Reframing Female Fitness with Dr Emma Ross

The NHS stipulates that a person between the age of 19-64 should do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week. So why do almost 50% of women not exercise at all?Girls are dropping out of sport at TWICE the rate of boys, and they often never return. Alex is one of those people, so you are not alone if this is you! We speak to Dr Emma Ross about this issue, and why moving our bodies is so crucial for our physical and mental health. We need to reframe female fitness - it should be about taking up space, not getting smaller.Dr Emma Ross is a science communicator at heart, and has worked with Olympic and Paralympic teams to bring a fresh understanding of what it means to be a female athlete. Emma believes that an understanding of how our biology and anatomy works, and how that influences body, behaviour and emotion has the potential to help women everywhere, in all walks of life, to capitalise on their untapped potential, reduce anguish and anxiety, and experience their life in a new way. She now co-runs The Well HQ which supports women in exercise with science backed findings, from high performance athletes to schoolgirls getting their first period. She has also co-authored the incredible book The Female Body Bible.https://www.thewell-hq.com/@thewell_hq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.