Should you sync your workouts to your period?
Menstrual cycles are highly individual, making blanket advice found on social media difficult to apply, researchers say.
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"There isn't any research to support that kind of phase-based prescription."
— Kelly McNulty , Academic
"The problem is not that the menstrual cycle is irrelevant, but that not everything is predictable."
— Sarah Mackay , Influencer
"In my luteal phase I'll try and ease off in the training."
— Cesci Burgoyne , Other
Key People
Cesci Burgoyne is a nurse and qualified personal trainer and nutritionist based in Sydney, Australia.
Dr Faye Bate is a trained medical doctor and women's health expert.
Kelly McNulty is a researcher at Leeds Beckett University specializing in menstrual cycles and exercise.
Sarah Mackay is a fitness creator known online as @fitwsarah.
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Menstrual cycles are highly individual, making blanket advice found on social media difficult to apply, researchers say.
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