{"id":119909,"date":"2024-01-31T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=119909"},"modified":"2024-01-31T14:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:25:27","slug":"tizzie-frankish-menopause-walks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/menopause-your-way\/guest-author\/tizzie-frankish-menopause-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tizzie Frankish on 10 menopause walks to try"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the walk of a lifetime on the Camino de Santiago in Spain<\/a> (all 113kms of it), I reflected on the reasons why I walk, why I\u2019ve always walked\u2026 cue image of a screaming newborn and my worried partner saying \u2018Why don\u2019t you go for a walk? You always feel better when you walk.\u2019<\/p>\n

He was right\u2026 that day I put my very new and very screamy son in his pram, and I walked and walked and walked. So, fast-forward eleven years and one perimenopausal meltdown later, I started walking again to manage my own internal screaming, and I soon realised that walking for wellbeing might have been my goal, but it wasn\u2019t the purpose of every walk.<\/p>\n

There are fundamental whys behind a walk\/wheel, such as getting from A to B or as a form of exercise, but during my menopause season I have been walking to feel connected to the environment and more importantly connecting with myself. However, there have been times when I\u2019ve walked to switch off, step out of the world or make sense of my situation.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I walk to find inspiration, mull over a problem, or engage in my surroundings. At other times I walk because I don\u2019t know what else to do. I don’t always know how to manage my mood or quiet the mindless chatter in my mind. Yet, through my myriad of walks, I’ve learnt that a stroll is good for the menopausal soul.<\/p>\n

Here are my ten favourite walks for mood and menopause:<\/p>\n