Welcome to Breaking Through Wellness
America's leading program & results to get active women & runners age 35+ back to feeling, looking & performing their best... with less stress!
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Our program & results are detailed below. The best next step is to reach out for consult & learn how we customize everything to you. If we're a good fit, you can get started right away! Don't wait to feel your best :)
Does this sound like you?
You feel stuck with symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, weight gain despite eating well, bloating, belly fat, energy crashes, low mood, shitty sleep, anxiety, sluggish workouts or running, injuries, slow recovery or lack of results looking fit, lean & toned.
You're trying hard to take action & get informed, but nothing is working well. You can't stand another day of feeling like crap. This isn't you!
You want a beautiful life, maximizing your ability to have mental clarity & feel your best every day. You want results that reflect how hard you work to eat well, look fit or run your best, setting a strong example for your kids. You want your metabolism, libido & mood on fire so you can be present with your family, enjoy fun meals, intimacy in your marriage & a fit toned body that radiates vibrance!
You don't accept "This is just aging, nothing you can do": You want knowledge to PREVENT all these miserable symptoms women are told to "deal with" using a flexible & balanced wellness lifestyle, NOT to mask symptoms with bandaid fixes of a diet, $1,000s in supplements or a lifetime of meds!
You're Type A & want simple, science-based & effective answers that drive lifelong success. You want a clear checklist of steps to take & all-in-one game plans that drive sustainable results.
You're motivated, but this stage of life is busy & you can't keep running on fumes. You know you want expert support to unlock your best with less stress... If this is you, our Academy is for you!
Hi! I'm Louise, a fellow Type A fitness goal-getter, mom & juggler of it all as an Army spouse. As an award-winning physiologist, women's holistic health, fitness & performance expert who had a hell of a journey with hormone havoc, it's my mission to empower ambitious active women like you to:
- ditch disempowering messaging about our female body, perimenopause & aging
- get unstuck fast & ditch symptoms for good
- understand your female body's changing needs to feel, look & perform your best
- ditch outdated & counterproductive nutrition, fitness, wellness, strength & run methods that are working against your female body
- mitigate "normal" health, fitness & hormone decline with life-changing simplicity & ease
- gain simple strategies to maximize your lifelong holistic well-being with less stress!
As my co-coaches & I empower active women worldwide, I've been named American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023, #1 Health Education Specialist in the U.S. 2020 & more. With 21 years' experience in 1:1 practice, pro sports, published research, media like Runner's World, Today Show & host of the top podcast Maximizing Fitness, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause, you're in the right place to get the next-level 1:1 support & results you deserve:
- gain an expert holistic coach who cares as much about your results as you do
- get exact insights WHY you're stuck with clear plans to do something about it fast
- stay laser focused & achieve best results via 1:1 sessions & 6 months' support
- learn via our Academy experience (~1 hour per week) with everything you need to thrive, including our initial process to optimize your energy, hormones, gut health & metabolism
- customized plans put everything together specific to your goals, body & busy life!
- options to get expert-curated nutrition, fat loss, physique, strength &/or run plans with 50+ Academy resources & practical guides to confidently SUSTAIN your results
- gain refreshingly realistic whole foods strategies to feel your best every day
- clearly know when to eat what without giving up foods you love, alcohol or caffeine
- ditch ineffective supplements & empower your body to go off of meds if needed
- master a proven preventive wellness lifestyle that mitigates perimenopause symptoms
- our strength workouts take only 20 to 30 minutes & drive industry-leading results to sculpt a lean fit look, correct for past injuries & female-specific concerns like hip pain, core weakness, leakage & pelvic floor, unlocking your most strong injury-free body for life!
- level up faster with our group strategy calls, masterclasses & small private community
Don't wait to reach out: Seats are limited & filling fast. Now is the time to gain the lifetime of feeling, looking &/or running your best you deserve!
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EVERY women needs this program! As a busy Physician, it looked at the whole picture of my goals & life, with Louise doing something for women that has never been done before. At 51, I was fatigued & slowing down. Learning female-specific nutrition, wellness, strength & run plans changed EVERYTHING. I'm running times I haven't seen since my 30s & hitting PRs! My energy no longer crashes at work & I can focus. I'm running up hills with ease, with hip & shoulder pain I was stuck with for years gone! The 1:1 coaching & Academy resources are efficient & effective, empowering you with comprehensive knowledge to maximize your success, whether you want to get stronger, look more fit or feel amazing again. Running is my happy place & now I can now do it for life!
