The Voice Of Fitness Reason Podcast | by Katie Bulmer-Cooke & Frank Sinclair
Jul 21, 2026 · 21 min · 9 segments
"How do I get rid of my menopause belly?" - a question Frank got asked THREE times in one class. So he sat down with Katie to give you the proper answer. Spoiler: it's not more cardio and definitely…
Frank SinclairHost
Katie Bulmer-CookeHostAnd alongside it is sort of, Why is what used to work for us not working for us now that I'm in this era of my life? Yeah.

So is it when they say men are Paul's belly? Because I think us men, we struggle with bellies, definitely.

But is there like a noticeable difference around that period of a woman's life, do we think, where the belly is different?
And that coupled with natural decline in muscle mass and a few other lifestyle factors, things change and our bodies react in a certain way.

I said, have you been conspiring to answer this question? Or what was it about that day, this sunny Tuesday? I think it's because we were doing exercises on the core and I think they were conscious of that.

And maybe like you just said, they think back to when they used to do certain exercises or feel their tummy and it would feel slightly different I think that might have been the trigger but we're saying it's something that many women will struggle with some of it's probably out of your control hormones are less in our control aren't they there's things you can do but it's less but thinking of the controllables can we improve the belly is there things we can do to help ourselves feel better at this time if we are feeling that way
Yeah, there's definitely things we can do to reduce the impact of the hormonal changes.

But yeah, let's hear what you would say if you were standing there and you responded.
And alongside it is sort of, Why is what used to work for us not working for us now that I'm in this era of my life? Yeah.

So is it when they say men are Paul's belly? Because I think us men, we struggle with bellies, definitely.

But is there like a noticeable difference around that period of a woman's life, do we think, where the belly is different?
And that coupled with natural decline in muscle mass and a few other lifestyle factors, things change and our bodies react in a certain way.

I said, have you been conspiring to answer this question? Or what was it about that day, this sunny Tuesday? I think it's because we were doing exercises on the core and I think they were conscious of that.

And maybe like you just said, they think back to when they used to do certain exercises or feel their tummy and it would feel slightly different I think that might have been the trigger but we're saying it's something that many women will struggle with some of it's probably out of your control hormones are less in our control aren't they there's things you can do but it's less but thinking of the controllables can we improve the belly is there things we can do to help ourselves feel better at this time if we are feeling that way
Yeah, there's definitely things we can do to reduce the impact of the hormonal changes.

But yeah, let's hear what you would say if you were standing there and you responded.
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