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In this episode of the Modern Wellness Podcast, Oli Patrick speaks with Baz Moffat, co-founder of Well HQ, to discuss the critical need for education on female health in sports and fitness. They discuss the mission of Well HQ to bridge the knowledge gap in female health, the importance of systemic change within sports organisations, and the challenges of messaging around female health. Baz shares insights on the implications of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) and emphasises the need for a cultural shift in how female health is perceived and discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baz Moffat is having an extraordinary impact in the world of women's health.A former GB Rower, Baz co-founded The Well HQ, an organisation that educates and empowers women to understand their bodies and use that knowledge to thrive in sport, health and life. Baz was in the GB Rowing team from 2005-2008 – medalling at the World Championships in 2007. With degrees in Sports Science and Health Related Behaviour Change, Baz ran personal training and fitness businesses before moving into women's health and in 2021, co-founding The Well HQ.Baz is also the co author of ‘The Female Body Bible'.We explore so much in this fascinating episode from the challenges of competing in sport at the highest level to the systemic changes needed to accommodate female athletes today.Baz is refreshingly open about the challenge of running a mission-driven business whilst addressing taboos that have existed in society for hundreds of years.It's inspiring to hear more about the cultural shift that is finally taking place, as Baz shares her hopes for a more inclusive future in sport and physical activity.Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

In this, the 18th series of The Game Changers I'm talking to founders and entrepreneurs. These are the women who have set up organisations that help change the landscape for all women and girls across sport. There's so much we can learn from their journeys as they openly share the challenges and joys in establishing new brands, finding investment and building businesses.With new episodes launching every Tuesday this autumn the guests for this fascinating series include: Baz Moffat – A former GB rower who co-founded The Well HQ, an organisation that educates and empowers women to understand their bodies and use that knowledge to thrive in sport, health and life. Kelly Newton – the founder and CEO Nixi Body, which makes absorbent & discreet leak proof underwear, who has a very focused mission – to keep women moving through menstruation, motherhood and menopause. Danielle Sellwood – A former Sportswear Designer and women's sports publisher, who now shares diverse stories of sport and adventure through powerful documentaries made by her company Find It FilmYvette Curtis – The founder of Wave Wahines a surf club enabling women and girls to access surfing at an affordable cost and in a nurturing environment. Striving to increase representation in surfing and its culture. Lucy Horsell – the founder of PEBE Sports Bras who is driven by a mission to empower female athletes of all levels and establish the sports bra as a functional and critical piece of kit.Laura Youngson – CEO at Ida Sports – the female sports performance footwear company. Laura's also a STEM advocate, a TED Speaker and co founder of Equal Playing Field, highlighting the gender inequalities that exist in sport and celebrating women's football. Mhairi Maclennan – the CEO & Co-Founder of Kyniska Advocacy, Mhairi is a Safe Sport Advocate, a sexual assault survivor and an incredible elite athlete who recently become British Marathon Champion.Mel Bound – the founder of This Woman Runs (formerly This Mum Runs), the world's largest digital and in person running community for women, with a vision to inspire women everywhere to enjoy the life changing benefits of being active.The Game Changers is available for free wherever you find your podcasts or you can listen directly from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. Please do start following the podcast now so you don't miss out on these fascinating, inspiring new conversations.The whole of my book ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport' is also available on the podcast. You'll find a free audio book in series 13.As well as listening to The Game Changers on the Fearless Women website, it's also where you can find out more about the Women's Sport Collective, a free inclusive community for all women working in sport. We now have over 8,600 members across the world, so please do come and join us. The Game Changers. Fearless women in sportThank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

One in four American women suffer from some kind of pelvic floor disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. That's 25% of us! And yes, that number goes up as we get older. And running can trigger accidents and make it worse. And this is not just a female phenomenon. Men have a pelvic floor too and can also have issues. Most guys certainly aren't talking about it! Some people are so ashamed, embarrassed, and downright fearful of leaking that they choose to quit running all together.  I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way. I've brought on pelvic floor specialist and international coach, Baz Moffat. You'll learn: Why pelvic floor issues happen and increase as we age and especially when we run, What the signs are of a more serious problem and, most importantly, The surprising ways to strengthen the muscles to prevent leaks and incontinence in the first place (and it's not kegels!) Baz is a former member of the rowing team for Great Britain and she is a prominent voice in the women's health movement. She is a co-founder of the Well HQ whose mission is to challenge the status quo for women in health, fitness and sport. This is a powerful conversation for anyone who has a pelvis and unless you are like Baz and study this for a living, I promise you will learn something brand new that you can apply today. The other thing I want to say is that this topic doesn't have to be all doom and gloom! Baz has several great tips on making pelvic health more normalized and dare I say it, even fun. Be sure to stay tuned all the way to the end of the episode for the Mental Strength Minute to fortify your mind in 60 seconds or less. LINKS: Connect with Baz on The Well HQ ▶️The Planted Runner is now on YouTube! Click here to subscribe and be automatically entered to win a FREE custom training plan. Winners chosen each month. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Planted Runner Podcast is your perfect running buddy! Subscribe, follow, rate, and review now wherever you get your podcasts. This is the #1 way to support this work for FREE. ➡️FOLLOW The Planted Runner on Instagram @theplantedrunner for more running, plant-based nutrition and mental strength tips. 

