Hot & Strong
Empowering and educating women through their menopause journey
In the first half of 2024, Tamar conducted a highly successful pilot program with 10 women. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with: an overall score of 9.4/10 for the course, all participants feeling an improvement in postural awareness, a change in neck, headache and shoulder symptoms, everyone learnt something they didn’t know before & all the women had gained confidence to do more resistance training on their own.
WHY:
The process of menopause can be a very rough one and often a very isolating one. The hormones involved have a large impact on many systems in our bodies. The reduced production of hormones leads to many a variety of symptoms that can be very severe and open us up to a Pandora’s box of health risks.
WHAT:
Tamar, our senior physio, has put together a 6-week course aimed to educate, empower and target one of the many symptoms of menopause with classes to improve posture & upper limb strength. As part of the program, you will receive an education program that Tamar has constructed, a targeted resource page for further learning, and access to a custom presentation by a physician who specialises in sleep, particularly during menopause.
Class details
- 1 x 30 minute assessment with Tamar
- 6 x 40 minute small group classes
- 1 x 60 minute Myotherapy treatment
- 1 x online education session
- Resistance bands and a towel
Classes are held at Mace Fitness on Glenhuntly Rd to give us access to space, music and equipment.
Read what the participants had to say...
“I was very impressed by the hot and strong group sessions run by Tamar. She presents a well researched, sensible and manageable exercise program, targeted for middle aged women. Tamar’s passion to learn about peri-menopause / menopause and to help her patients find appropriate management strategies, made this course outstanding. She has gone above and beyond to find extra education resources to support her clients, such as the terrific talk by a sleep physician. Thank you Tamar, for your excellent program.”
“Informative and practical. Only had one headache during the course and that was the week I could not attend the gym session. Well worth the time and $.”
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the hot and strong course with Tamar. The exercise sessions have taught me how to strengthen my back muscles and reduce tension and pain in my neck and shoulders. The information sessions have been fascinating. Tamar has made the course highly informative, very effective and a lot of fun.”
“I found the hot & strong program for menopausal women extremely helpful and informative. I feel stronger, particularly in the upper section of my body, which was previously weak. I will be recommending this program to my friends.”
“An informative and immersive program that has helped me take back control of my posture. I also have greater insight into the effects of menopause on my body, and am developing the skills and resources to push back. It was empowering and engaging.”
