The Club Company, the UK’s leading golf club operator, is teaming up with radio and TV presenter Jenni Falconer in support of The Menopause Charity to launch a month-long programme of events aimed at inspiring and supporting women before, during and after menopause.
Taking place throughout October, The Club Company’s Let’s Talk Menopause campaign will raise vital funds for The Menopause Charity to ensure more people can access trusted information and support.
There around 34 symptoms of menopause. They range from anxiety to acne, brain fog to tinnitus, mood swings to migraines. Research has shown that as many as one-in-10 women leave their jobs due to menopause symptoms. Alongside this, 50% of women say that menopause impacts their home life and 44% experience three or more severe symptoms. However, staying active, doing exercise and eating the right foods has scientifically proven to ease menopause symptoms, from loss of muscle mass, decreased bone density and a lack of energy to feelings of increased anxiety, depression and trouble sleeping.
Jenny Haskey, CEO of The Menopause Charity, commented: “Let’s tee up this hugely important conversation about menopause. In the office. At the school gates. Even on the golf course. Why? Because half the population experiences menopause. And it affects everyone – partners, friends, family, colleagues. So we really need to talk about it. It doesn’t matter where you do it. It’s time to take a swing at this taboo, today. Let’s get the menopause conversation out into the open this month”.
Radio and TV personality Jenni Falconer is giving her support to the Lets Talk Menopause campaign
Chloe Band, Director at The Club Company, said: ‘We are committed to supporting the overall health and wellbeing of each and every one of our members. 65% of our female health members are within the peri-menopause and menopause stage of life which makes this programme such an important one for us and our members.
“As a collection of clubs, we pride ourselves on offering tailored and step by step support on a variety of health and wellbeing topics. During our ‘Let’s Talk Menopause’ campaign, addressing issues faced pre, during and post menopause – we are delighted to be able to welcome so many brilliant advocates and experts in to our 18 clubs, in order to provide the right level of support and advice to women – and offer support and education to the men in their life – during this often challenging time in their lives.”
Let’s Talk Menopause will kick start with a series of Golf for Menopause events which will take place at 18 clubs across the UK. Open to all level of golfers – women – and men – are invited to enter groups of four and take part in a special Texas Scramble style event.
The events, which will take place in the first two weeks of October, are ticketed at £50 per team of four. The events will raise vital funds to support The Menopause Charity.
Each of the 14 health clubs will also host a programme focusing on health and wellbeing for women. This will include specialist fitness classes hosted by the club PTs to help with strength training in a bid to boost declining bone and muscle mass.
Rachel Holmes, the multi-award winning coach and the founder of Menofit, the probiotic menopause supplement, will host 30-minute Menofit classes with a 30-minute talk across a number of clubs focussing on fitness, nutrition and other aspects of menopause management. Rachel will be joined by health and fitness guru and respected Menopause coach Janette Cardy who has appeared alongside specialist Menopause GPs and experts in the Menopause sphere. Janette and Rachel will deliver talks and workshops across the portfolio of 14 Club Company health clubs.
Nutritionist and Health Coach Zara Watt will be hosting talks at clubs on how to eat in order to improve gut health, increase bone density and balance hormones which in turn will boost mood and ensure women feel more in control. Free for members with guests who need to book a ticket for £10.
Dressing stylishly through 40s, 50s and 60s is a concern for a lot of women especially as their bodies change during peri-menopause and menopause. To help women to navigate the dos and don’ts of what to wear, how to wear it and making a capsule wardrobe work hard, The Club Company have teamed up with four stylists across the UK to host workshops and sessions on how to dress for this time of your life.
Stylists include Bella Hignett at Castle Royle and Mapledurham, Chloe Lindsay-Fynn at Nizels and Chartham Park. Karina Taylor at The Tytherington and Kerry Pargeter-Smith at Witney Lakes. Members can attend for free and guest tickets are priced at £10.
Tickets can be booked through www.theclubcompany.com/lets-talk-menopause.
