Tri Chat With Lise And Gabriela

Welcome back Dr Tracey Teasdale ND Lise and Dr Tracey talk about the role of hormones play in athletes, in particular the distance athlete.  You can work your way through a short workout anytime of the month. Tracking your cycle will help you get in tune with your body and how your body responds. Garmin has a great tracking app. Fitbit and Apple watches also have them.  There are other apps that you can purchase of find for free.  P Tracker is the one that Dr Tracey uses.  You can also track the severity of your symptoms as well. A calendar and day planner will work as well if you are not into tech. Lise's goal race is IM Muskoka 70.3.  What are things that we can look at to optimize performance on race day. Your cycle is broken up in two phases. The first half and the second half. The first seven days we are lower in estrogen and progesterone.  Some say we are more like men because we don't have as much of these hormones that affect how we cool ourselves, how our fuel utilization is and how we recover.    Th