Now that women's sport is advancing, we need clear safeguarding rules for women and girls about what is and isn't okay when it comes to talking about female health outside the realm of medicine. That's the call from Baz Moffat, one of the co-founders of The Well HQ, which aims to break barriers in women's sport and champion education about female health. She joins Hayley Hassell to tell us more about their new Safer Sport poster campaign and why it's needed.Once one of Russia's biggest pop stars, Manizha represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and Manizha used her songs and her platform to share her anti-war views. Subsequently her concerts were cancelled, her music banned and Manizha's safety, both in real life and online, has been compromised. She talks to Hayley about her life and her new single Candlelight.How do we keep children safe online? Hayley is joined by Esther Ghey and Marinna Spring to discuss Ofcom's new safety codes of practice.Bestselling author Nadine Matheson is a criminal defence lawyer and uses her own experiences in the world of criminal law to build her stories and characters. She talks to Hayley about the new book - ‘The Kill List' - and why there aren't more black female detectives in crime novels. Four girls sitting in a Mosque in detention are stuck in darkness after a power outage. To pass the time, they tell Somali folktales and bond in a modern day take on The Breakfast Club. That's the scene for Dugsi Dayz, performing now at the Royal Court Theatre. The writer and actor Sabrina Ali joins Hayley in the Woman's Hour to tell us more about it.Presenter: Hayley Hassell Producer: Laura Northedge Studio Producer: Neva Missirian

On this week's Real Talk, Miriam Walker-Khan chats to three incredible athletes, who are also all Mums. Boxing legend Natasha Jonas, seventeen-time Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey, and Pakistani cricketer and trailblazer Bismah Maroof discuss their pregnancies and how they managed to come back to competing at the top level of their sports after giving birth - both physically and mentally.  A special thanks to Baz Moffat, founder of The Well HQ, co-author of The Female Body Bible, ex-Team GB rower, and mother, who joins us on this episode to give us her expert advice.  Real Talk is a series from Sky Sports that looks at topics that aren't often spoken about in a sporting context. Please give us a follow, like, or subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts.You can also watch our interviews on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@skysports), read supporting articles on our website (skysports.com), and find us on social media @skysports. Real Talk is presented by Miriam Walker-Khan and is produced by Alice Reeves-Turner, Claire Taylor, and Chessie Bent.

Lizzie and Caroline return to chat through this weeks international fixtures which saw exciting debuts and lots of young talent making an appearance. They also discuss why the exciting collaboration between the FA and the Well HQ will be a game changer, and of course some score predictions, what are yours?

Lianne Sanderson is joined by Tottenham and Jamaica goalkeeper Becky Spencer as they talk about old times at Arsenal together, Becky's time with Jamaica and Spurs' season so far. They'll also reflect back on England Lionesses 7-2 win over Austria and preview Tuesday's fixture against Italy. Finally, you'll hear exclusively from Dr Emma Ross of Well HQ and Andy Hudson from the FA after three new projects were announced to support their clubs across various areas of Female Athlete Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baz Moffat is on a mission. To put women's health and fitness front and centre of the wellbeing conversation. Because for far too long women have been treated as little more than “small men”.This huge lack of knowledge and empathy around female health, fitness and fertility has left women in the dark ages on knowing how their bodies work and then understanding how their bodies change as they age.To bridge this knowledge gap, the former Team GB rower, alongside GP Dr Bella Smith and Dr Emma Ross, former head of physiology at the English Institute of Sport, founded The Well HQ, an women's health and fitness education provider to empower women - and anyone who works with women - to better understand their bodies so they can become the architect of our own health, happiness and performance.For Moffat more woman need advice and support not just to perform better, but live healthier, happier and longer lives. And she means all women, not just elites performers who want to steal an extra millisecond but also “women who don't want to wet themselves when they stand up”.In an exclusive, in-depth and wide ranging conversation with Unfiltered's editor-in-chief Joe Warner, Moffat discusses how we can torpedo some of the major “taboos” that still exist around women's health, including those still evident in GP surgeries across the country when perimenopausal women - many juggling kids, a career, running a home and more, all while their brains and bodies are going through life-altering changes - are dismissed with a wave of the hand and told to try and "get more sleep".Moffat also expresses her huge frustration at the lack of effort from government, sporting bodies and large corporations in investing in better education on women's health, and suggests how we can move the conversation forward past the main obstacles of progress - that the action so desperately needed would "cost too much time and money".She also reveals the optimal ways for women to exercise both during and after having a baby; the best forms of training for women approaching and going through the menopause; and how male partners can do a much better job of supporting the women in their lives to make the transitions that all women experience that little bit easier. And, as a former elite athlete, we get her take on whether trans women should be allowed to compete with biological women in sport, both at grassroots and professional level.For the full interview and bonus features visit https://unfilteredonline.com/baz-moffat-women-are-not-small-men-its-time-to-tackle-the-female-fitness-taboos/For exclusive access to all Unfiltered's video interviews, features and documentaries visit https://unfilteredonline.com/Get in touch in the comments below or talk to us on:Email: editorial@unfilteredonline.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGSV7XVaBYUYq5YidLI12owInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.extraTwitter: https://twitter.com/UnfilteredExtra

