266. What You Need to Know About Cycle Syncing: Part 1 with Dr. Alyssa Olenick

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Andrea and Dr. Alyssa Olenick discuss cycle syncing, women's hormones, and fitness myths in a two-part conversation.

Andrea sits down with exercise physiologist and women’s health researcher Dr. Alyssa Oleynick to break down the truth about cycle syncing, women’s hormones, and fitness myths that are all over social media right now. In this first part of a two-part conversation, they unpack why women’s health is far more individualized than the internet makes it seem, how to better listen to your body without falling into rigid fitness rules, and what actually matters when it comes to strength training, reco...

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Host: Andrea Allen

Guest: Dr. Alyssa Olenick

Topics covered

• cycle syncing
• women's health
• fitness myths
• hormones
• strength training

Keywords

• cycle syncing
• women's hormones
• fitness myths
• strength training
• exercise physiology

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Organizations: social media

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