AN AWARD-WINNING Irvine spa and leisure destination has launched a pioneering new initiative to help inspire and support women through perimenopause and menopause.
‘Master Your Menopause’ is a new six-week course developed by Lorraine Howie of Gailes Golf: Leisure on Marine Drive, which is owned and operated by SimpsInns.
Led by personal trainer Lorraine, the new ‘Master Your Menopause’ programme is based on both Lorraine’s own experiences and 10 years of supporting female clients through menopause.
Lorraine said: “I developed the course to help women appreciate that this isn’t about going on a diet, it’s looking at lifestyle changes and changing the narrative around menopause.
"Menopause is a natural transition, and we should be approaching it more positively.”
Increasing awareness about menopause is one of Lorraine’s aims with the course.
She added: “As I started to do more and more research around menopause, I was surprised to realise the importance of oestrogen and the role it has in balancing other hormones and how our lifestyle can have an impact on how severe symptoms might or might not be.
"For example, drops in oestrogen levels can make us more resistant to insulin and chronically high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can cause fat gain around the belly, add in a not-so-great western diet and you have the issue of weight gain that is hard to shift.”
Thankfully there are many practical steps that can ease this transition. The new programme will provide participants with positive, healthy solutions.
Lorraine said: “We want to fuel our body to support the changes that are happening by moving away from the diet mentality. We look at lifestyle changes through nutrition, exercise, and mindset.
"The six weeks will set you up to continue a new journey, going into the menopause transition with a positive outlook rather than a negative one.
The ‘Master your Menopause’ programme is part of a continued investment by SimpsInns to develop and enhance its health and wellbeing provision, which aims to offer far more to the local community than a typical spa and leisure destination.
The ‘Master Your Menopause’ programme costs £100 for existing leisure members and £199 for non-members.
The programme includes weekly sessions with Lorraine, a gym programme, nutrition plans, and full leisure membership including access to studio fitness classes and Si! Spa thermal suite.
Once enrolled on the course, participants have lifetime access to the online course components, providing an invaluable resource to refer back to.
For more information about SimpsInns’ new ‘Master Your Menopause’ course at Gailes Golf:Leisure, Irvine, visit https://www.gaileshotel.com/leisure/master-your-menopause
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