My gym knows when I’m on my period. Why ‘cycle syncing’ workouts are rising in L.A.

While social media touts the benefits of hormonal fitness, we explore the science behind cycle syncing and how the L.A.
Bustle

I Tracked My Period In The Stardust App & Learned A Surprising Amount

I don’t want to say my period runs my life, but... it kind of runs my life. I experience each phase of my cycle — menstruation, follicular, ovulation, and luteal — seemingly to the utmost degree, and ...
Refinery29

How To Exercise During Each Phase Of Your Menstrual Cycle

During my usual evening TikTok scroll, I came across a video of a personal trainer explaining how a person's menstrual cycle can have a pretty interesting impact on how they exercise. Depending on ...

Why my period made my gambling addiction worse

Researchers are looking to see if there's a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.
UUHC Health Feed

My Period Came Early—Am I Normal?

A period that shows up two weeks ahead of schedule can feel like a red flag, but timing alone does not always signal trouble. Cycles shift for all kinds of reasons—some meaningful, some just part of ...
New York Post

I’ve had my period for 1,000 days — doctors are stumped but a ‘cute’ clue in my uterus helped me solve it

Every woman dreads that time of the month, but what if it never ended? That’s the nightmarish reality for TikTokker Poppy (@poppy_the_plant), who’s been stuck on a never-ending period for more than ...
Women's Health

'I'm A Trainer, And I Think Cycle Syncing Can Actually Hinder Your Workouts. Here's Why.'

Cycle syncing is having a major moment in the fitness industry right now. (Search “cycle syncing workouts” on TikTok, and you’ll be served an eye-popping 14.7 million results!) If you’re not familiar ...
Runner's World

How to Keep Period Cramps From Derailing Your Run or Race

Earlier this spring, my 10-mile race and my period were scheduled to arrive on the same day. Every 28 (or so) days since my teenage years, I’ve found myself curled up in pain on the bathroom floor on ...
Business Insider

Breanna Stewart is a dominant force in the WNBA. Overcoming period pain and adjusting for her menstrual cycle is part of her strategy.

WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart is one of the most dominant basketball players on the planet. Building routines around her menstrual cycle and period pain helps her compete at her best. Stewart told ...
Business Insider

11 reasons why your period may be early, including stress and birth control

Early periods may be caused by lifestyle changes like stress, which alter your hormone production. Early periods can also be caused by underlying conditions like PCOS and endometriosis. Age-related ...
Cosmopolitan

I Didn’t Want Kids. Then I Lost My Period. Then I Suddenly Wanted Kids?

My mind was racing as I jogged to a pharmacy in the Balinese village where I’d spent the past month surfing, studying yoga, and filing stories as a travel writer. I was 29 years old and in the best ...