By the way, the notion that a menstrual cycle lasts 28 days is more myth than reality. Only about 13% of women have a 28-day cycle; the average is 29.3 days long.

That means during intense training cycles, you’ll want to (and should) drink even more. Protein is also incredibly important, throughout the cycle, and especially during the luteal phase.

Overall, the study found that while the median age at menarche hasn’t fallen too drastically, hovering around 12 years old, the share of women who started their menstrual cycles when they were ...

Cycle syncing is having a major moment in the fitness industry right now. (Search “ cycle syncing workouts ” on TikTok, and you’ll be served an eye-popping 14.7 million results!) ...

A normal menstrual cycle (from the beginning of one period to the beginning of the next), lasts anywhere from 21 to 35 days, says Emily Barrows, M.D., an OB-GYN at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia.

Last summer, Nike started a cycle-informed program on its Training Club app. Google searches for the term “cycle syncing” have surged in the last year, and the same hashtag has attracted more ...

Because of her experience, Federico said her goal is to help women understand their cycles, which will enable them to better communicate the symptoms they're seeing in themselves. Hopefully, that ...