FORTY is considered the midpoint in a woman’s life. Half of your life is behind you and the next half is ahead of you. You are now officially “middle-aged.”
Turning 40 is also a signal that menopause is not that far away. Though the average age when a woman stops having her monthly period is 51, menopause can happen anytime between the ages of 41 and 59. Technically, menopause is when you have had no menstruation for 12 consecutive months. The period before that is called perimenopause and the period immediately after is called post-menopause.
How Exercise Helps After 40
FORTY is considered the midpoint in a woman’s life. Half of your life is behind you and the next half is ahead of you. You are now officially “middle-aged.”
Turning 40 is also a signal that menopause is not that far away. Though the average age when a woman stops having her monthly period is 51, menopause can happen anytime between the ages of 41 and 59.
Technically, menopause is when you have had no menstruation for 12 consecutive months. The period before that is called perimenopause and the period immediately after is called post-menopause.
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