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Peri- to Postmenopause
MOVE IN THE RIGHT WAY FOR YOU
Looking after our bodies becomes even more important as we start to experience perimenopause and go on to reach menopause. The need to look after our bone and our cardiovascular health means we must do the right sort of movement and in the right way.
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The mental health benefits of bringing movement into your life during perimenopause are huge and not to be underestimated. Body Believe is here to support you as you find your way through this stage of your life.
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Body Believe understands that the prospect of starting to move more can be daunting and it's a job to know where to start with so much on social media and advertising to confuse us.
Body Believe can take away all that confusion and self doubt and help you to focus on what is right for you, right for your body and right for your mind.
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​YOUR MOVEMENT PLAN
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Your movement plan is designed exclusively for you.
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You will complete a client information form which will provide Body Believe with lots of information for us to discuss, to get to know and understand you and your lifestyle better. We will also go through how your menopausal symptoms are impacting you so that Body Believe can incorporate ways to support you within your plan.
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You will also be asked to complete a medical questionnaire (PAR-Q) to ensure that you are ready to start a movement plan or whether we need any referral with a medical professional first and our terms and conditions to sign.
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Allow yourself the time to complete these forms without being rushed. You will probably need at least 30 minutes.
THE SETTING NEEDS TO BE RIGHT
Sessions can take place at Body Believe's own equipped private gym in Twelveheads, less than 4 miles outside of Truro. Here, you can enjoy the peaceful rural surroundings and views, hassle free parking and a feeling of getting away from it all.
Your sessions in the gym are exclusively for you.
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CHANGE IS A JOURNEY
Body Believe was born out of a passion to take women on a journey to help bring movement, fitness and well being into their lives, focussing on what can be done, and not what can't be done, giving women the confidence to move their body freely and with strength.
Your Movement Plan
Initial Consultation
Initial consultations are free and include an in depth review and discussion of your current lifestyle, habits, nutrition, exercise history and fitness levels based on information provided by you through the client information form. If you are comfortable sharing with me, we will spend time going through any menopausal symptoms that you may be experiencing and how they are impacting you. All this information helps to ensure your plan is right for you and we can look at ways to support you with your nutrition, lifestyle habits and self care.
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This is the time to be thinking about what your expectations are of working with Body Believe. Think about why you are doing this and what you want to achieve.
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The session will include a movement analysis, postural assessment and a fitness assessment to ensure your movement plan starts you off at the right level.
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It is likely that this session will take over an hour, so make sure you allow time for this!
Your Sessions
Your first session will introduce you to your movement plan. We will take time in ensuring that you have been shown and are comfortable with all the moves. It also provides an opportunity to tweak any parts of the plan if needed. This session may last a bit more than an hour.
Subsequent sessions will follow your movement plan for about 4-6 weeks before we review how it is going. Again, small tweaks may happen along the way. These sessions should last about an hour.
At the start of each session, we will always check in on how you are. Body Believe understands that there are days when you just don't feel like it! On these days, we can modify a session to suit how you are feeling or start things off a bit more gently. You may be surprised by how much more you end up doing once you have started. These are your sessions, they need to be right for you.