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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 11 MIN

How to Exercise With Your Menstrual Cycle (Not Against It)

from The Period Press · host Samantha Garstin

Ever wondered why your fitness routine feels completely different depending on where you are in your menstrual cycle? If you've ever yeeted your trainers into the bin mid-routine, this one's for you.In this episode...Why moving cyclically works better than a fixed fitness routineHow to exercise with your menstrual cycle across all four phasesWhat "no pain, no gain" does to a spicy brain (spoiler: nothing good)How neurodivergence changes the way each phase feels in your bodyWhy ovulation isn't always the green light it's made out to beThe one question worth asking yourself every morning instead of following a planMentioned in the episode - A Year of Cyclical Running - What I LearnedHelpful Links...📖 Read the transcript here. 🟦 Connect with me on ⁠LinkedIn ⁠for daily insights🌶️ ND friends, grab your SpicyTrait Mapper and start spotting your own patterns.🩸 Not-so-spicy? Download the Cycle Harmony Mapper instead.💌 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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