Plyometrics - to improve your bones, muscles, metabolism, mood and balance! Each video starts with the beginner version of the movement and then progresses to the more advanced version. Choose one or more of these movements to do 2/3 x p/w(with two days rest in between ). When doing any of the movements, do it for 10-30 seconds and then rest for a 1-3 minutes before you go again with the same movement or another one shown here. There are many more plyometric exercises/movements but these are good ones to get going with. Studies have shown that plyometric exercise raises serum testosterone levels. Additionally, it appears to lower cortisol levels. This is an important note since some forms of intense training (ie.HIIT) actually elevate cortisol levels in the system–and cortisol has the effect of lowering testosterone production.

Here are 6 exercises you can do at home. Aim to do 8 to 10 reps of each of the 6 exercises and then do all 6 exercises 2 more times - so that's 3 sets of 8-10 reps. You should be using weight which make it difficult to do the 9th and 10th reps. Over time you are aiming to eventually only be able to 6 reps of each exercise well and it should be a struggle to do the 7th and 8th reps of each exercise. Slowly, slowly you will get there.

This is my response to the recent BBC documentary on menopause care in the UK including my personal experience with HRT.