Just a middle aged woman w pmdd currently on her period getting overly emotional over this video because I'm just so darn grateful for this new wave of female athletes talking openly and scientifically about everything menstruating! Thank you Philly for reminding u that while we have the right to feel cursed by our menstrual cycle, it is essentially a sign of a healthy, functioning body and that is something to feel grateful for and amazed by!
As a man, I wholeheartedly agree with this! I got a snippet of this lesson as a wee middle schooler, but never knew how it affected the women in my life! Thank you Philly!
I’m so happy that pro runners are discussing this topic openly! I’m approaching 60 and am post menopausal. Nobody could have told me how much weaker I would feel (Yes, I know I need to lift weights and eat protein 🙄). Thank goodness MHT is becoming more common. We need more older women runners discussing this (Most out there are male). Females are told to hang up their running shoes. 😢
You are so well spoken and down to earth, Philly!! You have a witty sense of humour that makes mundane subjects like periods, exciting!! You are a natural teacher, a superstar runner and an outstanding UA-cam vlogger!! You and Daniel are the dream team ❤
1. Congratulations on your engagement!!! Congratulations on 100K! 2. I absolutely appreciate this video! I loved the information you shared and please keep sharing! I am 9 months postpartum with baby #2 and you have me more excited for the return of my period. Much love to you Phily! ❤
As a Dad of twin 21 year olds who have had ‘challenges’ on this front I welcome this video thank you. We’re all runners and health is everything. Thank you.
THANK YOU for making this video. The menstrual cycle is not talked about nearly enough. Globally we are under-educated on the menstrual cycle's affect on our bodies (in relation to running, exercise, or just every day life) and we need more large creators like you having this discussion. Thank you for being a voice for all of us who menstruate.
Post-menopausal and on HRT - I miss my hair and waistline but definitely don't miss constantly changing hormones/PMS/menstruation (I had forgotten about the sore boobs until you mentioned it). Also, as an athlete don't let where you are in your cycle on race day/a hard training day psych you out - I set a nearly 30 minute Half-Ironman PR on Day One of my cycle, which was always my worst day.
You are easily my favorite UA-camr. You are funny and authentic and resourceful and driven!! Thank you for your content but most importantly for adding your own touch to important topics
Whoo!! I love any videos like this. I'm a newly qualified doctor and really interested in pursuing obs and gynae (great explanation of the hormonal cycle btw!). One thing I'd love to add about supplementation you mentioned at around 26mins: a lot of the time your iron will come back as "normal" because the "cut-off" used is 15 for ferritin: however, athletes (and runners especially) need higher levels of ferritin to maintain performance. So, if your ferritin is even on the lower level of normal, it's a great idea to push for supplementation.
OMG I was not prepared for 17:40 - 18:05 1) 100 K subscribers! - huge congratz! 2) Daniel proposed ?!?! - HOLY SHIT CONGRATZ BOTH OF YOU! 3) low iron; can't train properly; might have torn a tendon ?!?! what is happening 😂
So important! There's some really interesting research emerging that neurodivergent people, particularly those with ADHD often experience more severe PMS symptoms too.
I'm a 21yr old male college runner but also a biologist and I will say how important it is to let your body go through its natural processes and cycles. People who don't study biology have no clue just how many millions of things need to line up perfectly for you to even be born, let alone, continue living. The complexity of proteins, energy storage, compounds, and chemicals that are in your body are at a level I have trouble comprehending. I guess what I'm trying to say is that our bodies are PERFECTLY made so changing any aspect of it will throw other parts off balance. Our bodies are truly amazing
TW - This has helped me so much. I had my first period in 7 years over the weekend just gone. My hormones have been completely unbalanced from restriction. Having my period come back obviously mean all this good work I have been doing for the past 8 months has finally paid off. However, mentally having a period felt like I had lost control again, not having a period kind of felt like a badge of honor in regards to my ED.. It is a whole thing, and kind of crazy this is/was my perspective.. but this video has 100% made me feel more at ease knowing the importance of my menstrual cycle and benefits to performance through running. Honestly, I am 27 and I did not know any of this, I have completely avoided the conversation or knowledge on it. I was totally in denial - Thank you x
Thank you for this video. This information is so important, it needs to be it there in an accessible format and you delivered that. I started training in alignment with my cycle about 2 years ago. It made a huge difference. I trained for 3 spring marathons in the last 3 years, once without taking my hormones into account and then twice with cycle alignment. The results: 3:51, 3:29 and 3:27. The first and second training cycle had the exact same mileage in the 16 weeks leading up the marathon, 821 miles, but the way I structured the training was quite different. I synced my deload weeks with my period so that I wouldn't have my biggest weeks when I feel the worst. Most training plans you can download have a 4 weeks cycle of 3 weeks building and 1 deload. If your period is of average length like mine, just make sure to start the plan in sync with your cycle. Also, fuelling my training better and focusing on energy availability made a huge difference. I know that some foods make my symptoms worse, e.g. eating pulses make the bloating worse so I'm avoiding them close to my period. Tracking food intake and symptoms helped me to find trigger foods. It also helped me with race performance if I avoid them in the days before the marathon. Thank you for the tip with eating fresh ginger. I'll have to look into that.
