The first South Leeds Menopause Support drop-in group was held on Tuesday 10 December 2024 and was a great success. Facilitated by Niki Woods, a local menopause and midlife health expert and author, a diverse group of women from across South Leeds met up and discussed a wide range of topics around menopause, including symptoms, their experiences, feelings, and their desire to share knowledge with their wider family and community to help others.
Attendees were given a free Active Leeds 7 day gym pass and some moisturiser samples.
The session was was part of a 6 month pilot project run by Best Midlfe CIC offering a combination of in-person and online support to women living in the Inner South community, which has been funded by the Councillors representing Beeston & Holbeck, Middleton Park, and Hunslet & Riverside wards – which the ladies who attended the group expressed huge gratitude for.
The project has two aspects. Firstly there are the in-person drop-in menopause support sessions held on the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8pm in the Roof Garden Room, Hamara Healthy Living Centre, Tempest Road, Beeston, LS11 6RD. The next session is Tuesday 14 January.
No registration is needed to attend these sessions, women can simply turn up to receive information, support, some freebies, and the chance to make new friends in a safe and confidential supportive environment. Refreshments are provided.
The second aspect of the project is a free 4-week online course for women in midlife, covering perimenopause and menopause management within the context of supporting not just the menopause transition but also wider midlife health. The course will include expert advice and coaching on nutrition, fitness, habits and lifestyle to support health improvements and symptom management, as well as how to communicate more effectively about menopause.
The course will require attendance at one hour-long live session per week, and be supported by online material which attendees can absorb in their own time.
Course attendees will also receive a free book on menopause (worth £10.99) and a month’s free gym membership at 360 Fit Performance Centre gym in Holbeck (worth £30).
You can registration for the course at forms.gle/Qe7xJu6Fd3u88WhC7.
Further information can be obtained by emailing bestmidlifecic@gmx.com
This post is based on a press release issued by Best Midlife CIC
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