Gabby Logan revealed how exercise helped her cope with the brain fog and mild anxiety caused by menopause. The former athlete and 51-year-old broadcaster said he had experienced some “low-level” symptoms before he realized he was linked. She told the Express:
“The benefits of exercise, if you put them in the pill and give them to people… it’s the most widely photographed drug on the market. During menopause, your immune system will have many changes that occur in terms of your bone density.
She added: “In mid-term and menopause, it’s even more important to be able to match with exercise.”
Welsh TV host Gabby is passionate about caring for her body in order to stay healthy for as long as possible in later life. Her current fitness routines include pilates, weight training and running.
But for those struggling to operate time and motivation, she says walking can be “the beginning of everything.”
“If you’re not doing anything, it’s much better to do something,” Gabby said. “If it is walking, it can lead you to all sorts of different ways of exercise.
“Once you’re a fitter, you can try something else. I know a lot of people who have started walking and ran and played park runs and half marathons.”
Parkrun is a charity that leads free 5km community events every Saturday morning at over 1,300 locations across the UK. It launched a “story in the park” campaign with Vitality Health Insurance, encouraging more people to participate at a slower pace.
Gabby, who supports the scheme, said: [during a parkrun]that means people don’t relate it to it.
“The mental benefits of walking and talking with someone are enormous. When you are walking with someone, you tend to walk faster and longer.
“And of course you can walk yourself. When you run naturally without headphones, I love hearing what’s going on around me.”
Mum-of-Two Gabby said she enjoys walking with her friends, her dogs and her twins, Reuben and Lois Maya, 19.
She explained: “When they were younger, that would be a good way to go out and chat. [while walking] Something you may not have when you sit at the table.
“When my son had his first heartbreak, he was so heartbroken that he couldn’t mobilize himself to do anything. He was about 15 years old.
“Well, let’s go for a walk,” and we had a nice chat and tried to get him to see the light again. It kind of worked out. There is something special about talking on foot. When you walk, energy drives you forward. ”
Parkrun and vitality invites the country to the Parkwalk on April 26th as Gabby rounds up compensation for the Women’s Rugby Women’s Six Nations Championship and prepares to cover the London Marathon.
The previous gymnast added: “It’s amazing to start as many people as possible, and hopefully breaks the records of most people in publicly participating walking events and creates healthy habits.
“Even if you’re a shy person, there’s someone like you who’s on that boat and has never done anything like this before, and that sounds even more difficult.
Over 5 million British people are registered with Parkrun, with around 200,000 events taking place every week.
Paul Sinton-Hewitt, founder of Parkrun, said:
“By participating in Parkrun, it’s a great way for people to connect with others and start improving their physical and mental health, whether they just walk, run, volunteer, or be outdoors with others.
“The average time to complete a park run is not only possible to walk in a park run, but more people continue to slowly and slowly as we discover that we encourage positively! Join us for a free walk this Saturday and every Saturday.”
