What Personal Trainers should know about the Menstrual Cycle

When personal trainers ask, “how should I train my clients for their menstrual cycle”, they might get some basic info like, hormones are low when your client is menstruating, so take it easy.

But you and I both know that the cycle is more complicated then looking at just the menstrual phase. There are 4 phases of the menstrual cycle and research is now showing that we have different physical capacities at each phase of the cycle.

For example, in this youtube video, I explained that your client’s with a menstrual cycle have better aerobic and anaerobic capacity at different phases of the cycle. While in the earlier part of the cycle (follicular phase) our clients might need more rest periods because we have more propensity for muscle damage.

If you’d like to learn more about how to train your clients in accordance to the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle, learn how you can do that, by following this link.