Why Sport Still Gets Women’s Bodies Wrong | Dr Emma Ross

Why are women still being asked to perform in a system built around men? Dr Emma Ross, Co-Founder of The Well HQ, joins Georgie Ainslie to discuss what women should have been taught about their bodies, and why that knowledge matters in sport, at work and throughout life. Having spent a decade as Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport, Emma saw how training, equipment and research often overlooked women’s needs. She explains how those gaps affect everyone from Olympic athletes to teenage girls and women navigating midlife. Emma challenges the negative associations surrounding the word “hormonal”, exploring how our cycles can influence energy, mood and confidence, and why understanding your individual experience is more useful than following a universal formula. They also discuss strength training, pelvic floor health, the barriers driving girls away from sport, and why female athletes’ injuries demand a closer look at coaching, kit and playing conditions. Plus, why debilitating symptoms should never be dismissed as something women simply have to tolerate, and how coaches, colleagues and partners can make conversations about women’s health easier.

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