In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Baz Moffat, a renowned women's health and fitness coach and the co-founder of The Well HQ. She sheds light on the pressing issues faced by women today and how the fitness industry can play a pivotal role in transforming women's health. In essence, Baz Moffat's message is clear: the fitness industry holds immense potential to empower women and, simultaneously, boost business growth. Fitness Business Owners who embrace this opportunity, invest in education, foster inclusive environments, and align their services with women's health needs are poised not just to gain clients but to retain them for the long haul. It's a win-win situation, transforming women's lives while ensuring a thriving and successful fitness business.    Here are the key highlights from our conversation:   Pelvic Health - Breaking Taboos And Seeking Help: Baz highlights the lack of awareness surrounding pelvic health among women. Shockingly, studies reveal that it takes an average woman 7 years to seek help for pelvic health issues. It's crucial to normalise conversations about pelvic health and empower women to ask for assistance without hesitation.   The Role Of Fitness Professionals: Baz stresses the importance of a supportive network for fitness professionals. Instead of presuming that women have all the answers, fitness professionals should create a nurturing environment. This includes questioning existing education and studies that are predominantly male-centric. Baz encourages gym owners and personal trainers to engage in conversations with female clients, ensuring their experiences and concerns are acknowledged.   Language Matters - Shifting Perspectives, Gaining Loyalty: Baz advocates for a shift in language and attitudes. Fitness Business Owners who actively engage in reshaping the conversation surrounding women's health cultivate a loyal clientele. Women appreciate spaces where they feel understood and respected, leading to client loyalty and positive word-of-mouth referrals.   Educational Empowerment - The Key To Client Retention: Education becomes the cornerstone of attracting and retaining clients. Baz emphasises the necessity for fitness professionals to expand their knowledge about women's health, especially during pivotal life stages. Business owners investing in comprehensive education not only offer superior services but also build client trust, leading to long-term relationships.   Supportive Networks: Building Communities And Clientele: Fitness Business Owners must recognise the power of community. Baz underscores the importance of creating a supportive network within fitness facilities. By fostering a sense of belonging, women clients are more likely to stay committed. This supportive environment not only aids in their fitness journey but also ensures they remain loyal customers.   The Well HQ are offering four courses, all accredited by CIMPSA. These courses provide a platform for fitness professionals to gain in-depth knowledge about women's health and fitness, fostering a community of experts committed to empowering women - see below for the links!   Female body course: https://www.thewell-hq.com/product/the-female-body/ref/145/?utm_campaign=fbc   Puberty course: https://www.thewell-hq.com/product/the-female-body-puberty-edition/ref/145/?utm_campaign=puberty   Pre / Post natal course: https://www.thewell-hq.com/product/the-female-body-pre-post-natal-edition/ref/145/?utm_campaign=pre-post-natal   Menopause course: https://www.thewell-hq.com/product/the-female-body-menopause-edition/ref/145/?utm_campaign=menopause   To find out how Fitness Marketing Agency can help your Fitness Business, book a demo call using the link below:  https://fitnessmarketingagency.com/discoverycall?sl=podcastshownotes    For more information, head over to our Podcast Page: https://fitnessmarketingagency.com/fmapodcast   Connect with Fitness Marketing Agency on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitnessmarketingagency/ Connect with Baz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baz-moffat-55b61a11/

England captain Leah Williamson and star Beth Mead were among more than 25 players to miss the Women's World Cup due to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage, drawing attention to an injury that's threatening to derail the progress of the women's game. Women's health expert Dr Emma Ross from The Well HQ explains some of the reasons why women are six times more likely to have a non-contact ACL injury than men, while orthopaedic surgeon Nev Davies details how the Power Up To Play grassroots warm-up routine could reduce the risk of ACL injury. We hear from Birmingham City's Siobhan Wilson, who is currently recovering from an ACL injury – and football's global players' union Fifpro on what needs to change to support women in football. Panel: Katie Smith, Elizabeth Conway, Emma Ross, Nev Davies Producer: Sam Sheringham

In this episode of the Telegraph Women's Sport podcast, we look at a subject that is sadly still a sporting taboo: periods. Sam Quek is joined by two women to discuss the impact of the menstrual cycle on women in sport – from understanding our bodies better to kit concerns. Dr Emma Ross, is a physiologist that focuses on the data gap in women's sport science. She was formerly head of physiology at the English Institute of Sport & has since founded The Well HQ, which delivers education programmes on women's health. She's a co-author of the best-selling book The Female Body: A Revolution in Women's Health and Fitness. Bobby Clay was the European junior 1500m champion and hotly-tipped for higher honours as a middle-distance runner, but aged 18 she was diagnosed with osteoporosis, which brought a premature end to her sporting career. You can read more about Bobby's story here.For more Women's Sport news from the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sara welcomes Dr. Emma Ross to the Women's Performance Podcast. Dr. Ross is an exercise physiologist and the Head of Physiology at the English Institute for Sport where she leads a team of sports scientists in their support of British Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Through her leadership, Great Britain was described as a “sporting superpower” after the 2016 Rio games, winning more medals than ever before.Dr. Ross is also a founder of The Well HQ, helping female athletes thrive in health, sport, and life through their online resources, courses, and debut book, The Female Body Bible.Yes, female athlete research has improved in the last few years, but Dr. Ross continues to push the envelope on how she can increase education and knowledge of this latest research to help coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes take agency for their health and put the research into action. Today, she and Sara discuss:-Their takeaways from the recent Female Athlete Conference-The intersection and individuality of your menstrual cycle on exercise performance-What we do know about the role of estrogen and progesterone in the cycles and how this may affect performance-Hormonal contraception and its potential impacts on athletic performance-Making informed decisions about your body -How best to educate female athletes on new research, along with getting this knowledge into the hands of coaches, trainers, and parents-Creating performance gains from a foundation of health - good sleep, nutrition, proper fueling, and stress management-The recent release of the Female Body Bible book - what response and impact has it had?-What's surprising Dr. Ross in the world of female research these days?-Why women are often seen as "fragile" to researchersAs she notes, “The fragility is not your body. The female body is AMAZING. The fragility is in the system which has completely overlooked the fact that you need to know about sports bras, menstrual cycles, and pelvic health. It's important to celebrate the female body and we do that by understanding it better."The Female Body Bible Download the Feisty Female Athlete Guide:Fueled Course:Fueled: A Comprehensive Nutrition Course for Active Women - fueledcourse.com Learn More about the Feisty Kona Tri-Cation:https://www.feistytriathlon.com/trication Follow us on Instagram:@feisty_womens_performance Feisty Media Website:https://livefeisty.com/ https://www.womensperformance.com/ Support our Partners:The Amino Co: Shop Feisty's Favorite 100% Science-Backed Amino Acid Supplements. Enter code PERFORMANCE at Aminoco.com/PERFORMANCE to Save 30% + receive a FREE gift for new purchasers!