Ann, Award-Winning Doctor
I was feeling fat & slow, like I was doing all the right things & it shouldn't be this hard! I lost 17 pounds, learned how to listen to my body & lean out without tedious tracking. Louise is a very response coach, creates resources as you need them & has amazing mindset, nutrition & recovery hacks!
Jen, Former U.S. Olympian
As an educator, I appreciate how well presented, practical & concise everything in this program is! For the first time, I feel heard as a female, getting detailed support when I need it. At month 2 my body is finally dropping weight for the first time in years, sleep is vastly improved, my period cramps are surprisingly mild, mood swings are mitigated, mental clarity is back & blood sugar concerns I'd had for years are gone. I love that I can eat a meal out without guilt, knowing how to tune into my body's needs & break free from a diet mindset!
Sarah, Teacher & Busy Mom
I went from terrible hot flashes, cravings, considering a hysterectomy & HRT to my strongest yet. I joined this program for myself, but when my husband & kids commented how fit I look, I realized how much female-specific nutrition & training changes EVERYTHING!
Cathy, Mental Health Counselor
When I joined, I thought it was a long shot, but I was ready to fight to feel like myself again. In 2 weeks I lost weight, went from 5 hours of terrible sleep to sleeping like a baby & no longer had mood swings. My muscle definition improves weekly & heavy periods eased without an ablation or medication! Everything is so practical that, for the first time ever, I'm confident this is sustainable.
Charlotte, Nurse & Mom to 4
I was really discouraged, feeling like running was taking everything from me rather than fulfilling me. I have immense gratitude for the practical coaching, videos & handouts that explain everything. I no longer have headaches, struggle with psoriasis or lethargy! I understand why I bloat, why I get headaches & know how to keep inflammation low. I feel stronger every day & I actually look forward to running again! It took only weeks in this program to get rid of chronic pain & issues in my hip vs. years of PT that left me frustrated. Months later, I ran a 5K at a pace I hadn't seen in YEARS! When I joined I wanted to find my strength again & figure out how to handle this changing body. This program helped me do that & so much more. I feel like a whole new woman - thank you, thank you!
Cara, Busy Mom & CEO
Thank you for giving me my wife back. I couldn't stand watching her wake up at 4:30, do endless Peloton, diet, feel miserable with bloating & poor sleep. She's finally seeing results that reflect how hard she works to take care of herself & fueling her body to perform. I've lost weight & improved fitness with your tips, too! Game changers! To say this program paid for itself is an understatement. Even our kids are learning more of the right timing & types of food. It's made such a difference!
A Client's Husband :)
I didn't learn this in med school! Everything is easy-to-follow, sharing exactly how to be energized & injury-free at any age! At an age where I'm supposed to be watching my body break down, I'm watching it get stronger! I highly recommend & refer out to Badass Breakthrough Academy for any ambitious active female who wants optimal health, longevity, fitness or to run strong for life!
Nancy, Sports Med Doctor
At age 32 I was near rock bottom with my hormone & gut health! I had rapid belly fat gain, intense night sweats, a hamstring injury that wouldn't quit, increased anxiety, depression & my running was diminishing. I thought I was doing everything right & didn't want to accept it was "just age." Within 1 month, I got rid of gut inflammation & my body was processing nutrition like it's supposed to. At 4 months, most hormonal issues stopped. After getting back to a healthy baseline, I lost 10 lbs. (most of it belly fat!) while building muscle & feel SO MUCH better! Reducing inflammation was finally what allowed my body to recover from an 18-month injury. Advice tailored to my activity level & symptoms was definitely the game-changer, but I got a lot out of the balanced whole foods approach, masterclasses & coached fat loss program! Now, I know how to continue to lose fat, lean out, improve my running & feel my best.
Julie, Professor & Researcher
The programs (Louise) Valentine develops exemplify the impact one can have when they move scientific findings into evidence-based practice. By working to meet women's unique physical activity, health & wellness needs, Louise is following in the footsteps other industry-leading lights like the founder of the Female Athlete Triad.
American College of Sports Medicine Practitioner of the Year 2023 Press Release
When we know simple & sustainable ways to work with our changing hormones, we crush our goals at any age!
Most clients on HRT or meds find they can decrease or go off them with our methods.
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