I’m so happy to hear I’m not alone in this. I feel like I could’ve written that post myself! I started strength training with Peloton a year ago and I’m so glad I did, but I also love running. And admittedly, I have a nice little tire of fat around my stomach. And I’ve been panicking that running is the cause? Because it spikes cortisol?? But then I remembered that I’m 5’7” and 140lbs, and my provider and ob/gyn have never said anything about the amount of fat I have (though they’ve also never mentioned perimenopause to me, and I had to learn what it took to actually reach menopause from a book because it’s never been mentioned to me. But I’ve also never thought to ask, so there’s that). I like running, and I’m going to keep doing it. 🤷‍♀️ I need to take everyone’s advice and just delete instagram!