Every body is different, including our hormones. Yet so often, women are following the same training plans or being coached in the same way as men.  We find out from Dr Georgie Bruinvels, research scientist and co-creator of FitrWoman, why we should be taking a much more individual approach and paying more attention to our hormones to inform our training - and by doing so, how female athletes can use the menstrual cycle to improve their performance, whether that's on the track, in endurance events or in the gym.  Dr Georgie also talks us through why and how we should be monitoring our iron levels for optimal health and performance.  This is such an important topic for both men and women to understand and Dr Georgie is an absolute expert. We learned an incredible amount in just this hour interview and we're both excited to implement some changes into our own training.  Follow Dr Georgie Bruinvels on Instagram: @georgiebruinvels  If you’re enjoying our conversations, please do us a big favour and leave us a rating on Spotify/Apple. You can also follow us on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @5mileseasy. A big thanks to our sponsors for this episode: VELOFORTE: if you’re looking for a natural way to fuel your training with real ingredients, no artificial nasties and no compromise on taste, Veloforte is for you. Veloforte has an incredible range of kitchen crafted bars, shakes and chews to power your performance and provide an optimal balance of essential ingredients to look after your overall wellness. Head to veloforte.com to check out the full range and use code 5MILES for 30% off. SOAR: If you are after ultra light, breathable and minimalist design with maximum performance running kit, check out SOAR’s collection at soarrunning.com PB Rewards - if you’ve run a verified PB between 1/3/24-31/5/24 then you can claim £50 Soar credit: https://www.soarrunning.com/blogs/news/soar-women-spring-pb-reward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.