18:30 Racing is happening - do you need to improve your steering before the big day? Join us Timestamps 01:30 Steering a buoyed course - there are hazards you must overcome. Kim Brennan's Rio Olympics final - she gets moved by wind and her oar goes over the buoy line. It could have cost her the gold medal. 04:15 Notice you are off course You have to be able to go straight off the start - practice not steering during the start. Know how to manage wind. Invent a way to practice this at your home waters. Practice lining up with other crews as well - part of the jeopardy of starts is you don't know what other crews will do. Is it you who are off course? Train your consciousness to notice - watch your stern and the wake ripples, watch the parallel lines of the buoys. Use your peripheral vision to judge your course. 07:00 Whose job is it to notice? Stroke is the person who can judge alignment best. 08:00 Steer gradually is usually best. If another crew is coming into my lane, Rebecca tries to hold her course. This takes confidence in your ability. Don't steer away from them. If they overlap you concentrate on getting your oar in and out without clashing. Make it clear to the umpire / referee that you aren't at fault. 09:00 If you are doing the calls - warn your crew. Let them know something is happening, don't look around, just do it. "Feather high" or "Pressure port". Tell them when you are through the hazard and want them to row even pressure by calling "Even" or "Straight". 11:15 Bow can also steer with pressure without telling the crew to join in. Pressure steering can enable the crew to keep rhythm and length much better. Support our podcast - if you find ONE useful thing on this podcast, support us monthly. Donations start from $1. https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast 12:30 Toe steering to correct course How to correct using toe steering - first correct back till you are in the middle of your lane, then correct back to get the boat straight in the lane. That often affects inexperienced steerers. Watch the video to see the pen demonstration. Practice steering off a point on your home course if you can. Travel to a buoyed course to practice. Rebecca uses the call "straighten up" - note that the 3 seat is well placed to judge when the boat is in the middle of the lane. The boat pivots around the mid point of the hull, not under where stroke sits. Start the correction before you get to half way across the lane. 16:00 Risks from poor steering If you impede another crew you risk disqualification. Know what flags the referee / umpire holds and what they mean. When the stroke didn't tell cox what a red flag meant... we got DQed. Equipment damage or breakage or lose an oar if you hit a buoy. Rowing a greater distance if you don't go straight. It adds distance and time to your race. 18:30 your crew can lose rhythm & length- they end up concentrating on the wrong things as they focus on the steering not working hard. It's a huge distraction. 20:00 Benefits of learning. It is a worthwhile skill to learn. You will be a desirable person in every crew if you can steer. It's a bigger risk having an inexperienced person steering. Borrowed boats aren't necessarily set up right. Check the fin is straight. And check the rigging. Button/collars can slip on the oar. 22:30 New book - the Female Body Bible by Baz Moffat, Dr Bella Smith (the Well HQ). https://amzn.to/3Xx7YDk Want easy live streams like this? Instant broadcasts to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. Faster Masters uses StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5694205242376192

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a health and wellness expert with specialties in restorative endocrinology, functional neurology and functional medicine.  Speaking to the topics of women's health around peri-menopause and menopause.  Today, Dr. Lovely interviews Baz Moffat.  Baz is an author, consultant in women's health, a pelvic floor health coach and former member of the British rowing Olympic team.  She is the co-founder of The Well HQ and recently co-authored The Female Body Bible with Dr. Emma Ross and Dr. Bella Smith.   Please listen, learn and share.   You can find Baz on IG @bazmoffatstrongtothecore and on her website: https://www.thewell-hq.com

In this episode I chat with Baz Moffat of The Well HQ about pelvic health, pelvic floor, and why you should care about it especially if you are an athlete with a pelvis. Baz is a former professional rower for team Great Britain, women's health advocate, personal trainer & coach, and coauthor of The Female Body Bible. Check out her resources: https://www.thewell-hq.com/ Order The Female Body Bible: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Female-Body-Bible-Revolution-Fitness/dp/1787636194/ To check out the Runner Roadmap Course visit https://www.holleyfuelednutrition.com/roadmap and use code PODCAST10 at checkout for 10% off.

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 16 of Qtr Time, the UK's ultimate netball podcast in partnership with Lovell Netball.In today's episode, we recap Round 18 of the Netball Super League with our three-word summaries and reveal our Game of the Round and Player of the Round.Our special topic today is The Female Athlete and this will be Part 2 featuring Dr Emma Ross from the Well HQ and England Rose Fran Williams. We cover injuries, nutrition, RED-S, breast health, and menopause. We'll also hear Fran's perspective as an elite athlete and discuss girls' participation in sport. You can buy The Female Body Bible written by The Well HQ here. Follow us on social media for updates - @QtrTimePodInstagramTwitterThis season we are proud to be partnered with the world's leading netball specialists, Lovell Netball. They've got you covered for all your netball training wear and equipment needs. Make sure to use our special listener discount code for 15% off first time orders. Just enter NETPOD15 at the checkout, lovellnetball.co.uk.We are also thrilled that this episode has been sponsored by Modibodi, and we are pleased to offer listeners a 15% discount at Modibodi.com if you use the code QTRMODIBODI. T&Cs: 15% off, excludes bundles, gift cards, reduced items, and maxi absorbency. Have a question? Email us - qtrtimepod@gmail.comMusic:  John YasutisArtwork: Lucy Goodman

Born of frustration around a lack of body literacy and taboos hindering progress in women's health and fitness, Baz Moffat, a coach and former GB rower, founded The Well HQ in 2021 with scientist Dr Emma Ross and GP Dr Bella Smith. They hoped to address the huge knowledge gap around how women's bodies work and function, which hinders our ability to optimise performance and enjoyment in sports and fitness. Fast forward two years, with The Well going from strength to strength, they've published a new book, The Female Body Bible: A Revolution in Women's Health and Fitness. Jen talks to Baz about her experiences as an elite athlete and coach, and the more than marginal gains to be made in women's sport by a better understanding of women's bodies, as well as addressing some of the myths doing the rounds around women's participation in sport and fitness at different life stages.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Emma Ross, former Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport and founder of The Well HQ, talks to us about her new book and all things related to women, girls and sport. We learn about the need to change the language often used to talk to girls about their bodies and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves, how to fuel girls' bodies adequately to provide them with the energy they need, the importance of well-fitting, comfortable sports bras and kit, the importance of menstrual cycle tracking and how to keep girls up girls' interest and enjoyment in sport. This wide ranging, practical interview is a must listen for anyone who supports women and girls and anyone who wants to know more about women's health, fitness and movement.