PS: after commenting, I went back to my notes and I found that my last three marathons were on day 23, day 7 and day 14 of my cycle. So the vastly different results were not only because of the cycle alignment of my training but also the first one occurred during the late luteal phase, the second in the follicular and the last around ovulation. The latter two, I obviously felt much better.
Incredibly thankful for you shedding light on this topic - basic female biology. Somehow it's always kept in the dark... +PLUS huge congrats on your engagement!
OMG PHILLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE VIDEO (will write another comment about how great this video is) but CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 100K AND OMG GETTING ENGAGED!!!!!! HUGE!!!! ❤❤
Sorry to hear about the low iron but ngl as an iron-deficient anaemic girlie I am excited about the upcoming video 😅 and this one was super important too!
Just watching this curled up in my bed at 7pm which feels like 10pm and feeling rubbish with my self and my monthly skin breakouts, low mood and fatigue, Thank you for your information and a positivity that this is all normal and healthy even when I don't feel that healthy :D I should probably have a super early night! :)
Since I started learning a bit more about cycle based training and everything I started noticing how my energy levels vary during the different phases. It is really cool and important knowledge and makes much more sense now why some sessions feel super easy and two weeks later the same pace is suddenly really hard and frustrating. Thanks for explaining it so well :)
Great video. As a biology nerd and fitness geek I love this video. We live in exciting times. Apart from all the factual info I think the positive messages for young women are invaluable. The women in my family in the 1960s and 70s were so secretive around males, about menstruation, it was so taboo, they called it "the curse" and sanitary towels were whispered as " STs".
Awwwwww Congratulations sweetheart!! So happy for you both! I’m in the throws of menopause so this is playing in the background with me saying, glad I don’t have to deal with that 💩anymore… but I do have a whole new hormonally shifted body to figure out…and I heard the subscriber count and cheered…THEN THE ENGAGEMENT!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 ❤🍾🍻🥂🥰
Congratulations on the proposal!!! As someone who trains for running and triathlon races and has gradually increased training volume over the years, I am very glad that my (male) coach who I have been working with for a few years now, has me track my menstrual cycle as well. I never did it before. But for the past few years I have monitored and learnt to understand the symptoms, pay attention to my body signals and know how to navigate through the "fun" phase better. As for training during the "fun phase" - I keep it easy/at low intensity. Even though I may not feel motivated to train at all, I find myself getting off from the sofa, make it to to the gym/or pool or put on my running shoes and after 10 minutes or so into the training, I feel a sense of relief and I ALWAYS feel much better when I finished the training compared to the hours that I spent on my couch before.
Not just women runners! But everyone who who coaches, partners with or simply wants to be attentive to the needs and requirements of female athletes. It really shouldn't be a taboo. I want women athletes to perform awesome and be healthy.
So so happy you’re talking about periods and helping more people understand them! Let’s release the stigma and understand our bodies better! As a nutrition and hormone coach, I love that you’re sharing your journey because it makes it so much easier for more women to talk openly about this very natural function of our bodies!
Great job with this video😊. For iron deficiency, I am not a doctor but am experiencing this as well. I recommend taking iron (supplements or oral medication) not together with coffeine and dairy products, as the absorption of it won't be optimal. I personally take it together with vitamin c. It's a kinda lenghty recovery journey and if oral intake doesn't improve your situation, possibly iron injections or infusions can help (of course only a physician can confirm those are feasible options for each case, as they aren't pleasant and without side effects). Take care, Phily! :)
I'm past menopause. Believe it or not, when my menstrual cycle stopped, I mourned! In the past, when I got my cycle, I felt happy that my body was doing what it was designed to do. I was lucky not to have negative side effects.
I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at 23 having only spent 2 years without a period. I'm over 30 now and osteoporosis will now never improve. Periods are so important. Thanks for making this video, Phily!
Phily... I am a endurance athlete, male and gynecologist. Awesome presentation and thank you for taking a complicated topic and breaking it down for everyone to understand. Love your channel. Keep up the great work🙌
I started this video thinking, wow philys skin looks amazing, now I am wondering...is it skin and me..or is it the follicular phase! Great video Phily! Very informative and helpful for both a husband and a daddy to a little girl 😊
Daniel having to go searching for metaphorical b-roll on this one. On a more technical note I hope modern technology can help the ladies of the world better track and understand their cycle phases.
