Menopause can cause a lot of problems for many women. We have learned that the correct fitness program can help. It will boost energy, built the muscle -and bone that you might have lost releases feel-good endorphins and takes your mind off worries

We are organising specialised sessions for menopausal women of all fitness levels. You will be in a group with other women who are going through similar issues, while you will be working on maintaining a healthy body.

Menopause is classified by the cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle, and the conclusion of the stage of life where they are able to bear children. This is accompanied by reductions in ovarian hormone production (estrogen and progesterone). Not only is exercise safe during this stage of life, but it can help to counter many of the negative age related changes a woman will experience. Here, we discuss these changes, and how exercise can help to improve health during menopause.

Changes to the Body With Age:

By identifying the changes to the body with age, we can use exercise as a method of countering these negative effects.

• Decreased strength.

• Decreased muscle mass.

• Percentage of SLOW twitch muscle fibres increases.

• Reductions in the number and size of muscle fibres.

• Nervous system responses slow.

• Relative body fat increases.

• Reduced bone mineral density

Benefits from exercise

Resistance-based exercise can slow the age-related decline in bone mass, thus reducing the progression from healthy bone mineral density to osteopenia, and then osteoporosis.
Increases in muscle strength and proprioception can improve balance and stability, thus reducing the chance of falls, and therefore fractures.

Human growth hormone is vital some numerous functions in the body, including:

• The growth, production, and regeneration of cells within the body.

• Increased calcium absorption and lay done of minerals within the skeletal system.

• Increases in lean muscle mass.

• Increases in the oxidation (burning) of fat.

Exercise Recommendations for the Menopausal Woman:

The vast majority of the risk factors and side effects of menopause can be countered by an intelligently prescribed exercise program. In fact, in most cases of menopause, there are no major changes that need to be made to a pre-menopausal exercise program. Priority should be given to resistance-based and load-bearing exercises (lifting free weights), and intensity should be prioritised in cardiovascular-based exercises. The general CHALKBOX style prescription of constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity is as great for menopausal women as it is for a general population.

What can you expect?

• 2 sessions a week

• being surrounded by likeminded people

• getting support from others going through the menopause

Cost

• a rolling membership £77.50 every 4 weeks

• can be canceled at any time

• can be frozen during holidays

Are you interested in joining?

Fill out the form below and we will contact you to discuss your goals.