Episode 23 - Sport and the menstrual cycle

Our guest this week is Velvet Klass, she is currently studying her PhD at Flinders University with a focus on female athlete health, relative energy deficiency and the menstrual cycle.  Velvet shares her knowledge with Sam and Ben on the different phases of the menstrual cycle and how these can impact an athlete's performance. Also, how clubs and coaches can best support their members and what exactly is period poverty. Club of the day: https://www.facebook.com/SouthAustralianScorpions Where to go next: https://www.instagram.com/athleticladiesfindinganswers/?hl=en  https://wild.ai  https://tabooau.co https://www.instagram.com/periodoftheperiod/?hl=en Linked In ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/beyond-the-club-podcast-623288226/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BeyondtheClubPodcast⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/beyondtheclubpodcast/⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/beyond_the_club?lang=en⁠⁠⁠ Ben Hook https://twitter.com/benhook1 Sam Elliott https://twitter.com/Sam_ElliottFU Time Stamps: (00:00)-(02:46) Intro (02:46)-(06:21) Club of the Day (06:21)-(28:20) Empowering Athletes through Menstrual Health Awareness (28:20)-(28:53) Sammy D Ad (28:53)-(44:57) Elevating Athletes with Menstrual Cycle Insight (44:57)-(45:39) Good Sports Ad (45:39)-(46:35) Outro