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A review by mrs_bonaventure
Roar: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Stacy T. Sims, PhD
5.0
FULL of useful information!
I now know I shouldn’t be running unfuelled in the morning, because it spikes cortisol; that being menopausal, I should be eating more protein and less sugar, and doing more high intensity workouts and lots of weight training; that lack of oestrogen causes not only night sweats but a drop in melatonin which makes it harder to fall asleep in the first place; and that women are more prone to GI issues when running than men.
I’ve actually made changes as a result and hope over time that they help.
This book is sensible, factual, backed up by research, and the first one I’ve read that really separates male and female training experience. Highly recommended for all women who train and mothers of daughters who train.
I now know I shouldn’t be running unfuelled in the morning, because it spikes cortisol; that being menopausal, I should be eating more protein and less sugar, and doing more high intensity workouts and lots of weight training; that lack of oestrogen causes not only night sweats but a drop in melatonin which makes it harder to fall asleep in the first place; and that women are more prone to GI issues when running than men.
I’ve actually made changes as a result and hope over time that they help.
This book is sensible, factual, backed up by research, and the first one I’ve read that really separates male and female training experience. Highly recommended for all women who train and mothers of daughters who train.