This is a very well done video, and I agree it's an important topic. I've always viewed my period as a sign that my body is working properly. Generally I feel pretty alright physically regardless - I do retain a little more water around my period. If I do end up with any cramping (for me this is usually related to stress), I feel much better being physically active. That said, when the times comes that it naturally disappears forever (I'm 46 now), I will breathe a sigh of relief. I have always loathed dealing with it, and will probably never be able to love it. The best I can manage is a sort of grudging acceptance. On a side note, my doctor diagnosed me with iron deficiency a few years ago and put me on a supplement. They had me come back in for a blood test after three months to make sure it was working (if it didn't, it would be a sign that something bigger was going on), and then after another three months to check that the maintenance dose was correct.
I think female athletes' attitudes to periods depend a lot on how light or heavy their periods are and also how predictable (date/heaviness). This goes to everything from impact on performance and stamina to food and hydration to actually dealing with the bleed if it coincides with a race. Plus state of mind is a factor - for example a lot of runners want to compete in briefs rather than shorts, which can be difficult if you have a heavy period and especially if it's a long race.
Great news on 100K. A sign of being overly invested is when you get an urge to come round and offer to declutter the house… I quite the light fitting too. Probably a good thing we’ve moved a long way from the Greater Manchester area!
I have module in female athletes in college and information and delivery of the information was spot on, so good for athletes to be talking about MC more
Fab video. 💪💕. I also recommend Stacy Sims. I watched her Ted Talk "Women are not small Men" a few years ago, and have since read Roar. Absolutely game changing for me.
I never had any bad effects from my cycle until I hit my late 30’s (I’m now 45) and I’ve come to realise how much exercise and weight management is a factor in not getting the bad moods, lethargy and pain. A difference of 4-6 kg can have huge effects on me. I used to be able to eat like a horse but can’t now, so I’m building more muscle to mitigate all of this.
As a teen/ young adult when I ran competitively I didn’t have a period for years and I was told that it was normal because of my activity level. I didn’t know until I was 30 years old and was picking up running again and was diagnosed with REDs that it’s actually not normal to go long periods of time without menstruating. Very interesting how the dialogue is changing.
YES! Thanks for bringing up PMDD. I went years and years and years knowing something was wrong, just not what. It wasn't until I was aged 32, and a comedian brought it up randomly, that it clicked. So it really, really matters that people talk about this. The numbers you bring up here, 1.6% of the general population, increase massively when you look at the population that has ADHD and/or autism. Research is very sparse on this, but I've read and heard anywhere between 60% to 80% of those who have a uterus and ADHD and/or autism suffers from PMDD. I'm just bringing that up in case could be a fact that sways anyone to actually go and find out whether they have one or the other (PMDD, ADHD, autism) - there seems to be a good chance that if you have one, you have the other. And, if anyone is dealing with PMDD, here's what's helped me loads: hormonal patches, the same type that's used to in HRT to ease the symptoms of menopause. It's been a game changer to ease my symptoms of PMDD, more so than anything else I've tried.
I coach a handfull of women, ranging 25 to 42 in age. I absolutly take the rythm in to account in planning and doing training. There is a huge difference in how each one is affected, but they all are. Weeks of - and weeks of +.
Thank you for putting out a video on such an important topic, now it's time to use your influencer status to get Coros to add a period tracker... I've been requesting this feature FOREVER and they still haven't got one in place.
This is important! Periods are important vital signs for menstruating humans. Being a long distance runner, I’ve had my own struggles with my body and regulating my cycle. Recently I was diagnosed with PMDD. Being a woman in America, it’s horrible being diagnosed with something because we all know damn well no one is out there researching women’s bodies in the same way we research men’s bodies. Anyway, In doing some of my own research, I’ve found that undiagnosed ADHD can exacerbate PMDD symptoms. I can’t get in to see a specialist about ADHD for 5 months so we shall see. PMDD is pretty debilitating though and I’ve had to miss a lot of my life and work because of it.
And as you get closer to menopause it's a whole different ball game. Running gets really hard! We should be grateful for those hormones when we're young because they control pretty much everything that goes on in our bodies.
The average age of menstruation beginning is around 12-14, then perimenopause on average starts by the mid 40s, and the average age of menopause is 50, with females in the UK/USA living to about 80-82. I guess based off those averages menstruation lasts almost half your life but thats if you’re average. Many, many women stop menstruating far before 50-52 or have irregular periods for many years before they’re fully menopausal. The best years of ideal fertility are not typically half your life, which was not what you were addressing in this video, but it should be noted.
Have you looked at how injury risk varies through the menstrual cycle? When I first started looking at this to help me coach my athletes it seemed that there was evidence of joint 'looseness' and injury risk during the follicular phase (which is less than helpful if its the phase where an athlete feels most productive) - but the newer studies seem to be suggesting that injury risk is highest during the luteal phase.