As NetballHer launches we hear from Kelly Gordon and Baz Moffat from The Well HQ about this amazing new initiative SEE MORE : netballher.co.uk Join Sky via this link and we can save up to £100 on installation and with Sky Glass you can be up and running in hours! ESSENTIAL INFO We're now available via Sky HD / Sky Q & Sky Glass via the Sport/Podcasts Rail Listen to the latest podcasts in your browser with no download here The Netball Show proudly partnered with Flyhawk.com News to share from your club email here

‘If men had periods menstruation would become an inevitable boast-worthy, masculine event: men would brag about how long and how much' - Gloria Steinem, 1978 The majority of women experience a period every month and that's no exception for female athletes. So why do we still know so little about periods? In the first episode of a new series, Women's Sport Matters, Katie Smith explores how the menstrual cycle affects performance and some of the myths around periods in sport. What do we know? What do we think we know? And is there a link between periods and a rise in anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries in female footballers? Bristol Bears' back-rower Daisie Mayes tells us how she's been forced off the field in tears from the pain of her period and how she's coping with endometriosis and playing elite level rugby. We hear from former British distance runner, Pippa Woolven, on the work she's doing to make more people aware of the dangers of Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (RED-S) - a condition brought on by overtraining and under-fuelling and can stop women from having periods. Open University Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, Simon Rea, and Dr Emma Ross from the Well HQ tell us about the latest research into whether periods can boost athletic ability. Meanwhile Women's sports reporter at the Telegraph, Fi Tomas, tells us about her experiences sharing the stories of athletes and normalising the menstrual cycle in mainstream media. PANEL: Daisie Mayes, Pippa Woolven, Simon Rea, Dr Emma Ross, Fi Tomas.

Running isn't a battle of the sexes and there are some unique differences between female and male runners.  If you are a mother runner out there who wants to tap into your strength and manage the unique challenges you may face as a female runner then this is the episode for you!   Running and the gender differences is what we are talking about in today's expert interview!   Dr. Emma is passionate about supporting women and girls to discover the best in themselves and fulfill their potential.  She is part of the Well HQ, which is UK's leading female athlete health experts changing systems not designed for women and girls in sport.   This conversation touches upon these all important topics:   Where are men and women different? Is success in running defined by our biological sex? What are some of the differences between female and male runners? How can women runners tap into their strength and manage the unique challenges they face? How can runners master their menstrual cycle? How does menopause affect running?   Tips and strategies for runners who are perimenopausal, menopausal, or postmenopausal? How can we support our adolescent female athletes and runners better?   Related Episodes: Relevant Resource:   Nutrition Blueprint: Run Your Best! https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/nutrition   Winter Strong Body Transformation Program:   Spark off your winter running with a 4 month strong body transformation!   1:1 individualized  Healthy Runner Coaching  to grow a stronger, injury free running body so you can get in those stress relieving runs all winter long!   Get the structure, support and accountability from our team of experts in the health and running industry to transform into a stronger runner feeling more confident,  healthy, AND running faster this spring even if you don't think you are a fast runner!     Just head to  https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/coaching to learn more and commit to getting stronger this winter!   This week's show brought to you by:    Tracer2 by Noxgear.  If you're looking for running gear that will actually help you stay safe while running we've got a special offer for you where you can save 35% by using the code HEALTHYRUNNER. Just head to: https://noxgear.com Connect with Dr. Emma Ross:    Website: https://www.thewell-hq.com/ Instagram: @thewell_hq            @emma_zoe_ross Facebook: The Well HQ Connect with Dr. Duane: Instagram - @sparkhealthyrunner Join Our Healthy Runner Facebook Community Subscribe to our YouTube Channel duane@sparkyourtraining.com www.sparkhealthyrunner.com Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play iHeartRadio Amazon Music Website  

One in four American women suffer from some kind of pelvic floor disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health.  That's 25% of us!  And yes, that number goes up as we get older. And running can trigger accidents and make it worse. And this is not just a female phenomenon.  Men have a pelvic floor too and can also have issues.  Most guys certainly aren't talking about it! Some people are so ashamed, embarrassed, and downright fearful of leaking that they choose to quit running all together.  I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way.  I've brought on pelvic floor specialist and international coach, Baz Moffat.  You'll learn: Why pelvic floor issues happen and increase as we age and especially when we run, What the signs are of a more serious problem and, most importantly, The surprising ways to strengthen the muscles to prevent leaks and incontinence in the first place (and it's not kegels!) Baz is a former member of the rowing team for Great Britain and she is a prominent voice in the women's health movement.  She is a co-founder of the Well HQ whose mission is to challenge the status quo for women in health, fitness and sport. This is a powerful conversation for anyone who has a pelvis and unless you are like Baz and study this for a living, I promise you will learn something brand new that you can apply today. The other thing I want to say is that this topic doesn't have to be all doom and gloom!  Baz has several great tips on making pelvic health more normalized and dare I say it, even fun. Be sure to stay tuned all the way to the end of the episode for the Mental Strength Minute to fortify your mind in 60 seconds or less. LINKS: Connect with Baz on The Well HQ ▶️The Planted Runner is now on YouTube! Click here to subscribe and be automatically entered to win a FREE custom training plan.  Winners chosen each month. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Planted Runner Podcast is your perfect running buddy! Subscribe, follow, rate, and review now wherever you get your podcasts.  This is the #1 way to support this work for FREE. ➡️FOLLOW The Planted Runner on Instagram @theplantedrunner for more running, plant-based nutrition and mental strength tips. 

