Fibroids, also known as Leiomyomas, are benign, non-cancerous tumors within the muscle of the uterus. By 50 years old, 70% of white women and 80% of black women in America will have at least one fibroid¹, and about 30% of these are diagnosed when a woman is between the ages 45 and 49 years old (in other words, while they’re already navigating peri menopause)².

Fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumour in women³.

Learning Outcomes:

• To understand what a fibroid is,
• Understand how fibroids affects a woman’s quality of life and ability to train,
• Learn about the causes, signs, and symptoms of fibroids,
• Training considerations for a woman living with one or more fibroids
• To understand treatment options for fibroids and be able to prescribe appropriate movement for her pre-treatment and recovery.

This course is for Trainers who:

• Have never even heard of a fibroid, even though they affect so many women
• Have a client that’s just been diagnosed
• Want to broaden their experience with women and their common issues
• Have heard of fibroids but don’t really know what they are or what they mean for training.

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