I'm joined by Jill Fairbairn in episode 25 to open a much needed conversation about your fitness progress and how your periods and perimenopause could be affecting it.
Jill is an experienced Therapist and Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the health wellness and fitness industry. Skilled in Holistic Health, Coaching Runners, Endurance Sports Specialist, Therapeutic Massage, and Strength & Conditioning.
If injury, tiredness is stopping your progress or your training has plateaued then this is definitely a must listen episode.
We discuss how not just your mood and energy levels change throughout the month but also your strength and endurance and why an intuitive approach to your training may be required to achieve optimal performance but also reduce your risk of injury.
Jill chats about the recent course she completed 'Women are not small men' and why as females we may need to adjust or alter our training schedules to our own unique cycle patterns. With our ability to lift heavier, run faster in the first stage of our cycle: Day 1-14 (with day 1 being the first day of your period) known as the follicular phase. Whereas in the second stage: Day 15-28 (being the luteal phase) and based on an average 28 day cycle, our energy may dip and we are less likely to hit the personal bests. Therefore, we may benefit from having a de-load week and focusing more on flexibility and mobility.
As we are all perfectly imperfect, it is important to listen to your own body and do what is right for you. However, Jill offers 3 valuable tips that you can implement to help you on your own fitness journey. We aim to keep the conversation going on this, so please do share to your female friends and family and drop me a message if this episode resonated and if you would like to hear more of the same.
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