-performance environments, including the London 2012 Olympics. I've spent the years since proving plants can carry you through anything - a 156-mile desert marathon, 275 miles solo along the South West Coast Path and every midlife curveball in between.
I've also coached over 350 women through every life stage, and another hundred-plus through other coaching businesses - plus two years of one-to-one nutrition, sleep and stress consultations. That volume is how I can see how differently a midlife body responds, and why training hard on too little fuel costs you strength and recovery in this phase, even when you're doing everything by the book.
I learned that the hard way myself. Training for that 275-mile run for my 50th, I gained seven pounds. Broken sleep, exhausted mornings, nothing translating — even though I was training hard and fuelling well on plants. I ran the 275 miles anyway, then rebuilt everything I knew. That became Edge Align™.
Most coaches who understand midlife training have never fuelled someone training this hard on plants. Most plant-based coaches have never trained a woman through perimenopause and beyond. I've lived both, for nearly 14 years.
The women I work with aren't looking to dial it back. They're looking for what's actually going to work - and I'm not coaching from theory or from where I used to be. I'm still doing this, still training, still adapting as my own body changes. You're not just getting a plan. You're getting proof it holds up.
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Twelve weeks, one to one. Real strength, real fuelling, real results - built around the woman you are now and the life you’re actually living.
If you’re active, you’re moving through perimenopause or the years after, you’re fuelling on plants or ready to explore it, and you know there’s still more in you: you’re exactly who I built this for.
Finally - a coach who gets your body AND your life.
A 1:1 conversation to discuss your current context and whether this approach is the right fit.
Frequently asked questions
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This program is built for that exact moment - when you feel the shift and aren’t sure what to do next.
You don’t have to be perfect, prepared, or ‘fit enough’ to begin.
You just need to be done with spinning your wheels and ready to move forward - with expert support built for your body, brain, and season of life. -
No. Not even close. This is a recalibration across training, nutrition, recovery and sleep - so your brain and body finally work with you in midlife, not against you.
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Coaching is a collaborative process and the calls form part of a structured program. Consistent attendance and engagement support optimal outcomes, so I would encourage you to attend.
You may reschedule a coaching call with at least 24 hours’ notice via the scheduling system.
All coaching calls must be used within the agreed program duration.
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In peri-to-post menopause, recovery, muscle adaptation and metabolic regulation shift. The strategy that worked in your 30s often stops producing the same return.
Edge Align™ integrates performance-led plant-based nutrition with targeted training, recovery and sleep strategy - not as a trend, but as a structured framework designed to support hormonal health, cognitive clarity and sustainable strength.
You don’t need to identify as plant-based to thrive here. Some women are; others adapt key principles. The goal isn’t labels - it’s performance aligned with your biology and ambition. Please note, any recipes I share are plant-based only.
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The workouts are designed to be completed either from home or a gym.
As a minimum, you will require 2 sets of dumbbells - one lighter set for shoulder press, lat raises and overhead triceps and a heavier set for chest press, bent over row, deadlift and dumbbell walking lunges and squats.
The weights will need to be sufficiently challenging that you can only just complete 3 sets of 8-12 reps. If it feels too easy, time to go heavier.
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Your workouts and educational material are delivered via the Everfit app. It’s where we’ll also keep in touch.
1:1 calls take place either on Zoom or WhatsApp, either as a video call or audio call as agreed between us.
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You will have access to the Everfit app and the workouts and educational content (e.g. videos and PDF resources) therein for the duration of your program and a couple of weeks afterwards to rewatch/ catch-up on any materials.
You may download any PDF resources, which are yours to keep.
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Of course it does - because you take your time, energy, and money seriously. So do I.
Most women in this phase spend years trying to piece together advice from multiple practitioners - easily spending £5,000+ with less alignment and less impact.
Edge Align™ is a fully integrated recalibration system that saves you that guesswork. What’s it worth to have your edge back - and keep it?
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Edge Align™ isn’t about adding more. It’s about making what you already do work better. It’s about creating time and energy back in your life by stopping the cycle of fatigue, fog, and friction.
That means less wasted effort, more results.
You’ll need just 2–3 focused hours a week.
And the return? More clarity, faster recovery, and stronger performance in everything else you do..
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Yes. You’ll have 7 days to experience the program from the inside. If you decide it’s not right for you, just let me know and you’ll receive a full refund minus a one-week pro-rated amount.
It’s my way of giving you space to fully commit - with zero pressure and full integrity.
Here’s what my clients have to say
“I am half way through my 12 week programme with Wendy and have seen amazing results. I've lost weight and feel stronger and fitter. She really listened to what I wanted to achieve and is helping me to hit those goals. Would really recommend her no matter what your current fitness level is like.”
Rebecca W.
"The program I do has a positive impact on my running, where I feel stronger, fitter and my endurance has increased again with my runs, which is a great feeling."
Becky
"Since I started training with Wendy, I have noticed a big change in my body - it's more toned, I'm getting some muscle definition again and I feel about 10 years younger! I feel energised for the first time in ages and I've even started running again despite having osteoarthritis in both knees. Wendy is incredibly knowledgeable ...and she pushes you a little bit more each week. I highly recommend her."
Sarah H.
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