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Sport & exercise are for everyone... aren’t they? Society has probably led us to believe that women and sport & exercise don’t mix. But recently there has been a rise in the number of women participating in exercise, from physical activity to elite sport and because of this our understanding on how to optimise female health and performance in sport and exercise must also increase. However, at the moment there is a lack of awareness, evidenced-based education and support surrounding female-specific performance and health considerations, from the menstrual cycle to hormonal contraceptives, alongside, breast health, pelvic floor health, pregnancy and the menopause. This podcast is here to change this narrative and discuss all the female-specific topics that have went relatively under the radar for so long.

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SE1 EP5: Applying female athlete research in a high-performance environment.

April 05, 2021 • Kelly McNulty/ Emma Ross/ Rich Burden • Season 1 • Episode 5

On this episode I am joined by Dr Emma Ross and Dr Rich Burden. Emma and Rich worked together at the @EIS where they co-lead the SmartHER Programme to improve support of British Olympic and Paralympic female athletes within the UK high performance system. The SmartHER programme aimed to empower coaches, athletes, and sports practitioners to better understand the exercising female, and how to capitalise and cope with her physiology and psychology in the context of sport. In this episode we discuss: (1) how the SmartHER program come about and what the goals of the SmartHER campaign are, including who it’s for and the topics covered; (2) how female athletes and those working with them can raise awareness of these female specific factors and apply the likes of female athlete research in the real world; and (3) lessons learnt so far from working in this area and what they would like to see happen in the future.

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Resources: Emma Ross: Insta: @emma_zoe_ross Twitter: @ezross | Rich Burden: Twitter: @rich_burden

Additional resources: https://www.thewell-hq.com/ | https://www.eis2win.co.uk/

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