Today's guest is transforming the way women talk about their bodies.  Dr Emma Ross is the former Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport where she led the smartHER progamme, educating coaches and athletes about the female body in high performance sport.  Since then, Emma's worked with everyone from elite athletes and top coaches through to head teachers and schoolgirls - passionate about making sport a better environment for all women.  In 2020 Emma co-founded The Well HQ, an organisation that educates and empowers women to understand their bodies and use that knowledge to thrive in sport, health and life.  In recognition of all she is doing for the wellbeing of women and girls, in 2021 Emma received the Sunday Times Sports Women of the Year Changemaker Award.   In this important episode we explore the lack of female focused sports science research and why that matters for women of all ages.   Emma shares her journey from education to applied sports science at the English Institute of Sport to all she is doing today with the Well HQ.  We talk about the challenges facing male coaches working with young female athletes, how some sports are finally having conversations about women's bodies that have been deemed taboo for decades but also recognise that one football club talking openly about tracking players' periods doesn't mean we've solved the problem across sport.  It's such a powerful conversation and Emma's passion to ensure sport is something that all women can enjoy throughout life is infectious.  Find out more about Emma and her work at https://www.thewell-hq.com/ A big thank you to our partners, Sport England who support The Game Changers podcast through the National Lottery. Hosted by Sue Anstiss Executive Producer: Sam WalkerSound Production: Rory Auskerry A Fearless Women production

In this latest video and podcast episode, Lattice coach Ella Russel is joined by Dr Emma Ross and Dr Bella Smith from 'The Well HQ' (Instagram - @thewell_hq). Tune in for some brilliant discussion by Ella, Emma and Bella, as they address common questions about hormonal contraception for the female athlete. Intro: (0:00)Types of contraception: (2:40)Personal experiences: (9:33)Choosing a contraceptive: (20:27)Tracking your period: (22:16)Effect on training adaptation: (25:37)Outro: (28:03)Find out more about our Lattice Training Plans here: https://latticetraining.com/plans/Download the Crimpd App:App store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crimp...Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

Our guest this week is Baz Moffat, the co-founder of the Well HQ, a community that promotes womens health in sport. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 05:00 The December Faster Masters program CRASH-B training plan for 2k racing on erg is now available in ALL our programs (except Magazine). CRASH-B 13 Feb 2022 Canadian indoor champs 30 Jan 2022 Irish indoor champs 22 Jan 2022 10:00 Baz Moffat from The Well HQ. Interest in pelvic floor but it was "medicalised" as a topic. And hadn't been re-interpreted into sport. The team at the Well includes an exercise physiologist and a general practitioner (family) doctor. 16:00 The "Caught Short" kit of period products for your club changing room 90% of women will leave a venue if her period starts and they don't have a product to use. 18:30 pelvic health for rowing What is your pelvic floor? Its role is to hold everything up and keep you dry. Coughing, laughing, sneezing, jumping should not make you leak, wind or urea /faeces. Athletes have higher levels of dysfunction than the population. Upwards of 50% of masters rowers (women) have prolapse or stress incontinence issues. We have normalised this and it should not be so. 23:00 Kegle exercises are pelvic floor drills which are OK for starting. 26:00 It's taboo to mention because we are arrogant about our physicality. Prolapse is when the vaginal wall is not strong enough to hold up everything inside. Level 1 or 2 feels like a drag and can be fixed with pelvic floor exercises and pessaries to protect the vagina during exercise. 30:00 Bladders. Most people don't know how many times a day they should go to the loo. You should be weeing 8-12 seconds around 5-8 times per day. Healthy habits - we lose collagen as we age and this can cause a floppy bladder so it doesn't retract. Go every 3 hours or so. Respond to the urge. Bladder irritants - sugar, caffeine, spices, cold temperatures, alcohol. We get more sensitive with age. 35:00 Bowel health - bowels are different from bladders. Excreting waste product includes hormones. In mid-life we have a lot of stress hormones. If you don't go to the loo they get re-absorbed and stored around your middle. Stress, lack of sleep and constipation mean you cannot lose weight. When you get the urge you have 15-20 minutes to go. People prefer to go at home. You should respond to the urge, not wait. As we age digestion slows. Lack of oestrogen and more progesterone make you more likely to be constipated. Complementary health therapies and naturopaths can help a lot. Sit on the toilet with your knees higher than your hips is helpful if you are constipated. Lean forward, relax and let go. Your menstrual cycle also affects your bowel health. 43:00 Strength and conditioning in mid life Evidence is from age 30 women lose muscle strength, muscle mass and bone density. Counteract the rate of decline with exercise. Lifting technique matters - learn this first. Function and form are your limitations. Focus on the "big lifts" squat, bench pull, bench press and dead lift. Check you are breathing. We do not need to hold the breath in order to stabilise the core if we are lifting 10-40kgs. Use a flowing breath. 49:00 In the Faster Masters subscription training programs we focus on do-able exercises and things you can do at home. 52:00 Keep your core long and ensure your stomach doesn't puff out. What should coaches cue when a female athlete sits in a rowing boat? Do not tell her to "hold" her core. Breathing in and out should move both the diaphragm and the pelvic floor - holding the core stops this happening. Tell her to seek "length" because a long muscle is a strong muscle. 58:00 We have 3 arches in our body - feet, diaphragm and pelvic floor. All are needed. Train Like a Woman webinar 8 December 2021- it's free and also recorded so sign up https://the-well-hq.mykajabi.com/offers/aYVmjXRi/checkout

Dr Emma Ross was, until recently, the Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), supporting practitioners working across Olympic and Paralympic sports and leading the EIS Female Athlete Programme. This programme aimed to empower coaches, athletes and sports practitioners to better understand the exercising female, and how to capitalise and cope with her physiology and psychology in the context of sport. Emma recently co-founded The Well HQ, to continue this mission to tackle the taboos, educate and empower people in sport and beyond, about topics such as periods and the menstrual cycle, breast health, pelvic floor health and what it takes for girls and women to thrive in sport, in health and in life. In this podcast we talked about the SMARTHER campaign at the EIS and what the picture is like now in terms of Olympic women's medals and her thoughts on where to place the emphasis – at grassroots or elite level. We also talked about any objections she has come across in her work, her specialism at the Well, best practices and her career tips.

