I found one of the nastier side effects of menopause was increased sensitivity to pain, especially in the joints, which of course impacted my workouts. I just saw this article in the New York Times, showing that disrupted sleep can reduce pain tolerance by 25%. Of course another notorious side effect of menopause is broken sleep. Is there a direct correlation? If so it explains why a session that wouldn't have been a drama in previous years was suddenly such tough going, and only reinforces how important it is to prioritize sleep by any means necessary (no drinking, cool room, really effective earplugs). BTW, I'm sleeping much better now than a year ago, and while pain is still an issue, either it's easing off or I'm getting used to it!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/...your-pain-tolerance/
http://www.yearoftrainingdangerously.blogspot.com
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/...your-pain-tolerance/
http://www.yearoftrainingdangerously.blogspot.com