Fitter Radio Episode 116 - Dr Stacy Sims
Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast
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The Different Needs of Male and Female Athletes
There's a lot of coaching philosophies that don't differentiate between the needs of both male and female athletes. And you know, that are a moment that you had in Kona. I'd hate to think how many years ago it was. But when a woman starts getting older, all these supposed aging things start earlier than they think. It happens with men about a decade later because of different hormonal drops. For women, it's this transition from being normal cycle to perimenopause to menopause to postmenopause. That affects muscle and fat distribution and metabolism and core temperature.
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