If you are on hormone therapy, you already know that your body is changing. Sometimes quickly. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes in ways you expected and sometimes in ways that completely surprise you. What most people do not know is that strength training is one of the most powerful tools you have to support your body through that process. And that how you train should shift as your hormones shift. This is not a blog about pushing through. It is about training with your body instead of against it

If you are looking for a women-led gym in Denver where strength training feels supportive instead of intimidating, VIBE Gym & Wellness Collective in Sunnyside was built for you. And I really mean built for you. Because we know walking into a gym can be the hardest part. VIBE Gym & Wellness Collective is a women-led strength training gym in Sunnyside Denver created for women, trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer people who want a different kind of fitness experience.

Whether you are getting top surgery as gender affirming care, a breast reduction, or a mastectomy, the preparation and recovery principles are remarkably similar. And as a strength coach who has worked with a lot of bodies going through a lot of different things, I have some thoughts. But first, the question I know some people are wondering. If I am getting top surgery and transitioning, am I still welcome at VIBE? Yes. Absolutely yes.