Pilot Trial of an Online Physical Activity Intervention for Peri- and Post-menopausal Working Women

The online physical activity group will consist of four 45-60-minute sessions, which participants allocated to this group will be asked to commit to. These sessions will be delivered online and occur for 4 weeks. Discussions within the sessions will incorporate motivational interviewing, focussing on the benefits of physical activity, current physical activity levels, barriers to physical activity and overcoming these, motivation to complete physical activity, and goal setting. Participants allocated to this group will receive weekly reminders to promote attendance. Participants will also be asked to complete a weekly physical activity log that includes detail about the type of physical activity they completed, the duration, intensity, context and comments.

Participants will receive an information leaflet that includes information about menopause (e.g. definition, symptoms), the benefits of physical activity for menopause, recommended weekly physical activity levels (based on CMO guidelines), examples of physical activity, and signposting to online resources. Participants will be able to use the information leaflet as they wish, and complete a weekly physical activity log that includes detail about the type of physical activity completed, the duration, intensity, context and comments.