Last week of my cycle is SHIT. I sometimes stop wondering why the hell I feel so miserable, weak, then look at my calendar - oh, that's why! Every time. On top of that I'm actually bipolar type 2, and before medication PMS could trigger a full blown journey to depression for a couple of months if I was not careful enough and overload my body and mind with something. Now it does not happen anymore, God bless proper medication, but keeping it low is still a good strategy for me. No intense training, if at all - sometimes being a couch potato for a week scratching my dog's belly, keeping my mental state intact.
Because of your adverts I got a sleep mask and it really did massively improve my sleep. Such a simple thing to make such a big improvement to my life. Thanks so much!
I have pretty severe symptoms. I literally can’t make major decisions in my luteal faze (week before my period) because my anxiety is so high that I become genuinely irrational.
Well past menopause now. Did not even realize I was going through it, because I was, honestly, running. Having the little bit of pudge issue, but honestly it’s not that bad. Lack of motivation is truly the issue. I find it very disheartening, that societies. (pretty much all of them) treat biology (especially female biology) as dirty or taboo. Medical research, barely considers women worth the time or effort. Medications are not adequately tested with women in mind. Women in pain are treated as hysterical or mental instead of physical. 😡
I hate having to bring this up: but for those in the USA, please, please, please do not use online apps to track your period. There are too many people who want to control women’s bodies and they should not have any access to this information. I am not being paranoid, this is happening in a number of states.
I worked in a primary school aged boarding house (private) and was super open about talking about periods to the boys and girls. With the girls it was generally the more practical things like what to do if you start in the middle in the night (100% wake the staff up, it’s totally fine) or at any time. To be totally open about which of the girls had started so that girls knew who they could talk about if they wanted to talk to a peer and if they were ‘scared’ to talk to staff, which peers they could talk to, but also make sure that the girls knew they could talk about it without any fear. I also talked openly with the boys so that they understood what girls went through and tried to facilitate a situation whereby the girls (who’d started and hadn’t) and boys could talk about it. It was interesting and both genders were pretty open to talking about it without any ‘yuckness’.
So true that hormones are vital for running performance. Thats why i started HRT at 51 and after 20 years i plan to be on it for ever. Oops, my GP thought i had night sweats and couldnt sleep...cos thats what i told him. If it was good enough for older female Russian athletes all tnose years ago...
Just a middle aged woman w pmdd currently on her period getting overly emotional over this video because I'm just so darn grateful for this new wave of female athletes talking openly and scientifically about everything menstruating! Thank you Philly for reminding u that while we have the right to feel cursed by our menstrual cycle, it is essentially a sign of a healthy, functioning body and that is something to feel grateful for and amazed by!
As a male coach to a squad of U15 / U17 girls I thought this was great. Have circulated it to my parent WhatsApp group. Thumbs up and thanks Philly
As a man, I wholeheartedly agree with this! I got a snippet of this lesson as a wee middle schooler, but never knew how it affected the women in my life! Thank you Philly!
I’m so happy that pro runners are discussing this topic openly! I’m approaching 60 and am post menopausal. Nobody could have told me how much weaker I would feel (Yes, I know I need to lift weights and eat protein 🙄). Thank goodness MHT is becoming more common. We need more older women runners discussing this (Most out there are male). Females are told to hang up their running shoes. 😢
You are so well spoken and down to earth, Philly!! You have a witty sense of humour that makes mundane subjects like periods, exciting!! You are a natural teacher, a superstar runner and an outstanding UA-cam vlogger!! You and Daniel are the dream team ❤
10:12 Mittelschmertz is German and means something like „pain in the middle“ so pain in the middle of the menstrual cycle
1. Congratulations on your engagement!!! Congratulations on 100K!
2. I absolutely appreciate this video! I loved the information you shared and please keep sharing! I am 9 months postpartum with baby #2 and you have me more excited for the return of my period. Much love to you Phily! ❤
As a Dad of twin 21 year olds who have had ‘challenges’ on this front I welcome this video thank you. We’re all runners and health is everything. Thank you.
THANK YOU for making this video. The menstrual cycle is not talked about nearly enough. Globally we are under-educated on the menstrual cycle's affect on our bodies (in relation to running, exercise, or just every day life) and we need more large creators like you having this discussion. Thank you for being a voice for all of us who menstruate.
Post-menopausal and on HRT - I miss my hair and waistline but definitely don't miss constantly changing hormones/PMS/menstruation (I had forgotten about the sore boobs until you mentioned it). Also, as an athlete don't let where you are in your cycle on race day/a hard training day psych you out - I set a nearly 30 minute Half-Ironman PR on Day One of my cycle, which was always my worst day.
You are easily my favorite UA-camr. You are funny and authentic and resourceful and driven!! Thank you for your content but most importantly for adding your own touch to important topics
And amazing work by Daniel who brings out your humor in a great way!
