Wow! This book is a fountain of knowledge and I have learnt so much from it.
Wonderfully and simply written with masses of useful information.
Highly recommended.

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This is such a great book and one I dip into occasionally. It’s such an interesting read and great for educating anyone

This book is about to be a game changer.

As someone who suffers with endometriosis, I’m more aware of my cycle than most, but this book goes so much further than that. Emma, Baz and Bella make it so easy to use this information in real life.

It covers hormones, sports bras, nutrition, injury prevention, the pelvic floor and so much more. It’s easy to understand and laden with real life experiences. It should be on the bookshelf of every woman, parent, coach, teacher and doctor in world!

Amazing book! Fills a big gap in information. Being a sports science student I have seen first hand the gaps in research for women. I would highly recommend this book for anyone women playing or working in sport as well as those who work with women.

I did quite like this but felt there was a lot of jargon and it was challenging to pick out the key points, it also would have been nice to have more for non super active women. Overall I learnt some interesting things that I can work on and it's nice that it's backed up by research.

I turned 40 this year. I read this book switching between thinking, why am I only just finding out about this stuff that specifically related to my physical body, and feeling incredibly downhearted and disappointed that the patriarchy still massively hampers women in so many different areas; in the case of this book, women in sport.

Even if you’re not planning to run marathons or strength train to life heavy weights, this is still an excellent book to discover how being a woman, from your menstrual cycle, to your breast size and your bone structure is going to effect your performance when it comes to being active. It also highlights very alarmingly that the majority of research into sports science is focused on men. In major sports, women are frequently hampered by having to wear unisex clothing, which is a one size fits all kit designed for a male physique. If women did have a kit made for them, it is often hyper sexualised (e.g. men in hockey wear shorts and shirts, women in hockey wear skirts and vests). Imagine the noise men in sport would make if sports clothing was specifically made to fit a woman’s body and they had to wear that for their male physique?

With all this focus on men and women offered the aptly named, ‘shrink it and pink it’ version, it’s no wonder women and girls are put off sport.

The book has lots of easy to digest information and advice women can take away and add to their own fitness regime. Instead of our menstrual cycle being an inconvenience and someone taboo we shouldn’t talk about, the book highlights the menstrual cycle’s superpower. I didn’t know my body will gain more strength and muscle if I just focus my strength workouts at a specific time in my cycle before I read this book.

The book highlights the need for more research and studies solely on women and the need to talk about our bodies and our reproductive system beyond its purpose to carry a child.

This is an absolutely fascinating read for any woman interested in her health, well-being and fitness. Very little (until recently) has been researched into how things differ for women. I learnt a lot about diet, sleep and how to optimise my fitness regime. As I move into midlife I thought many of the recommendations were really relevant to me. But also, I realised how much I could have been doing to protect myself from injuries, gain protection for my bone health etc. when I was younger too. It is the sort of book you really want to press into the hands of anyone involved in fitness (I'm certain PTs and fitness trainers, PE teachers would benefit) but also any young women interested in their health over their lifetime, The authors are experts in their fields and reassuringly positive about the outcomes we all should be able to obtain by understanding our bodies better.

What an amazing book. Every person should have access to this book while at school - I wish I'd found it years ago!
Such great advice but also, it's so simple, why has this not been said/acted on already.