Talking Point: S1E9 - How Menstruation Affects Sportswomen

This month Lisa's guest is Dr. Georgie Bruinvels a research scientist for Urenco to discuss her research and work into our menstrual cycles and how they affect how hormones and other components of our life and how that affects our athletic participation. Georgie is a research scientist for Orreco, a sport science and data analytics company and the lead scientist for Fitr Women which has a Orreco's Female Athlete Program. More specifically Fitr women works with exercise in girls and women to help optimize training and performance around the menstrual cycle to drive education and reduce drop out from school and importantly to advance research in this somewhat under researched area. Georgia has just completed her Ph.D. from University College, London and has spent the last month on the road talking about the upcoming launch of the free app. It's designed for  women to track the menstrual cycle educate them on what is going on in their body while also providing training and new nutritional suggestions based on where they are and their menstrual cycle.
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