For those of you digging into cycle syncing — the trend of planning your workout routine around your menstrual cycle — I have news for you. Top experts in the health and fitness industry, including an Olympic weightlifter and a renowned female endocrinology researcher, say that the evidence simply isn’t there.
As a personal trainer, I’ve been asked “Should you sync your workouts to your cycle?” multiple times. I’m not an expert on the topic, so earlier this year I reached out to doctors, hormonal experts and longevity coaches for their opinion. In general, they believed cycle syncing could be beneficial for women.
