Kerry McGawley is Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University, a coach and coach educator, and a very good age group triathlete. In this interview, we discuss the current science on the female athlete, where we need to do more in both academia, in sports organisations and in society, and practical takeaways. This is part two of a two-part interview, where part one was about Kerry's own training as an age-group 70.3 World Champion.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Mother-athlete challenges
-Menstrual cycle phases and performance
-Menstrual health literacy and barriers to coach-athlete communication
-Amenorrhea and associated injury risk and performance outcomes
-Next steps in academia, organisations and elsewhere
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Kerry's Twitter, Instagram and Research Gate
Kerry McGawley, PhD (part 1) | EP#408
The menstrual cycle and oral contraception – impact on exercise performance with Kelly McNulty | EP#280
Improving menstrual health literacy in sport - McGawley et al. 2023
Tick-tock goes the biological clock: Mother-athlete challenges facing elite Scandinavian cross-country skiers - Bergström et al. 2023
Influence of Menstrual Cycle or Hormonal Contraceptive Phase on Physiological Variables Monitored During Treadmill Testing - Taipale et al. 2021
"Do Elite Sport First, Get Your Period Back Later." Are Barriers to Communication Hindering Female Athletes? - Höök et al. 2021
The FENDURA project
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