Whoo!! I love any videos like this. I'm a newly qualified doctor and really interested in pursuing obs and gynae (great explanation of the hormonal cycle btw!).
One thing I'd love to add about supplementation you mentioned at around 26mins: a lot of the time your iron will come back as "normal" because the "cut-off" used is 15 for ferritin: however, athletes (and runners especially) need higher levels of ferritin to maintain performance. So, if your ferritin is even on the lower level of normal, it's a great idea to push for supplementation.
Interesting. Thank you! I hate it when my blood test results come back "normal" and I know I am not fine. I always ask for the actual numbers now.
As a pelvic physical therapist, I appreciate you getting this info out there!! 👏
can you come and look at my pelvis? think i have a hernia
OMG I was not prepared for 17:40 - 18:05
1) 100 K subscribers! - huge congratz!
2) Daniel proposed ?!?! - HOLY SHIT CONGRATZ BOTH OF YOU!
3) low iron; can't train properly; might have torn a tendon ?!?!
what is happening 😂
Hey Phily !! Could you do a video talking about zones and how to use it in the right way ? Zone 2 is frustrating... Thanks !!
I'd like this too
She has. Look back through her videos. 😊
So important! There's some really interesting research emerging that neurodivergent people, particularly those with ADHD often experience more severe PMS symptoms too.
That's so interesting, thanks for sharing.
I'm a 21yr old male college runner but also a biologist and I will say how important it is to let your body go through its natural processes and cycles. People who don't study biology have no clue just how many millions of things need to line up perfectly for you to even be born, let alone, continue living. The complexity of proteins, energy storage, compounds, and chemicals that are in your body are at a level I have trouble comprehending. I guess what I'm trying to say is that our bodies are PERFECTLY made so changing any aspect of it will throw other parts off balance. Our bodies are truly amazing
This video had be LOLing so hard! Your description of how you feel training throughout your cycle is pretty much identical to what I experience!
Brilliant, well done Phily. One of the most informative videos on this topic. Congrats on 100, 000 subs too xox CONGRATS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT ❤🎉
TW - This has helped me so much. I had my first period in 7 years over the weekend just gone. My hormones have been completely unbalanced from restriction. Having my period come back obviously mean all this good work I have been doing for the past 8 months has finally paid off. However, mentally having a period felt like I had lost control again, not having a period kind of felt like a badge of honor in regards to my ED.. It is a whole thing, and kind of crazy this is/was my perspective.. but this video has 100% made me feel more at ease knowing the importance of my menstrual cycle and benefits to performance through running. Honestly, I am 27 and I did not know any of this, I have completely avoided the conversation or knowledge on it. I was totally in denial - Thank you x
I can’t wait to share this with my school sports team. So PERFECT. Thank you, thank you!
Thank you for this video. This information is so important, it needs to be it there in an accessible format and you delivered that.
I started training in alignment with my cycle about 2 years ago. It made a huge difference.
I trained for 3 spring marathons in the last 3 years, once without taking my hormones into account and then twice with cycle alignment.
The results: 3:51, 3:29 and 3:27. The first and second training cycle had the exact same mileage in the 16 weeks leading up the marathon, 821 miles, but the way I structured the training was quite different. I synced my deload weeks with my period so that I wouldn't have my biggest weeks when I feel the worst.
Most training plans you can download have a 4 weeks cycle of 3 weeks building and 1 deload. If your period is of average length like mine, just make sure to start the plan in sync with your cycle.
Also, fuelling my training better and focusing on energy availability made a huge difference. I know that some foods make my symptoms worse, e.g. eating pulses make the bloating worse so I'm avoiding them close to my period. Tracking food intake and symptoms helped me to find trigger foods. It also helped me with race performance if I avoid them in the days before the marathon.
Thank you for the tip with eating fresh ginger. I'll have to look into that.
PS: after commenting, I went back to my notes and I found that my last three marathons were on day 23, day 7 and day 14 of my cycle. So the vastly different results were not only because of the cycle alignment of my training but also the first one occurred during the late luteal phase, the second in the follicular and the last around ovulation. The latter two, I obviously felt much better.
Incredibly thankful for you shedding light on this topic - basic female biology. Somehow it's always kept in the dark... +PLUS huge congrats on your engagement!
Engaged?! Congratulations to both of you! 🎉
Great informative video! Congratulations on getting engaged and on the 100,000 subscribers! Amazing news 🎉
OMG PHILLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE VIDEO (will write another comment about how great this video is) but CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 100K AND OMG GETTING ENGAGED!!!!!! HUGE!!!! ❤❤
Sorry to hear about the low iron but ngl as an iron-deficient anaemic girlie I am excited about the upcoming video 😅 and this one was super important too!
