The Female Athlete Podcast announces partnership with The Mintridge Foundation To Provide Education Sessions Around Female Physiology Within Sport And Exercise
The Female Athlete Podcast announces partnership with The Mintridge Foundation To Provide Education Sessions Around Female Physiology Within Sport And Exercise
The Female Athlete Podcast is excited to announce a charity partnership with The Mintridge Foundation, working side by side to provide education sessions around female physiology within sport and exercise in Mintridge schools and clubs. It all starts this week at the Sutton Academy in St. Helen’s, thanks to the wonderful generosity of the Ravensdale Trust.
The Mintridge Foundation was founded in 2015 and is dedicated to enhancing life skills in young people through sport. Through their team of Ambassadors the charity works with young people in schools, clubs and academies across the UK to increase sports participation and create awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing through sport.
“We’re so excited to partner with the Female Athlete Podcast, a podcast which I listen to regularly and have learnt so much from. We believe that by collaborating together we can reach more young people and open up the conversation around the female body, puberty and the menstrual cycle in school and clubs.”
Who Is the Female Athlete Pod?
Launched in March 2020, the Female Athlete Podcast uses conversation about the female body to educate and empower. They want to arm everyone with better knowledge and understanding of female physiology.
Topics covered so far on the podcast include the basics of the menstrual cycle, menstrual cycle symptoms, nutrition, menopause, hormonal contraception, puberty, bone health, menstrual dysfunctions (such as endometriosis and pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder), breast health and much more!
They have reached thousands of people through their podcast episodes and now they want to help the Mintridge community.
“We believe it’s so important to start education at a young age and normalise the area of puberty and periods for all children and athletes in schools and sports clubs. Through our partnership with Mintridge we will look to be accessible to more students, hold more webinars, answer more questions and hopefully arm more girls and boys with a better knowledge and understanding of the female body and how you can use that knowledge as a tool to improve performance and general wellbeing.”
So, what are we doing together?
Did you know, 60 days a year are lost due to menstrual health?
That’s nearly two months’ worth of productive training sessions or school days. A study carried out by Strava in 2019 found that 1 in 3 women miss work because of their menstrual cycle and 72% of women say they have never received any education regarding exercise and their menstrual cycle.
At the Female Athlete Podcast, they believe it’s vital to start the conversation early and support young people in their journey through puberty and their menstrual cycle using education and open conversation.
As a coach or teacher, we’re asking you to join us in supporting young athletes and students to reduce the days lost to menstrual cycle related symptoms and cut down on time spent away from school or the training ground.
The Female Athlete Podcast and the Mintridge Foundation, we’re looking to be part of the solution.
We’re offering education sessions to schools and clubs which are tailored to suit the demographic of the audience we're talking to. Suitable for students and athletes from 10+ years.
The Education Session will include:
A 45 mins presentation on the topic(s) of your choice:
The menstrual cycle basics, menstrual cycle health, how to alleviate menstrual cycle symptoms and why symptoms occur, nutrition around the different phases of your cycle, training and the menstrual cycle, puberty, hormonal contraception, menopause and perimenopause.
30 mins Q&A session following the presentation.
Handouts with key take-home messages and links to further resources after the session.
Olympian, Dr Jess Piasecki (co-host of the podcast) who currently hold the record as the third fastest British female marathon runner of all time will be delivering an online session to the students at the Sutton Academy on 8th September to launch the partnership. Throughout the day, ex England Netballer Pamela Cookey will be working with the students around sport and education. High achieving female role models will be at the core of the day. Jess is also a lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Nottingham Trent University with her research interests in bone health in female athletes. She has delivered multiple workshops to clinicians and sports women on the importance of nutrition for menstrual cycle maintenance and bone health. Recently returning from the Tokyo Olympic Games having taken part in the Marathon, Jess is the perfect role model and teacher around this previously taboo subject. To keep up to date with this programme, you can head to the Mintridge Foundation blog and social media channels.
Meet the Rest of the Female Athlete Pod Team:
Dr Georgie Bruinvels (co-host of the podcast): Georgie is a Sports Scientist and Researcher at Orreco. She leads the science behind their Female Athlete Program and FitrWoman™ app. Georgie holds a PhD from University College London and has published widely on the female athlete, iron deficiency and the menstrual cycle.
Lucy Lomax (co-host of the podcast): Lucy has been working as a sports journalist for the past seven years. Lucy produces the Female Athlete Podcast, is a passionate advocate for women in sport and is dedicated to promoting and providing evidence-based information about the female body to help educate women and those who support women.
*References / Further Reading
Listen to the Female Athlete Podcast
If you would like to understand more about the Female Physiology Sessions or Mintridge mentoring programmes with elite athletes and how they can support the young people at your school or club, click below.
In case you were wondering, Mintridge’s Alex Wallace & Lucy Lomax used to go to school together and that’s how the partnership came about! Here’s them in the Gresham’s School U14 team together!
If you are considering supporting the Mintridge Foundation as a business, organisation or as an individual, head to our SUPPORT US page below.
The Mintridge Foundation
Unit 4, Shieling Court
Northfolds Road
Corby
Northants
NN18 9QD
Tel: +44 (0) 1536 447106
www.mintridgefoundation.org.uk
