The Female Body: Menopause Edition

10 question quiz on completion of all modules, awarded a certificate with 10 CIMSPA CPD points.

Learning Outcomes:

• Better understand the emotional, physical and practical challenges of the menopause and how it can impact women’s relationships with sport and exercise
• Appreciate and acknowledge your scope of practice in supporting menopausal women
• Be able to offer effective support (within your remit and skillset) for menopausal females
• Recognise signs of stress, anxiety and other mental health red flags in menopausal women
• Build a trusted network of qualified professionals
• Know which professionals to refer women onto when further help is required
• Increase your understanding around menopause and its stages
• Appreciate exactly why an individualised approach to sport and exercise is required

• Menopause 101 - This module offers a tour through the menopause: its stages and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and solutions. It is a broad overview of menopause, and the numerous ways it can impact mind, body and soul, so you can coach and guide women, and know exactly where to go for help.
• Midlife non-negotiables - Really, this is five modules in one covering the lifestyle factors menopausal women need to optimise, HRT or no HRT, to manage symptoms, feel happier and enjoy a greater quality of life. This is Sleep, Mental Health, Pelvic Health, Exercise and Nutrition as they relate to menopause.
• Nutrition - Understand the fundamentals of nutritional requirements for midlife women and what the science says about nutrition and weight.
• Sleep - Sleep can be very disrupted during this period. Understand what can be done to support her to have as good a nights sleep as possible.
• Mental health - The mental health symptoms can be as (if not more) significant than the physical symptoms. Support during this time is critical to help her manage and thrive.
• Pelvic health - An under appreciated body nucleus, this module offers vital and liberating information about women’s bladders, bowels and pelvic floors. This is how to coach women to engage their pelvic floors and recognise risks. And how you can incorporate pelvic exercise effectively in your work.
• Breasts and posture in midlife - Many midlife women start to notice niggles in their shoulders and backs, as well as changes in their posture. This module will help. It covers breasts changes in midlife and offers practical guides and videos on the stretches, strength exercises and sports bras that can make a major difference.
• Injury risk and resilience - This module gives you the information you need to reduce the risk of injury in menopause. Midlife women need to keep moving but the injury risks put some women off, while others don’t know how to protect their bodies and wind up hurt. This module helps you know and reduce these risks.
• Exercise - Most of us now know that strength and impact training are vital for bone and muscle health, but achieving results and adaptations during menopause can be a challenge. This module is full of practical videos, guides and techniques for optimal training gains for menopausal women.
• Putting it all together - Practical training plans, frequent questions, and our resources and references to help you complete the course.

This course is aimed at anyone who trains and coaches women. Content has been carefully created to be accessible to all – regardless of current experience or knowledge. The only prerequisite is that learners are over 16 years old.

With the exponential rise in women's sport and the interest that organisations have to close the gender gaps this course will help with career progression through:

• Retaining female talent in the workforce - because by completing this course they will have a better understanding of their own bodies and will be able to apply this learning to themselves so that they are healthier.
• Anyone completing this course will be upskilled so that they can better serve the girls and women they work with - as teams, clubs and brands look to tailor their approach more to the needs and requirements of girls and women they will be looking for people who have this education and experience.
• These courses will enhance the learning that you have and be able to make you operate better when working with girls and women in sport and exercise.

Our course has been thoughtfully crafted to equip you with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to provide effective support to the women you work with. It's essential to clarify that this course is not an exhaustive menopause qualification, nor does it claim to cover everything about the subject.

If you are a sports coach, teacher, personal trainer, or any other professional working with females and aspire to offer appropriate levels of advice and support, then this course is tailor-made for you.