Congratulations o your engagement and 100k! So happy for you and Daniel. This is a great video as per usual.
I was literally trawling youtube for this exact topic the other day so this couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you, Philly!!
Same!!!! 🙌🏼
@@AsiLisA87 we all in the luteal phase right now huh 😭
Just watching this curled up in my bed at 7pm which feels like 10pm and feeling rubbish with my self and my monthly skin breakouts, low mood and fatigue, Thank you for your information and a positivity that this is all normal and healthy even when I don't feel that healthy :D I should probably have a super early night! :)
Since I started learning a bit more about cycle based training and everything I started noticing how my energy levels vary during the different phases. It is really cool and important knowledge and makes much more sense now why some sessions feel super easy and two weeks later the same pace is suddenly really hard and frustrating. Thanks for explaining it so well :)
Great video. As a biology nerd and fitness geek I love this video. We live in exciting times. Apart from all the factual info I think the positive messages for young women are invaluable. The women in my family in the 1960s and 70s were so secretive around males, about menstruation, it was so taboo, they called it "the curse" and sanitary towels were whispered as " STs".
Awesome work Phily. Literally half of the population gets periods. Lets make it normal to talk about.
Awwwwww Congratulations sweetheart!! So happy for you both!
I’m in the throws of menopause so this is playing in the background with me saying, glad I don’t have to deal with that 💩anymore… but I do have a whole new hormonally shifted body to figure out…and I heard the subscriber count and cheered…THEN THE ENGAGEMENT!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 ❤🍾🍻🥂🥰
Congratulations on the proposal!!!
As someone who trains for running and triathlon races and has gradually increased training volume over the years, I am very glad that my (male) coach who I have been working with for a few years now, has me track my menstrual cycle as well. I never did it before. But for the past few years I have monitored and learnt to understand the symptoms, pay attention to my body signals and know how to navigate through the "fun" phase better. As for training during the "fun phase" - I keep it easy/at low intensity. Even though I may not feel motivated to train at all, I find myself getting off from the sofa, make it to to the gym/or pool or put on my running shoes and after 10 minutes or so into the training, I feel a sense of relief and I ALWAYS feel much better when I finished the training compared to the hours that I spent on my couch before.
Not just women runners! But everyone who who coaches, partners with or simply wants to be attentive to the needs and requirements of female athletes.
It really shouldn't be a taboo. I want women athletes to perform awesome and be healthy.
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Congratulations you two!🎉🎉
Odd video to be saying that but...here we are.
Congratulations 100K and Engagement 👩❤👨
Sweet Christ, how did I miss the engagement news!! Too cool! Congratulations 😊
Congratulations on all!! I think your skins been glowing lately! I’m so happy for you and Daniel!!!❤Awesome video!
Bravo Phily - so good to see you’re happy to tackle some not so trendy subjects wholeheartedly appreciate your endeavours to educate 😊
So so happy you’re talking about periods and helping more people understand them! Let’s release the stigma and understand our bodies better! As a nutrition and hormone coach, I love that you’re sharing your journey because it makes it so much easier for more women to talk openly about this very natural function of our bodies!
Needed this one!! Thank you so much for bringing awareness and your knowledge of the menstrual cycle to the running community👏🏼
Great job with this video😊. For iron deficiency, I am not a doctor but am experiencing this as well. I recommend taking iron (supplements or oral medication) not together with coffeine and dairy products, as the absorption of it won't be optimal. I personally take it together with vitamin c. It's a kinda lenghty recovery journey and if oral intake doesn't improve your situation, possibly iron injections or infusions can help (of course only a physician can confirm those are feasible options for each case, as they aren't pleasant and without side effects). Take care, Phily! :)
also cook with cast iron and get some nice sour cherry jelly/jam on the days you have trouble sleeping. cherries produce melatonin naturally.
Thank you so much for this video, I actually learned so much
I'm past menopause. Believe it or not, when my menstrual cycle stopped, I mourned! In the past, when I got my cycle, I felt happy that my body was doing what it was designed to do. I was lucky not to have negative side effects.
I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at 23 having only spent 2 years without a period. I'm over 30 now and osteoporosis will now never improve. Periods are so important. Thanks for making this video, Phily!
Phily... I am a endurance athlete, male and gynecologist. Awesome presentation and thank you for taking a complicated topic and breaking it down for everyone to understand. Love your channel. Keep up the great work🙌
I started this video thinking, wow philys skin looks amazing, now I am wondering...is it skin and me..or is it the follicular phase! Great video Phily! Very informative and helpful for both a husband and a daddy to a little girl 😊
I took your advice and tried to run a 5k PB today (because it's the "right" time in my cycle)... Managed to take 3min off my previous PB🎉🎉
Daniel having to go searching for metaphorical b-roll on this one.
On a more technical note I hope modern technology can help the ladies of the world better track and understand their cycle phases.
