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Aug 19
26m 42s

Cycle Syncing Secrets: Master Your Hormo...

Katie Wells
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Episode Highlights With Jen

  • The different phases of the menstrual cycle and what cycle syncing is
  • Follicular vs ovulatory vs luteal vs menstrual phases and how to support each
  • When to fast and not to fast based on your cycle 
  • The best parts of your cycle to go hard in workouts and productivity, plus when to avoid HIIT workouts and when they can stress your cortisol levels 
  • Lifting weights is actually the best exercise for women to burn fat, as well as sprints
  • Fasting and women and cycle considerations
  • How to be metabolically flexible and how this shifts throughout the cycle 
  • The best tech tools, like apps and trackers that can help with cycle syncing 
  • What an ideal week and month looks like for women who are cycle-syncing

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