Sara Frenza Fitness and Nutrition

Sara Frenza Fitness & Nutrition

You were not built to just get through your 40s.

We are a team of women who have lived what you are going through. We built a practice around the answers we could not find anywhere else. And now we spend every day giving those answers to women who deserve them.

Coach Sara

Our Story

We did what you did. Then we found a different way.

For years, we did everything we were told. We cut calories, added cardio, tried every program that promised results. And still, the weight would not move. The energy never came back. The bloating, the brain fog, the sleepless nights, the belly fat that arrived overnight and refused to leave. We were told it was normal. We were told it was age.

We knew it was not.

So I went deeper. Into functional medicine. Into hormone science. Into what actually happens to a woman’s body in perimenopause and menopause when conventional approaches stop working. What I found changed everything. And it became the foundation of everything we now do for our clients.

Sara Frenza Fitness & Nutrition was not only built in a classroom. It was built from lived experience, advanced study, and the results of hundreds of women who came to us when nothing else had worked.

"I lost over 50 lbs in my 40s, became a published fitness model, and then hit perimenopause. That is what sent me deeper into the root cause work. I wanted the real answer, not another plan that treated symptoms."

— Sara Frenza, Founder

"My mother spent years seeing specialists. She was told she had IBS. She was never given a healing plan. That became my why for the root cause approach. No woman should leave a consultation with nothing but a label."

— Sara Frenza

What We Believe

We do not treat symptoms. We find root causes.

Your body is not broken. It has never been properly understood. There is a reason you feel the way you feel, and it is not that you are getting older, or not trying hard enough, or missing willpower. There is a root cause. And when we find it, and address it in the right sequence, your body does exactly what it was always capable of doing.

That is what every woman who walks through our doors deserves. Not another diet. The actual answer.

Is This You?

This is for you if...

You are 40+ and frustrated that nothing is working the way it used to

You keep gaining weight no matter how clean you eat or how much you work out

You have been told your labs are normal but you feel anything but

You are dealing with belly fat, brain fog, poor sleep, low energy, or mood swings your doctor cannot explain

You are tired of one-size-fits-all programs that were never built for your hormones

You are ready to stop guessing and start actually getting results

The People Behind Your Results

Meet the Team

Every woman on this team brings her own lived experience alongside her professional credentials. This is not a team of academics. This is a team of women who understand where you are because they have been there.

Sara Frenza

Founder & Lead Practitioner

Functional Medicine Nutrition Practitioner · Menopause Specialist · Gut & Hormone Expert

Sara lost over 50 lbs in her 40s, became a published fitness model, and built her coaching practice from the transformation she lived. When perimenopause arrived at 44, it sent her deeper into functional medicine and root cause work. She holds credentials as a board certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Practitioner, Menopause Coaching Specialist, NCI Hormone Specialist, and Certified Nutrition and Body Transformation Coach. Her mother’s years of unresolved gut issues, dismissed by specialists with no healing plan, became her personal mission: no woman leaves without the full picture and a path forward. Sara leads the Elevated Vitality Experience and the Hourglass Body Method program, and hosts the podcast Muscle, Strength and Menopause.

Cate Longsworth

Functional Medicine Nutrition Practitioner

Certified Functional Health Coach

Cate is a Certified Functional Health Coach with over a decade of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant and hands-on training in functional testing alongside a functional medicine doctor. She specializes in working with women who feel like they are doing everything right but still aren’t seeing results — bringing a warm, root-cause approach that gets to the bottom of what is really going on.

Karen Kelly

Fitness and Nutrition Coach

Level 2 Master Health Coach · Personal Trainer · Pilates & Yoga Instructor

Karen has been in the health and wellness world for over 30 years. She is a Level 2 Master Health Coach, certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, yoga instructor, and advanced Pilates instructor — and as a postmenopausal woman herself, she truly gets what this stage of life feels like. Her passion is helping women build strength, improve energy, and create a realistic approach to health that lasts for years to come.

Carmela Bugliarisi

Holistic Nutritionist and Personal Trainer​

Holistic Nutritionist · Personal Trainer · Medical Exercise Specialist

Carmela is a certified Holistic Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, and Medical Exercise Specialist with over 25 years of experience. Her own journey through perimenopause sparked a deep passion for understanding the complexities of hormonal health and weight management for women 40+, and she has dedicated her career to helping women finally get the answers and results they deserve.

Liz Kennedy

Nutrition and Fitness Coach

NASM-Certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach

Liz is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach with a background that spans fitness, nutrition, and 33 years as a Social Worker. As a postmenopausal woman herself, she has lived the challenges her clients face and specializes in helping women 40+ build sustainable strength, smart nutrition habits, and lasting confidence.

Christine Marshall

Nutrition and Fitness Coach

BA Psychology · NCCPT Personal Trainer · ISSA Corrective Exercise Specialist

Christine has been transforming lives through fitness since 2008. She holds a BA in Psychology, certifications as an NCCPT Personal Trainer and ISSA Corrective Exercise Specialist, and brings 32 years of experience as an educator — giving her a unique ability to break down complex concepts and meet every client exactly where they are. She specializes in strength training, mobility, and sustainable habit building for women 40+.

Ready to find your root cause?

Your strongest season is still ahead of you.

The first step is understanding what is actually going on in your body. Book your FREE discovery call and let us build the picture together.

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This group is dedicated to all things fat loss and metabolism, especially how to navigate these challenges during perimenopause and menopause.

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