This is a very well done video, and I agree it's an important topic. I've always viewed my period as a sign that my body is working properly. Generally I feel pretty alright physically regardless - I do retain a little more water around my period. If I do end up with any cramping (for me this is usually related to stress), I feel much better being physically active. That said, when the times comes that it naturally disappears forever (I'm 46 now), I will breathe a sigh of relief. I have always loathed dealing with it, and will probably never be able to love it. The best I can manage is a sort of grudging acceptance.
On a side note, my doctor diagnosed me with iron deficiency a few years ago and put me on a supplement. They had me come back in for a blood test after three months to make sure it was working (if it didn't, it would be a sign that something bigger was going on), and then after another three months to check that the maintenance dose was correct.
Awesome video Phily! Great to see you using your platform for so much good 👏
❤ been a long wait for a video! But worth it
I think female athletes' attitudes to periods depend a lot on how light or heavy their periods are and also how predictable (date/heaviness). This goes to everything from impact on performance and stamina to food and hydration to actually dealing with the bleed if it coincides with a race. Plus state of mind is a factor - for example a lot of runners want to compete in briefs rather than shorts, which can be difficult if you have a heavy period and especially if it's a long race.
When my sister ran the Portland Marathon, we were meeting her at preset spots with extra tampons. It was a rough day, but she did great!
What a great vid 🫶🏻 thank you for sharing your learnings
Great news on 100K. A sign of being overly invested is when you get an urge to come round and offer to declutter the house… I quite the light fitting too. Probably a good thing we’ve moved a long way from the Greater Manchester area!
From a woman with a biochemistry degree and a history of deep diving into all this thanks to dodgy periods, very well covered Phily!
I have module in female athletes in college and information and delivery of the information was spot on, so good for athletes to be talking about MC more
Fab video. 💪💕. I also recommend Stacy Sims. I watched her Ted Talk "Women are not small Men" a few years ago, and have since read Roar. Absolutely game changing for me.
I never had any bad effects from my cycle until I hit my late 30’s (I’m now 45) and I’ve come to realise how much exercise and weight management is a factor in not getting the bad moods, lethargy and pain. A difference of 4-6 kg can have huge effects on me. I used to be able to eat like a horse but can’t now, so I’m building more muscle to mitigate all of this.
Thank you! Fantastic video x
As a teen/ young adult when I ran competitively I didn’t have a period for years and I was told that it was normal because of my activity level. I didn’t know until I was 30 years old and was picking up running again and was diagnosed with REDs that it’s actually not normal to go long periods of time without menstruating. Very interesting how the dialogue is changing.
YES! Thanks for bringing up PMDD. I went years and years and years knowing something was wrong, just not what. It wasn't until I was aged 32, and a comedian brought it up randomly, that it clicked. So it really, really matters that people talk about this.
The numbers you bring up here, 1.6% of the general population, increase massively when you look at the population that has ADHD and/or autism. Research is very sparse on this, but I've read and heard anywhere between 60% to 80% of those who have a uterus and ADHD and/or autism suffers from PMDD. I'm just bringing that up in case could be a fact that sways anyone to actually go and find out whether they have one or the other (PMDD, ADHD, autism) - there seems to be a good chance that if you have one, you have the other.
And, if anyone is dealing with PMDD, here's what's helped me loads: hormonal patches, the same type that's used to in HRT to ease the symptoms of menopause. It's been a game changer to ease my symptoms of PMDD, more so than anything else I've tried.
never smashed a like button faster-THANK YOU
Mittelschmerz is a german word and translates to "middle pain" or "pain in the middle" (of your cycle).
I coach a handfull of women, ranging 25 to 42 in age.
I absolutly take the rythm in to account in planning and doing training.
There is a huge difference in how each one is affected, but they all are.
Weeks of - and weeks of +.
Thank you for putting out a video on such an important topic, now it's time to use your influencer status to get Coros to add a period tracker... I've been requesting this feature FOREVER and they still haven't got one in place.
This is important! Periods are important vital signs for menstruating humans. Being a long distance runner, I’ve had my own struggles with my body and regulating my cycle. Recently I was diagnosed with PMDD. Being a woman in America, it’s horrible being diagnosed with something because we all know damn well no one is out there researching women’s bodies in the same way we research men’s bodies. Anyway, In doing some of my own research, I’ve found that undiagnosed ADHD can exacerbate PMDD symptoms. I can’t get in to see a specialist about ADHD for 5 months so we shall see. PMDD is pretty debilitating though and I’ve had to miss a lot of my life and work because of it.
Well done Phily. Smash those taboos and some cool science. This has helped me with my 9 year old girl!
Thanks for the video! Very informative 🤗
And as you get closer to menopause it's a whole different ball game. Running gets really hard! We should be grateful for those hormones when we're young because they control pretty much everything that goes on in our bodies.
Barely held my tea in for that first meme. Damn you Daniel! (Assume it was the editor who dropped that in there, in any case, Damn someone!)
Mittelschmerz= Middlepain in German
The average age of menstruation beginning is around 12-14, then perimenopause on average starts by the mid 40s, and the average age of menopause is 50, with females in the UK/USA living to about 80-82. I guess based off those averages menstruation lasts almost half your life but thats if you’re average. Many, many women stop menstruating far before 50-52 or have irregular periods for many years before they’re fully menopausal. The best years of ideal fertility are not typically half your life, which was not what you were addressing in this video, but it should be noted.
Have you looked at how injury risk varies through the menstrual cycle? When I first started looking at this to help me coach my athletes it seemed that there was evidence of joint 'looseness' and injury risk during the follicular phase (which is less than helpful if its the phase where an athlete feels most productive) - but the newer studies seem to be suggesting that injury risk is highest during the luteal phase.
I believe Natacha Oceane did a video that looked at research around this but I’m also curious to see more in depth studies about this effect.
@@WindowBird21 I think it was Natacha Oceane's video that started me looking down that particular rabbit hole.
@@alexmasidlover6833 it's pretty fascinating stuff but (like most other health issues historically affecting women) needs more research!
Last week of my cycle is SHIT. I sometimes stop wondering why the hell I feel so miserable, weak, then look at my calendar - oh, that's why! Every time.
On top of that I'm actually bipolar type 2, and before medication PMS could trigger a full blown journey to depression for a couple of months if I was not careful enough and overload my body and mind with something. Now it does not happen anymore, God bless proper medication, but keeping it low is still a good strategy for me. No intense training, if at all - sometimes being a couch potato for a week scratching my dog's belly, keeping my mental state intact.
thank you for this !!
Congratulations on you engagement!
Just a short question - what does 'low iron' mean for you as a female runner?
Those of us in Perimenopause, has it harder. A video on that would be great❤
@@acklimamaharaj8015 I’m not in the game of deciding who has it harder but am not going to pretend I know enough about this to make a video on it
Great video 👍
you got me with the egg whites jfc. this is a great video!
Because of your adverts I got a sleep mask and it really did massively improve my sleep. Such a simple thing to make such a big improvement to my life. Thanks so much!
Can you talk about how to take corners and running around a point (U-turn)?
I have pretty severe symptoms. I literally can’t make major decisions in my luteal faze (week before my period) because my anxiety is so high that I become genuinely irrational.
On my first day I am so freaking fast I cannot believe it. 3 prs and frigging amazing half marathon. 😂
I laughed when you said 1-5 days for a menstrual cycle. I get my period for 8 days. 😂 😢
Same! Always seven days + 😢
You should post more vlogs!
Does a hormonal IUD affect the body negatively?
idea: do one on HRT for post-m female athletes? maybe with other experts on with you?
Well past menopause now. Did not even realize I was going through it, because I was, honestly, running. Having the little bit of pudge issue, but honestly it’s not that bad. Lack of motivation is truly the issue.
I find it very disheartening, that societies. (pretty much all of them) treat biology (especially female biology) as dirty or taboo. Medical research, barely considers women worth the time or effort. Medications are not adequately tested with women in mind. Women in pain are treated as hysterical or mental instead of physical. 😡
How do you run a race on your period? Like a marathon?!!!!
I hate having to bring this up: but for those in the USA, please, please, please do not use online apps to track your period. There are too many people who want to control women’s bodies and they should not have any access to this information. I am not being paranoid, this is happening in a number of states.
Gonna tell my kids this was Key and Peele's menstruation orientation
I worked in a primary school aged boarding house (private) and was super open about talking about periods to the boys and girls. With the girls it was generally the more practical things like what to do if you start in the middle in the night (100% wake the staff up, it’s totally fine) or at any time. To be totally open about which of the girls had started so that girls knew who they could talk about if they wanted to talk to a peer and if they were ‘scared’ to talk to staff, which peers they could talk to, but also make sure that the girls knew they could talk about it without any fear. I also talked openly with the boys so that they understood what girls went through and tried to facilitate a situation whereby the girls (who’d started and hadn’t) and boys could talk about it. It was interesting and both genders were pretty open to talking about it without any ‘yuckness’.
"Please continue watching this video because you have women in your life"
Meanwhile I'm here for the knowledge about human physiology
So true that hormones are vital for running performance. Thats why i started HRT at 51 and after 20 years i plan to be on it for ever. Oops, my GP thought i had night sweats and couldnt sleep...cos thats what i told him. If it was good enough for older female Russian athletes all tnose years ago...
WAIT GO BACK TO THE ENGAGED, WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS
Congrats! 😁
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for those already familiar with the cycle: at 13:00 her little talk ends