I am here for you.
Dr. Rosanne Woods, PhD.
Translating the science of strength, metabolism, and healthy aging into real-world practice.
Dr. Rosanne Woods is an educator, researcher, and strength coach dedicated to helping people understand the science of human performance, health, and longevity. Through her work in higher education, public speaking, and applied coaching, she translates complex research on exercise physiology, aging, and metabolic health into practical strategies that individuals and professionals can actually use.
Recognized as a Top Trainer in Canada two years running, Dr. Woods bridges the worlds of academia and real-world practice—teaching future professionals while also working directly with clients and organizations to improve strength, resilience, and long-term health outcomes.
This site brings together her work in education, research translation, and public programming, including the Elevate HER Wellness initiative focused on helping women in midlife build strength, protect metabolic health, and thrive through the decades ahead.
Mom, Speaker, Professor, Educator, Personal Trainer, Strength Coach, Nutrition and Health Expert.
In 2018 I conducted a comprehensive study of over 2500 menopausal women across America, and I want to share my incredible findings with you!
You can find the peer reviewed published article here.
About Dr. Rosanne Woods, PhD
Dr. Rosanne Woods is a leading expert in women’s health science and an industry-recognized pioneer in midlife performance. With a PhD in Health Science specializing in Women’s Health and over 25 years of applied strength practice, Dr. Woods has dedicated her career to bridging the massive gap between peer-reviewed clinical research and applied fitness programming.
As the founder of Elevate HER™, she developed a revolutionary, translational performance model designed to dismantle outdated fitness industry defaults. Having watched countless midlife women hit frustrating plateaus or battle systemic exhaustion from generic training paradigms, Dr. Woods recognized that the fitness industry was facing a critical blind spot. Most standard programming templates were—and still are—derived from younger populations or male-dominant research samples, completely ignoring the complex endocrine, metabolic, and musculoskeletal transitions that women navigate between the ages of 40 and 60.
Midlife is not a phase of decline; it is a predictable biological transition that demands strategic, physiology-aligned adaptation.
Through Elevate HER™, Dr. Woods translates sophisticated reproductive science, stress physiology, and neuromuscular research into an actionable, five-pillar systems model:
Progressive Strength Priority
Power Preservation
Protein & Nutritional Timing Strategy
Cortisol-Aware Conditioning
Recovery as a Programmable Variable
Whether collaborating with commercial facilities to license educational standards, training certified practitioners, or empowering high-performing women to reclaim their physical autonomy, Dr. Woods' mission remains unwavering: to modernize the landscape of midlife performance training and build lasting structural resilience.
When you align training with your unique biology rather than fighting against it, sustainable strength, metabolic health, and true high performance are entirely within reach
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW LIFE IS HARD.
We often feel alone, not sure who to talk to, and bombarded with “cures”.
We lose our energy, sleep, love, and time.
AND THATS NOT FAIR!
We handle the bills, the chores, work, family and everything else that comes our way.
And if that doesn’t sound exhausting enough…
We talk down to ourselves for not controlling our impulses,
for eating junk food when we are down,
for being grumpy when you got 2 hours sleep!
But what if I told you it doesn’t have to be that way?
It’s okay to ask for help and I want to do that for you!
Let’s put balance back into your life, focus on the important “dial-movers” that will bring your energy back and restore your zest for life by creating a set of lifestyle habits that work for you!
How to start your journey to a healthier life!
It all begins with stress. That little thing we call cortisol, and it controls our lives probably more than all the other hormones. The single most important way to start your journey is to manage your stress. Easier said than done, right? Well trust me, it is easier than you think - if you are just given the right tools for the job. How else do you think I raised 7 kids, 2 dogs, got my PhD, was a director and committee member on multiple boards and councils, work as a Professor and Personal Trainer, and got my research published?
I want to share the techniques that I learned the hard way, so you too can live the life you deserve the easy way!
It is your turn.
Now, let’s do this together!
The Elevate HER Wellness Series is a newly launched collection of evidence-informed wellness resources created specifically for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. We offer in person, one-day Intensives, a 16 week online course, and multiple downloadable resources to complement it all.
This series was designed to address the realities of midlife—when hormones shift, recovery changes, stress increases, and strategies that once worked no longer deliver the same results.
Rather than offering quick fixes or one-dimensional solutions, the Elevate HER Wellness Series takes a comprehensive approach to midlife health. Each resource focuses on a core pillar of wellbeing—including exercise, nutrition, hormones, self-care, and mental wellbeing—while fitting seamlessly into a larger, integrated framework.
The series is practical, realistic, and grounded in science. It is built to help women understand what is happening in their bodies, why they may be experiencing new challenges, and how to respond in a way that supports long-term health and vitality. The content is designed to be used at your own pace, allowing you to start where you need the most support and build from there.
The Elevate HER Wellness Series is for women who are ready to move beyond frustration and confusion and toward clarity, confidence, and sustainable wellbeing—now and for the decades ahead.
It all begins with a dream. I want to be there for you, someone you can rely on to help you through this journey. Contact me if you have any questions or comments
info@DrRosanneWoods.com
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info@DrRosanneWoods.com
Calgary, AB