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The power behind the pause – and how to harness it - How fitness and leisure can support women in the menopause and build a new, loyal customer base

Wednesday 12th June 11:15 - 11:50

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The menopause is a time of great change for women: physically, mentally and socially. Women face

challenges they may not have come across before. Physical activity and regular exercise may feel more difficult than at any time in their lives before. Yet the importance and power of exercise at this critical time in a woman’s life is inestimable. This time of re-appraisal presents great opportunities for women to re-configure how they engage with exercise, but also for the fitness sector in reviewing the opportunities such a willing cohort presents.

Tanya and Christien will look at both the psycho-social and physiological aspects of the menopause,

considering:

  • The barriers to exercise in menopause that exist: not just in the gym but in a woman’s wider world;
  • How best to train women with changing hormones, accelerate bone and muscle mass loss and with consideration for pelvic floor, bladder and bowel health.
  • Why menopause is inevitable but loss of physical confidence, strength, fragility and sarcopenia are not.
  • How the fitness sector can help menopausal women engage in exercise for a healthier, happier life.

Speakers

Tanya Martin

Head of Insight & Innovation

Women in Sport

Tanya is Head of Insight and Innovation at Women in Sport, a UK charity with a 40-year record of success in securing change, based on its deep understanding of the needs and aspirations of women and girls and breaking down stubborn gender inequalities within the sports sector and beyond. Tanya leads the charity’s influential body of research to understand the impact of significant life-stages on women and girls’ sport and exercise journey. She passionately believes in the power of sport to transform lives and that women and girls should not be denied the joy and freedom sport and exercise offers. Using deep insights into their wider lives, she drives solutions that can create lasting change for women and girls in sport and society. Prior to her role at Women in Sport, Tanya worked in higher education as a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology and is currently an Associate Lecturer at The Open University.

Christien Bird

Co-Founder and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

Menopause Movement

Clinically she specialises in women’s health physio and Ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor. She treats all things pelvic health, bladder, bowel and sexual issues and runs a menopause MOT service.

Before starting up the clinic, she worked as superintendent physiotherapist at the out-patients department at the Central Middlesex Hospital and a research officer. Christien completed a master’s degree in clinical research methodology from King’s College and has coordinated a large clinical trial looking at the effects of physiotherapy for acute low back pain. Her work has been published in medical peer review journals worldwide.

She is the co-founder of the online Menopause Movement online training & community platform for health and fitness professionals, www.menopausemovement.co which was launched in September 21. The movement has created a community and training platform for the fitness and health world to confidently treat & train women into the menopause. She joined the educational subcommittee of the https://thepogp.co.uk/ in 2020, enjoying working alongside some very impressive physio peers to support training and awareness of pelvic health.

She loves everything about movement, continues to compete as an age-group athlete for British triathlon representing Britain. Much of her drive is supporting women in enjoying movement and staying strong.

www.whitehartclinic.co.uk

www.menopausemovement.co

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