Local fitness and nutrition team Go Fit Gals is hosting a free workshop aimed at helping women stay active and healthy during menopause. Hot Flash Hottie is a free event for any woman who would like to learn what fitness and nutrition tips they should know during their peri and menopausal years.
Nutrition and fitness plays a vital role in managing some of the symptoms related to menopause.
Symptoms include anxiety, dry skin, fatigue, bloating, headaches, hot flashes, insomnia, loss of concentration, mood swings, night sweats and weight gain - all of which can be aggravated by the wrong foods and calmed by the right ones and a workout program.
By the time menopause hits (when women stop menstruating altogether), many of those symptoms are gone, but in its wake it has made women especially vulnerable to some serious health problems like cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis (due to decreased estrogen).
Nutritionally and physically, menopausal and perimenopausal women have to be even more diligent in how they fuel and move their body.
Because a woman's body is changing when they hit peri-menopause, it will not respond to the old ways and needs, both nutritionally and physically. It requires a different game plan to keep up with the demands of aging.
The workshop will outline dietary needs and fitness routines.
Hot Flash Hottie runs from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at South Delta Heels in Ladner.
To register for the workshop, visit www.gofitgals. com and click on the Go Fit Gals Events tab.
