Cycle Synch your Workouts (English)

Many of us are female coaches or train female clients. Why do we have such a difficult time talking about menstrual cycles? Why is the topic of menses so taboo? Our cycles can provide us with invaluable information about our health as well as impact our day-to-day activities, including exercise. As coaches and trainers, we need to be cycle savvy. We must be confident and comfortable asking the right questions and guiding our female clients appropriately. Learn the physiological changes during each phase and how that can potentially affect your clients’ workouts. We’ll include exercise suggestions and strategies for each phase.

Sarah Zahab is a registered kinesiologist, certified exercise physiologist, Neurokinetic Therapy® practitioner and fitness presenter with 20 years of fitness industry experience. She is the owner of Continuum Fitness and Movement Performance in Ottawa, a personal coaching studio offering one-on-one coaching instruction, athletic therapy and registered massage therapy services (www.continuumfitness.ca). Sarah specializes in bridging the gap between rehab and return to sports activities, focusing on correcting muscle imbalances and perfecting alignment, movement patterns and optimizing kinesthetic awareness. Sarah is a former international fitness competitor and was fortunate to represent Canada at the Ms. Fitness World Competition four times. She is the creator of the Prenatal and Postnatal Strength workout DVDs. She presents fitness workshops at conferences in Canada and is a nationally ranked race walker.