JUL: Dr Nic Ask Me Anything with Christine Jenkins

JULY: Exercising and Feeling the Pain – Where to Now?

About the Series

Ask Me Anything with Dr Nic is a live, interactive conversation series where Dr Nic sits down with leading health experts to answer real-world questions about women’s health, hormones, energy, and wellbeing.

These candid sessions cut through marketing hype and social media confusion to bring you science-backed insights you can actually use through peri-/menopause — and beyond.

July

Date & Time: Thursday 30 July, 12-1pm AEDT

Exercising and Feeling the Pain – Where to Now?

Host: Dr Nicole Avard

A live, no-hype AMA on exercise, injury, and what’s actually happening in your body when movement starts to feel harder, and more painful, than it used to.

Back pain, hip pain, a knee that flares every time you try to get back into it … in peri-/menopause, these aren’t random. They’re a pattern. And once you understand why, everything changes.

In this AMA, we’ll unpack the biology behind why midlife women are more prone to injury, why pushing harder isn’t the answer, and what sustainable, evidence-based movement actually looks like for your body right now.

What you’ll learn

Why peri-/menopause changes how your body responds to exercise and injury, including what declining oestrogen does to your muscles, connective tissue, and nervous system.

The difference between good pain and bad pain, and how to use the 48-hour rule to know when to push and when to pull back.

Why the “lift heavy, go hard” messaging on social media isn’t wrong for every woman, but why it’s applied without the assessment that makes it safe.

What to actually do when inflammation flares: how to reset, recover, and get back to moving without making things worse.

Why consistency always beats intensity – especially in perimenopause – and what a realistic starting point looks like for a time-poor woman.

We’ll be joined by:

Dr Nic Avard, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Metluma

Christine Jenkins, Physiotherapist, STOTT Pilates Instructor & Co-Director at Collins Street Physiotherapy. Christine specialises in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and women’s health, with a clinical focus on helping mid-life women move sustainably, recover from injury, and build lasting physical resilience.

Come with your questions. Leave with a framework for understanding your body – and a clearer path forward.