The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women. The majority are overwhelmed, exhausted and zombie-walking through the blur work and home, now a boundary-less mush. Maybe self-care has dropped off. Maybe your sleep and hormones are out of whack.    Women are more at risk than ever for declining mental health and burnout.   Enter Dr Bella Smith, a GP with more than 2 decades of experience in the National Health Service.    We talk symptoms of burnout (such a slippery fish, this one). She shares the fascinating hormonal angle, which I didn't have on the radar when I skidded into my own burnout.   It's time to change those ingrained scripts of perfectionism and overachieving and become better advocates for our precious bodies. We've got nowhere else to live. It's time to own that reality.   Bella takes us behind the GP's curtain of how she, as a mom with a big, stressful job, creates boundaries that keep her out of burnout. You need to know this.   Hit play. Your wellbeing will thank you. Dr Bella Smith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedigitalgp/   The Well HQ wellness website: https://www.instagram.com/thewell_hq/

We all know a woman in our life and that is why this episode is a must-listen! Whether it's you, your wife, your mum, a friend, a cousin, the peri menopause and the menopause will affect someone you know. Dr Bella Smith and Baz Moffat from the Well HQ cover all bases and it's great. You'll hear: 06:15 Dr Bella Smith explains what the menopause and the peri menopause are 09:04 Baz talks about the impact of your lifestyle during the menopause and peri menopause. "It's a time to start again. How can I use exercise to support my mental health?" 'especially for women who love being active, the conflict comes when you have a very fixed mindset on what exercise is and what it means to you' 11:17 Baz says "Get your pelvic floor sorted." 13:00 Bella talks about the importance of good sleep. "Sleep is a priority." 14:45 Napping, especially for active women is their super power. 16.55 You can do anything you want and whatever training sessions you want to in peri menopause and menopause. You can train hard, but you cannot get away with not eating well, not warming up and not recovering well. You cannot ignore it in your 40s any more. 17:25 Bella talks about the impact that stress can have and for every high intensity session, you need to be doing something that will reduce your stress. We have to make the calming exercises as important as the run. 19:00 Baz talks about lifting weight to improve bone density and increase muscle strength. We want to get ahead of the curve and lifting these weights. If you have done cardio your whole life, you can do bodyweight, you don't have to lift heavy, you just have to put load through your body. You can do 20 minutes of lifting 2-3 times a week and you need to do big compound movements, so you can get load through your system. 26:00 We talk more about the pelvic floor - what it is and why it matters 28:00 Do you ever have the urge to pee before a big race? You must listen to this bit! 29:45 The impact of caffeine and alcohol on needing to go to the toilet 32:00 Training and HRT and being all over the place 37:40 The role of HRT and a good lifestyle and why medicine is not a failure. "It's not going to fix a bad lifestyle. If you have the worst lifestyle, HRT is not a miracle cure and it won't turn you into a superhero." Your experience of menopause is not your fault. 44:25 Trying to train whilst you are on HRT and if you can train in accordance to your cycle when you are peri-menopausal. 48:00 Bella talks about coming off HRT. "There is no age where you have to come off it." 50:30 Baz talks about the benefits of https://thebms.org.uk/2020/01/confusion-over-vaginal-estrogen/ (vaginal estrogen cream) before we talk more about HRT and some of the fears over the links with Breast cancer. 57:22 It feels like the wildwest out there when it comes to The Menopause, but we always point people in the UK towards the https://thebms.org.uk/ (British Menopause Society). 01:01:10 Any final tips? Find people that can help you and ask early and go prepared when you go to the Dr! Get yourself a good Doctor and latch on to them. If you're not happy with the one you are seeing, go and see someone else. Find out more about this week's guests Dr Bella Smith https://www.thedigitalgp.com/womens-health/ (website) and https://www.instagram.com/thedigitalgp/ (Instagram) Baz Moffat http://www.bazmoffat.com/ (website) and https://www.instagram.com/bazmoffatstrongtothecore/ (instagram) https://www.thewell-hq.com/ (The Well HQ) https://thebms.org.uk/ (The British Menopause Society) Like what you heard? Let me know! Connect with Inside Tri Show across Social Media, just search Inside Tri Show or click on the icons below https://www.patreon.com/insidetrishow (GET YOUR HANDS ON AN EXCLUSIVE EPISODE!) Sign up to be a vino buddy or a training buddy on Patreon and get your hands on the latest patrons-only exclusive episode, including a full interview with Luke Grenfell Shaw Support this podcast

Before I go any further, I want to say something to my male listeners. This episode is for you, too. If you're a male coach working with female athletes, it's an absolute must-listen, but even if you're not, assuming you have a wife or a mother or a daughter or a sister or a female friend, or if you belong to a club where there are female athletes, you'll learn something valuable. So please keep on listening.When I decided to invite someone on the podcast to talk about women's health, there was only one person I could possibly consider - the brilliant Baz Moffat. As a former GB rower turned women's health coach, with a huge passion and enthusiasm for her subject, she had the complete package, so I was thrilled when she agreed to join me. Baz started her career as an elite athlete, spending three years as a member of the GB rowing team and winning medals at the World Championships and World Cup. She now works as a women's health coach, with a specialism in pelvic floor, core, nutrition and women's wellness. She is one of the co-founders of The Well HQ which provides much-needed education on women's health to both individuals and businesses.We could have talked for hours, but managed to keep it to just over an hour, during which we discussed:Baz's career as a rower and her unusually late start in rowingHow healthy her life was as an athleteThe challenges talking about women's health in sport and the workplace and the particular challenges for male coachesHow parents and coaches can get the conversation started about women's healthBody literacy and how little we understand about our bodiesThe importance of not judging people for their lack of knowledgeThe benefits to performance of understanding our menstrual cycleEffects of contraceptive pill on sporting performanceExercising during pregnancy and after childbirth - what is safe?Benefits of consulting a women's health physio in second trimesterTraining through perimenopause and menopauseImportance of strength training and what that actually meansWhat to prioritise if only have 10 minutes for yourself a dayAvoiding overwhelmMisconceptions about core stability (and what is included in the core)Importance of pelvic floor exercisesHow to get advice and reminders for pelvic floor exercisesThe Well HQ  - its mission to improve the health of female athletes and to help male coaches to address women's health issues without being inappropriate or creepyResources:You can find the Clue app for tracking your menstrual cycle hereYou can sign up for webinars with The Well on everything from understanding the pelvic floor to menstruation and menopause here.Check out and download the NHS Squeezy app here.

Warning: some subjects may be a little adult for very young listeners. It's all important information but adults should decide how much they want to explain to their kids depending on their age.This is a podcast for everyone! If you are a woman in sport, a man or a woman who trains women and girls and/or if you have daughters, you should listen to this. It's mind blowing and life changing, I promise you.Baz Moffat began rowing at the age of 21 to meet new friends. Four years later she was sitting on the start line of the GB trials. She later made the Women's 8 and won a medal at the 2007 World Championships.Her greatest weapon in sport was probably her mind-over-matter approach, a performance mentality which got her into the boat, onto the team and up on the podium. It pushed her body to do things nobody believed it could or should. She, by her own admission, naively assumed this mentality was an asset that would help her in life.When she retired from pro sport she was handed a fairly brutal reality check. In ‘normal' life, she still believed her best tool was the ‘eyes-on-the-prize', and ‘just-push-through' approach. But you can't master life like that and her body began to rebel.She had a sudden realisation that it wasn't all about body; she needed to broaden her mind too. She found she had to harmonise mind and body, instead of seeing one as master of the other.As she began to see life through a new lens, the outputs were so significant she began to introduce new thinking and techniques into her coaching work.In this conversation, we discuss her sporting background, her time in the GB Rowing Squad, her brutal first labour and birth, followed by therapy and her empowered life changing second birth.Then we talk about journey into being a pelvic floor specialist that led her to her newest iteration as co-founder of The Well HQ with Dr Emma Ross and Dr Bella Smith and their absolute mission in life to change the way that women stay healthy, get involved and stay in sport and how everyone involved in a woman's sporting life – from herself to her dad to her coach and the schools and clubs she belongs to – can make it the glorious, empowering journey it's supposed to be.We talk about sports bras, periods, menopause, science, sporting environments and SO MUCH MORE!!The Well HQ founders are writing a book called “Train Like a Woman” and while it has no release date yet, you can sign up on their website for updates as to when that is likely to happen.https://www.thewell-hq.com/ They run regular webinars, some free, some paid. They have courses for both interested women and for coaches and trainers. Don't forget to listen in to the end for this week's #challengecatie (which is actually a life long challenge – can you guess what it is?)Instagram @thewell_hqTwitter @thewellhqFacebook https://www.facebook.com/thewellhqonline LinkedIn @thewellhqBaz's accounts:http://www.bazmoffat.com/Instagram @bazmoffatstrongtothecoreTwitter @bazmoffatFacebook @BazMoffatStrongtotheCore LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/baz-moffat-55b61a11

The day after #InternationalWomensDay, Fergus welcomes Baz Moffat, co-founder of The Well HQ and Kat Copeland, 2012 Olympic Champion and coach at Headington and Leander. This week sees World Rowing Commentator join for her third appearance, this time as a co-host.We talk through the challenges that women face in sport from training around menstrual cycles, the impact of the contraceptive pill, female sport in the media and how to create a safe and welcoming training environment not just for athletes but for coaches too. This episode is sponsored by Swift racing. Head over to http://swiftracing.com/ to learn more. Whilst online, Gareth and Pete from Swift would like to direct everyone to support the rowers of Beirut following last year's explosion:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54013623https://www.rebuildrerow.com/

We speak with Dr Emma Ross, co-founder of the Well HQ and former Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport. Emma has not only led research into the data gap that exists within high performance sport to better inform practice and performance of some of Britain's leading female athletes, she has authored Train Like a Woman (Out March 2021) and launched the Well HQ to break down the barriers for women and girls when it comes to understanding women's bodies and what this means for physical fitness and overall wellbeing. We talk about why the gap exists, the impact it has on girls dropping out of sport and the importance of shifting the messaging not just to girls themselves but to the teachers, sports coaches and of course parents around them. You can follow Emma here https://twitter.com/ezross?s=20   You can find out more about the Well HQ here https://www.thewell-hq.com/ Train Like a Woman is Emma's new book and is out soon! https://www.thewell-hq.com/work-with-us/books/ Hear Emma Ross talk with Maisie Hill about the power of periods on Radio 4's Woman's Hour https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/fTXbtQrxnLXBMjgZbq83Zf/can-you-harness-the-power-of-your-period Research Emma mentions about lack of knowledge women have about their own bodies https://www.rcog.org.uk/better-for-women This is the book Emma and I both read and found fascinating – How the Pill Changes Everything by Dr Sarah Hill https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/19/dr-sarah-e-hill-how-pill-influences-womens-brains Sport England Active Lives Data I mentioned https://www.sportengland.org/news/childrens-activity-levels-down-many-embrace-new-opportunities Women in Sport girls data I mention https://www.womeninsport.org/research-and-advice/our-publications/reframing-sport-for-teenage-girls-building-strong-foundations-for-their-futures/ Drop in girls self-esteem/worth research I mentioned https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/EPI-PT_Young-people%E2%80%99s-wellbeing_Jan2021.pdf Girls Active Campaign from Youth Sport Trust https://www.youthsporttrust.org/girls-active Books by Maisie Hill which Emma recommends https://www.maisiehill.com/ The Female Pod which Emma recommends https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/female-athlete-podcast/id1501684789