Should you tailor your workout program to your menstrual cycle? Recently, a lot of fitness influencers have touted the idea of “cycling” your training program around your menstrual cycle. For example, many influencers have suggested taking two weeks off of exercise from ovulation to the start of your period. Others have suggested taking the week of your period off of training. Others have suggested doing only light training weeks during the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle. In this post, we dive into the research regarding exercise performance and injury risk across the menstrual cycle.
