Megan has spent a lot of time around the netball court, from coaching, to playing, to umpiring!
Megan looks back to how she was educated at school about puberty and the menstrual cycle, and notes that it was only really periods that were spoken about.
Periods are not the full story of the menstrual cycle!
Megan shares how finding out about the four phases of the menstrual cycle helped her to understand why her body felt a certain way through different weeks of the month – and it’s all because of female health hormones fluctuating inside our bodies.
Since listening more closely to her body through these different phases of her cycle, recently she’s noticed some regularity and patterns with migraines and fatigue.
Looking ahead, she plans to take more ‘me time’ and fuel her body differently, especially around the week in her cycle leading up to her period.
Understanding why these changes happen in the female body can help us to make changes in our lifestyle that ultimately benefit us more as active women.
Find out more about phases of your cycle here.
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