Female Athlete Podcast

We live in a world where we can measure almost everything about ourselves. Heart rate, sleep scores, stress scores, training loads, heart rate variability the list is ultimately endless! On one hand this demonstrates substantial improvements in technology, but on the other side this can be quite overwhelming and sometimes might result in missing training/exercise when we don't necessarily need to. Georgie and Jess take a deep dive into what this data means and how you can manage it sensibly, giving some real world examples from athlete populations we have worked with. As always any questions reach out to us on our instagram @femaleathletepod Thanks for listening!

After a long stint away from the podcast The female athlete podcast is finally back! This episode unpicks all the reasons why we should and need to acknowledge sex differences within both sport and research.  Dr Georgie Bruinvels and Dr Jessica Piasecki delve into some of the reasons why males and female are physiologically different and how we can utilise these differences in a positive way.  Sex differences of course occur within the science but this actually may be visible in other aspects of our lives that are not quite as noticeable!

It's a busy one! In our final episode of Series 5, we answer two questions around the mirena coil, discuss how to deal with the impact of puberty on performance, why it's important to listen to your body when training through pregnancy and we give our book recommendations as we head into the autumn months! Thank you again for providing us with some interesting topic points. Keep your questions coming! Visit the link in our Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/femaleathletepod/?hl=en] to submit a question. Books: Choosing to Run: A Memoir, Des Linden [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Choosing-Run-Memoir-Linden/dp/0593186648] The Female Factor, Dr Hazel Wallace [https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-female-factor/dr-hazel-wallace/9781529382860] The Wild Card, Judy Murray [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Card-Judy-Murray/dp/1398711330#:~:text=The%20Wild%20Card%3A%20The%20captivating,Murray%2C%20Judy%3A%209781398711334%3A%20Books] Lioness My Journey To Glory, Beth Mead [https://arsenaldirect.arsenal.com/Gifts/By-Product/Books/Beth-Mead---Lioness-My-Journey-to-Glory/p/N05374] Good For A Girl, Lauren Fleshman [https://www.laurenfleshman.com/] Previous FAP episodes: Sophie Power Female Athlete Podcast episode, S2, E13 [https://femaleathletepodcast.buzzsprout.com/914179/6856597-sophie-power-ultras-running-postpartum-pursuing-your-goals-alongside-being-a-mother] Jo Pavey Female Athlete Podcast episode, S2, E4 [https://femaleathletepodcast.buzzsprout.com/914179/6139825-this-mum-runs-and-inspires-jo-pavey-on-her-lifelong-love-of-running-having-children-mid-career-and-how-she-s-stayed-at-the-top-for-so-long]  *Disclaimer: Materials and content in the Female Athlete Podcast are intended as general information only and should not be substituted for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment

In this episode we are joined by Sue Anstiss MBE and Dr Ali Bowes to talk about the recent Netflix documentary 'Game On- The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport'. Sue was the presenter and producer of the documentary which highlights some of the issues historically faced by women in sport and the knock on effects still impacting women and girls today. We discuss barriers placed in the way of women taking part in sport such as the female frailty myth, inappropriate clothes women have traditionally been made to wear when participating or competing, plus how we can continue the fight and help remove barriers for women and girls in a world historically dominated and controlled by men. Watch the Game On- The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport trailer. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6KeKenJaMc] Read Sue's book Game On- The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Unstoppable-Rise-Womens-Sport/dp/1800180624] Join the Women's Sport Collective. [https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/collective/] Follow Dr Ali Bowes on Twitter [https://twitter.com/DrAliBowes] Follow Sue Anstiss on Twitter [https://twitter.com/sueanstiss]

In this episode we speak to long-distance triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne. Recently Emma raced whilst on her period and bled through to her race suit...and it made the news. When a Twitter user called out a picture taken of Emma during the race to be cropped so the blood wouldn’t show, Emma responded in such an empowering and honest way (check out her most recent post on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/Csoa5cJMuIL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]) and the text below. Emma wrote in response to the tweet: "Thanks for caring but definitely something I’m not shy to talk about because it’s the reality of females in sport. My period comes over a month in between and there will be one day where it is super heavy. "I pray it won’t be race day but every now and then it is. No matter what tampon I have experimented with, for anything over three hours it’s too heavy. So just as someone might get gut issues in a race I have to suck it up and give what I have and not be afraid to talk to women who have the same problem.” We chat to Emma about the incident, the response she received on social media after her post and why she wants to continue to break down barriers for female athletes in this area. And if, like Lucy, you were wondering... here is a what a menstrual disc is!  [https://www.healthline.com/health/menstrual-disc] *Disclaimer: Materials and content in the Female Athlete Podcast are intended as general information only and should not be substituted for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment