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Your hormone loving tip of the week is to...

Cycle-Sync Your Workouts 🏃🏻‍♀️

Exercise is amazing for hormonal health. Studies have even shown that exercising 4 x per week for 60 minutes is a proven way to prevent PMS!

However…

Too little or too much exercise can actually work against our hormones, resulting in missing or irregular periods & exacerbated symptoms of PMS. 

Remember, as our hormones fluctuate, so does our physical, emotional & mental health. 

So, it’s important to check in with where you are in your cycle each day, notice how you are feeling and modify the type of exercise to meet yourself there.

As a woman, you can’t exercise at the same level of intensity every day and expect to see results. 

Tune into your menstrual cycle & allow your body to be your guide.

Here is an example on the best forms of exercise for each day of your cycle:

Menstrual Phase

Workout Recommendation:  High-intensity workouts are a no-go during menstruation. Your hormones are at there lowest, so your energy is usually at it's lowest too. This is the time for light exercise like yoga, stretching & walking. 

Follicular Phase

Workout Recommendation: As your estrogen levels start to rise, so does your energy so it’s time to take advantage of it. This is the best moment of opportunity for high-intensity work-outs—there’s a higher pain tolerance, improved muscle recovery, and you'll reach your peak heart rate more easily. 

Ovulatory Phase

 Workout Recommendation: Your energy levels are high and your testosterone is peaking, so this would be the perfect time to hit some personal records with your squats or deadlifts; weight circuit training, boot camp, whatever makes you sweat & gets your heart pumping. 

Luteal Phase (pre-menstrual)

Workout Recommendation: During this phase, elevated progesterone levels have a relaxing effect on the muscles and ligaments, and it’s important to stretch carefully before exercising. High impact might be more likely to cause injury so focussing on more gentler exercises such as swimming, bike riding, brisk walking or running, or pilates is best. 

Listen to your body. 

Creating the perfect balance & foundation for our hormones to thrive includes more than just eating healthy & using your Moonbox products.

Cycle syncing your exercise can help you to connect with yourself on a deeper level, reduce stress & fatigue, cultivate more energy and help bring balance to your entire hormonal system. 

So, today, can you ask yourself the following questions: 

1. Where are you in your cycle this week? 

2. How are you feeling energetically, physically & emotionally? 

3. How can you let go of expectations & meet yourself there? 

You've got this!

Here’s to moving your body for happy hormones :)  

Love, 

Nikki xx

Fouder of My Moonbox