Equip you with knowledge to manage injuries that women are more prone to than men… all while being your best self. Desire to equip yourself with the knowledge to manage injuries that women are more prone to than men It also goes on and on about all the good stuff periods do without adequately discussing how painful they are e.g. equal to being shot or conditions like endometriosis. It's kind of like a poster book saying "get periods they're great!" without any of the actual pains or serious side effects given adequate weight. Considering we don't see any of the stuff our body is doing I would've preferred a heftier mention of the struggles of them instead of skipping over them.

women's health and providing reliable, evidence based information. She is colleague, a friend and somebody whose information I would trust! Dr Rupy Aujla, MBBS, BSc, MRCGP, Founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen The book is very anti-anything to control your periods and after a whole chapter trying to dissuade you from using any medicine says "do what's best for you" when the author is clearly very against that. Not really a positive message for young girl or anyone to be reading Change the language used to talk to adolescent girls about their bodies, engage them in meaningful conversations and equip them with the confidence to advocate for themselveschange the language used to talk to adolescent girls about their bodies and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves With all this focus on men and women offered the aptly named, ‘shrink it and pink it’ version, it’s no wonder women and girls are put off sport. Body literacy is something every woman is entitled to. Health and fitness are not the same as aesthetics and photogenics. Instead of prioritising how a body looks we need to focus on how it feels and functions. How it works. When we listen to the body, embrace it and nurture it, health and fitness will follow.

Confidently communicate with your health and fitness practitioners, friends, partners or colleagues about health issues you may be facing Whether for my own understanding, training and general awareness of my body or to empower those I coach and train. More than once I have gone “No way! That cannot be the case, how didn’t I know that?”

I am so excited for this information to be available to everyone as we shouldn't be confused and lost about our own bodies! The Eve Appeal is a gynaecological cancer charity and we have worked with Bella for over 4 years. She's a trusted and serious voice - but equally effectively engages with a group of teenagers on menstrual wellbeing or group of 50+ on the impacts of the menopause and how to manage it. Athena Lamnisos, CEO, The Eve Appeal The data gap in women's health remains huge: in sports science and medicine in 2020 as little as 6% of research was conducted exclusively on women. Worse still, of that 6%, only 8% was found to be of high enough quality for the outcomes to be trusted. Merging the latest science with the combined experience of its three expert authors: NHS doctor Bella Smith, sports research scientist Dr Emma Ross and athletic coach Baz Moffat, The Female Body Bible busts the myths and taboos that persist around women's bodies.

A comprehensive guide from a team of experts giving women of all ages the knowledge to understand our bodies throughout our lives to make us fitter, healthier, happier. Many things I could resonate with from my youth and things to now help me prepare for the next stages in life for myself and clients! Finally, fitness advice that women can trust ... Drawing on science and their experiences, this formidable trio have produced a furious, taboo-busting book. The Times Whether you read cover to cover, dip into chapter headings or keep as your reference guide it will change your coaching of girl and women athletes.The book highlights the need for more research and studies solely on women and the need to talk about our bodies and our reproductive system beyond its purpose to carry a child. Every female athlete, every coach of female athletes, and everybody in between needs to get involved with the amazing team at The WellHQ. Every girl/ woman should read ( plus men involved in coaching / advising women on nutritional or medical needs) There were things I have learnt from this book that I wish I knew from an early life. (Covers things like puberty, menstruation).

Wish to change the language used to talk to adolescent girls about their bodies and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves This isn't just a book, it's a movement - a call to action. Every woman deserves to know more about her body and everyone, regardless of their sex, needs to know more about women's bodies to remove the vestiges of secrecy and shame once and for all. This is the playbook of all the elements that go into getting the most out of your body, and a selection of strategies that you can try to find out what works for you and your incredible body. What has been so rewarding working with Emma Ross is how she was able to make any audience be prepared to think differently when it came to the development and support of the female athlete. David Faulkner OLY: Head of Performance, The FA, Women’s Professional Game, Para and Futsal Team Leader GB Women’s Football – Tokyo 2020 Olympics The book has lots of easy to digest information and advice women can take away and add to their own fitness regime. Instead of our menstrual cycle being an inconvenience and someone taboo we shouldn’t talk about, the book highlights the menstrual cycle’s superpower. I didn’t know my body will gain more strength and muscle if I just focus my strength workouts at a specific time in my cycle before I read this book. As someone who suffers with endometriosis, I'm more aware of my cycle than most, but this book goes so much further than that. Emma, Baz and Bella make it so easy to use this information in real life.The webinar you ran for our colleagues must be one of the most, if not the most, well received event of its kind that we've had at Tate! In the follow-up survey we sent around to staff, the session received an average star rating of 4.7 out of 5. ' Fleur Kaminska: Learning & Development Coordinator, Tate Britain This book is wonderfully empowering, it has given me huge insight into how my body works and how I can help myself be stronger, fitter and healthier. My only wish is I could have had it as a teenager when I very sadly gave up competitive swimming because I didn’t like the way it made me look, and had no clue how immensely important it was to me both physically and mentally. I can’t wait to give it to my daughters, so they don’t make the same mistake. You need this book! It pioneers a much-needed revolution for women's bodies. Maisie Hill, author of Period Power