Surprise, surprise, some ergogenic aids work differently for us than they do for the guys.
Research on female college athletes shows that more than 65 percent of them use some type of supplement at least once a month. I donât know what the percentage is among performance-minded women outside of ...
A new study links a momâs physical activity to her offspringâs lung function.
For years, women have contacted me, fresh off a positive pregnancy test, wondering whether they need to stop working out for fear of doing harm. In fact, the opposite is true. Â
For starters, it is safe for female athl...
Menstruation can be a prime time for PRs. Hereâs how to go with the flow (no matter how heavy your flow).
âWhatâs the matter, you on the rag?â
âHey âladies,â are you going to get your heads in the game, or do you need some tampons?â
When I was coming up through sports, it wasnât uncommon for mal...
Women struggle more than men to get a good nightâs rest. Letâs fix that.
Women appear to have a predisposition to struggling with insomnia. Research meta-analysis has shown it. Surveys by the National Sleep Foundation have shown it. Up to 67 percent of women reported having trouble sleeping at l...
Working with your physiology to keep your cool is more important than ever as temperatures reach new heights.
Though the temps are cool and cloudy here in the Southern Hemisphere where I live, active women working out in the Northern Hemisphere are facing scorching temps, with many places hittin...
Research finds viewing #fitspiration posts can harm body image and make exercise feel harder.
As a female athlete performance physiologist, I work with women of all fitness and age levels to optimize their physiology and help them feel and perform their best. I know all too well how many barrier...
Research shows incontinence is common in active women. Donât let stress incontinence keep you on the sidelines.
During a photo shoot for our upcoming book (out Spring 2022), my co-author Selene Yeager was surrounded by fierce, active women, who openly shared something they generally keep secret:...
Is the pill blunting your training gains?
Chances are, if youâre on the pill, itâs to prevent pregnancy (or to help treat other conditions like PCOS), not to enhance your athletic performance. But Iâm guessing you donât want your contraception to be hindering your athletic performance either. We...
We are more than organ systems in isolation. How we move through this world impacts our health, performance, and wellnessâa lot.
Iâve been thinking a lot about what scientists call âlived experience.â Lived experience is technically defined as âpersonal knowledge about the world gained through d...
Hereâs how to make sure youâre eating enough!
When women come to me because theyâre struggling with poor performance one of the simplest (though not always easiest) and most successful strategies I provide is getting them to eat more.
Many women athletes are chronically underfed, whether itâs be...
I sat down with 8x U.S. Champion Steeplechase runner and Olympic bronze medalist Emma Coburn for Episode 5 of Nuuness TV, a Nuun-sponsored YouTube series devoted to women in sports.
It didnât take long before the topic turned to my scientific impressions of current diet trends. Of course, I jump...
