YMCA Level 3 Menopause Course
Choose from our Introduction to Menopause Qualification and Menopause Practitioner Qualification.
Everything You Need to Know About The Menopause
YMCA Level 3 Introduction to Menopause and Level 3 Menopause Practitioner courses
Importance of Understanding The Menopause
13 million women in the UK are classified as peri or postmenopausal. 2022 government reports estimate that menopause affects 51% of the UK population and approximately 900,000 women left their jobs as a result of menopause symptoms.
As a fitness professional, developing a greater understanding of the menopause will put you in a strong position to help those women use exercise and nutrition as an effective tool to manage their menopause symptoms.
Increasing your knowledge with the menopause qualification will also help current clients navigate their journey at this stage in their lives.
1 in 10 women stated that they had no idea that they were going through menopause, with your understanding, you can help clients recognise their symptoms and work within your scope of practice to improve their health and wellbeing.
About Our Menopause Qualifications
Both YMCA Level 3 courses have been designed for those training and coaching menopausal women. We’ll guide you through major menopause changes in body and mind, motivation, confidence and ability.
As a coach, you need to know the many symptoms of menopause so you can encourage nourishing and sustainable exercise that’ll improve women’s health, happiness and resilience.
Why Should You Study One of Our Courses?
The Level 3 YMCA Introduction to The Menopause will provide you with foundational knowledge of the menopause and menopause symptoms.
The Level 3 YMCA Menopause Practitioner qualification builds on the introductory course, providing you with the tools to help clients navigate this period of their life through exercise and lifestyle changes.
Each course will upskill learners to understand their midlife clients better so that they can help them manage their menopausal symptoms and improve the quality of their long term health.
It will give fitness professionals an area of expertise in a currently underserved population who will benefit hugely from exercise. By doing this course it will help you to attract and retain midlife clients which will help to future proof your career.
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YMCA Level 3 Introduction To Menopause Online Course
About This Menopause Qualification
This menopause course will provide you with a foundational understanding of the menopause and menopause symptoms that affect women during this stage in their life.
The introduction to menopause course consists of one module: The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing.
To complete the course you’ll have access to a learner booklet and elearning platform. In order to pass this module, you will need to complete a 10-minute presentation and 20 minute discussion with your assessor on the topic. Some of the topics in the assessments include:
- Prevalence and diversity of individuals transitioning through menopause.
- Stages, signs and symptoms of menopause.
- Life stages of girls and women’s bodies.
- Different types of menopause.
What You’ll Learn
- How to engage in initial conversations regarding the menopause.
- When and how to signpost individuals to mainstream or medical alternative support organisations.
- The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing.
- Different stages of the menopause
- Signs and symptoms of the menopause.
- How exercise, physical activity and nutrition can support health and wellbeing.
- Diversity of individuals who experience the menopause.
- The importance of understanding scope of practice.
Total qualification time: 18 hours
Course Prerequisites
If you want to sign up to an Introduction To The Menopause, there are no prerequisites.
However, it is essential that you have an interest in learning more about the menopause and learners must be 16 or over.
YMCA Level 3 Menopause Practitioner Online Course
About This Menopause Qualification
The menopause practitioner course features the same information as the introduction to the menopause course, with three additional modules to expand your knowledge on the menstrual cycle. It will equip you with the tools and information to safely create exercise sessions tailored to help clients improve their wellbeing throughout menopause.
This menopause course consists of three mandatory modules: The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing, The effect of declining hormones on health and wellbeing for individuals transitioning through the menopause and Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms.
You also have the option to complete an optional module: Delivering exercise to support the management of menopause and menopause symptoms. Once you have completed this final module and passed the course, you will be a qualified menopause practitioner.
The assessment methods include presentations, discussions, a case study and planning and delivering an exercise session for a ‘real client’.
What You’ll Learn
- The fundamentals of menopause and the implications for health and wellbeing.
- The effect of declining hormones on health and wellbeing for individuals transitioning through the menopause.
- Programming and adapting exercise to support management of menopause and menopause symptoms.
- Different stages of the menopause
- Signs and symptoms of the menopause
- How exercise, physical activity and nutrition can support health and wellbeing.
- Diversity of individuals undergoing the menopause
- The importance of understanding scope of practice.
- Delivering exercise to support the management of menopause and menopause.
- Be able to programme and adapt exercise sessions and programmes to meet the needs of individuals at different stages of menopause (within scope of practice).
- Understand the stages of the menopause and effects of declining hormones and the risk to health.
- Impact of oestrogen on mental and physical health.
- Pelvic floor and urinary health.
Total qualification time: 99-115 hours
Course Pre-requisites
To sign up for this course, you must have one of the following qualifications:
- Level 2 Gym Instructor
- Level 2 Group Exercise Instructor
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- Level 3 Mat Pilates Instructor
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FAQs
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The YMCA Level 3 Introduction to Menopause course provides you with the foundations. It will teach you about the menopause and menopause symptoms. There are no prerequisites to this course. The Level 3 Menopause Practitioner course includes the same module, with three additional modules. With this menopause course, you will have the knowledge to plan exercise sessions and use these as a tool to help improve your client's health and wellbeing.
The YMCA Level 3 Menopause Practitioner qualification has been designed for fitness professionals who want to develop a better understanding of the menopause so they can use exercise as a tool to help clients in this phase of their life. To sign up to this course, you must hold a level 2 gym instructor or level 3 personal trainer or mat pilates instructor qualification.
Yes! Both are level 3 courses that are governed and awarded my YMCA.
Yes! Both menopause courses are CIMSPA endorsed and you will receive CIMPSA points upon completion.
Both courses have been designed for people who are interested in learning more about the menopause, either for their own benefit or the benefit of others. As a menopause practitioner, you can then help clients by offering nutritional advice and designing exercise programmes specifically tailored to improve their menopause symptoms.
The YMCA Level 3 Menopause Practitioner qualification has specifically been created for fitness professional who want to understand more so that they can help clients. In terms of planning effective training sessions and offering evidence based lifestyle advice to help women stay strong and health during this period.
In order to qualify as a Menopause Practitioner you must complete the The YMCA Level 3 Menopause Practitioner qualification and pass the optional unit 'Plan, deliver and evaluate an exercise session'.
Yes you can use Klarna to pay for both courses.