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Training Habits of Eumenorrheic Active Women during the Different Phases of Their Menstrual Cycle: A Descriptive Study

The purpose of this study was to examine the training habits of eumenorrheic active women during their menstrual cycle (MC), and its perceived influence on physical performance regarding their athletic level. A group of 1250 sportswomen filled in a questionnaire referring to demographic information,...

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Autores principales: García-Pinillos, Felipe, Bujalance-Moreno, Pascual, Jérez-Mayorga, Daniel, Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro, Anaya-Moix, Vanessa, Pueyo-Villa, Silvia, Lago-Fuentes, Carlos
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33915851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073662
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author García-Pinillos, Felipe
Bujalance-Moreno, Pascual
Jérez-Mayorga, Daniel
Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro
Anaya-Moix, Vanessa
Pueyo-Villa, Silvia
Lago-Fuentes, Carlos
author_facet García-Pinillos, Felipe
Bujalance-Moreno, Pascual
Jérez-Mayorga, Daniel
Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro
Anaya-Moix, Vanessa
Pueyo-Villa, Silvia
Lago-Fuentes, Carlos
author_sort García-Pinillos, Felipe
collection PubMed
description The purpose of this study was to examine the training habits of eumenorrheic active women during their menstrual cycle (MC), and its perceived influence on physical performance regarding their athletic level. A group of 1250 sportswomen filled in a questionnaire referring to demographic information, athletic performance and MC-related training habits. Of the participants, 81% reported having a stable duration of MC, with most of them (57%) lasting 26–30 days. Concerning MC-related training habits, 79% indicated that their MC affects athletic performance, although 71% did not consider their MC in their training program, with no differences or modifications in training volume or in training intensity for low-level athletes (LLA) and high-level athletes (HLA) with hormonal contraceptive (HC) use. However, LLA with a normal MC adapted their training habits more, compared with HLA, also stopping their training (47.1% vs. 16.1%, respectively). Thus, different training strategies should be designed for HLA and LLA with a normal MC, but this is not so necessary for HLA and LLA who use HC. To sum up, training adaptations should be individually designed according to the training level and use or non-use of HC, always taking into account the pain suffered during the menstrual phase in most of the athletes.
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spelling pubmed-80366172021-04-12 Training Habits of Eumenorrheic Active Women during the Different Phases of Their Menstrual Cycle: A Descriptive Study García-Pinillos, Felipe Bujalance-Moreno, Pascual Jérez-Mayorga, Daniel Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro Anaya-Moix, Vanessa Pueyo-Villa, Silvia Lago-Fuentes, Carlos Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of this study was to examine the training habits of eumenorrheic active women during their menstrual cycle (MC), and its perceived influence on physical performance regarding their athletic level. A group of 1250 sportswomen filled in a questionnaire referring to demographic information, athletic performance and MC-related training habits. Of the participants, 81% reported having a stable duration of MC, with most of them (57%) lasting 26–30 days. Concerning MC-related training habits, 79% indicated that their MC affects athletic performance, although 71% did not consider their MC in their training program, with no differences or modifications in training volume or in training intensity for low-level athletes (LLA) and high-level athletes (HLA) with hormonal contraceptive (HC) use. However, LLA with a normal MC adapted their training habits more, compared with HLA, also stopping their training (47.1% vs. 16.1%, respectively). Thus, different training strategies should be designed for HLA and LLA with a normal MC, but this is not so necessary for HLA and LLA who use HC. To sum up, training adaptations should be individually designed according to the training level and use or non-use of HC, always taking into account the pain suffered during the menstrual phase in most of the athletes. MDPI 2021-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8036617/ /pubmed/33915851 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073662 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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García-Pinillos, Felipe
Bujalance-Moreno, Pascual
Jérez-Mayorga, Daniel
Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro
Anaya-Moix, Vanessa
Pueyo-Villa, Silvia
Lago-Fuentes, Carlos
Training Habits of Eumenorrheic Active Women during the Different Phases of Their Menstrual Cycle: A Descriptive Study
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title_short Training Habits of Eumenorrheic Active Women during the Different Phases of Their Menstrual Cycle: A Descriptive Study
title_sort training habits of eumenorrheic active women during the different phases of their menstrual cycle: a descriptive study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33915851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073662
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