Menstual cycle and performance in female soccer
Introduction Female soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, gaining more and more attention throughout the years. However, the literature within female soccer is fairly limited. Females represent only thirty nine percent of the athletes studied while the remaining sixty one percent are male athletes (Costello et al., 2014). According to […]
Active Rest Day
Hello team! Hope you stay strong and healthy above all! Today is your chance to recover from the last 3 workouts we had! You can go for a walk, go for jogging or cycling! Do whatever feels good to you and always listen to your body! I’ ll choose to go for a walk with […]
PCOS & Exercise
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common female reproductive-age endocrine disease which affects about 5–10% of female population. The clinical spectrum of PCOS encompasses hirsutism, acne and male pattern alopecia, the sequelae of hyperandrogenism, and infertility as a result of ovulatory disturbance. PCOS is predominantly characterized by chronic anovulation (no egg produced), insulin resistance and […]
Why be physically active?
My big question is how can you not exercise? Knowing all the health benefits of being physically active how can you still be sitting on the couch doing nothing? If you are currently inactive I hope that you start thinking differently and take some action by the end of this reading! Let me start with […]
Staying active during pregnancy!
There is growing evidence that regular physical activity during pregnancy contributes positively to physical and psychological health. Since pregnancy is a period of profound physical and psychological changes in a woman’s life, it is an opportune moment for a woman to identify, modify, and adopt habits and behaviours at the level of healthy lifestyles. Women […]
Do you eat enough salt?
Salt is an essential nutrient that our body depends on to live. Salt, is needed to maintain the optimal amount of blood in our bodies; it’s even needed by the heart to pump blood throughout our bodies. It is essential for digestion, cell-to cell communication, bone formation and strength, and prevention of dehydration. Sodium is […]