Women's Fitness

GO WITH YOUR FLOW

A period can make anyone feel like skipping exercise. You might even think that working out while menstruating is a complete waste of time, following a recent global survey from Strava that shows 88 per cent of women believe their training performance is at its worst when they’re on their period. Add to that a new survey from adidas which claims that one in four girls around the world drops out of sport in adolescence, citing fear of leakage while on their period as a key reason, and the odds against exercising on your period start stacking up.

But while cosying up under the safety of your duvet might seem preferable to a sweaty workout session, you could be missing a useful way of

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