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. 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.

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.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. The book also seems to promote a bit of fear-mongering. There were several times in the book when the author made it sound like women HAD to do this thing immediately or our health would suffer e.g. ACL injury-preventing exercises without any explanation as to what these are. When I googled it I found lunges and squats were both excellent exercises for this and I don't know any active woman who doesn't do these moves! I just found it crazy how the author hadn't mentioned this or given any help as to how many to do etc and it just felt very insincere and like a scare tactic. Desire to equip yourself with the knowledge to manage injuries that women are more prone to than men

Mastering your Menstrual Cycle', 'Your Body and Birth Control', 'Perfecting your Pelvic Floor', 'Supporting Your Breasts Well', 'Bodies That Move Well', 'Eating Well', 'Sleeping Well' and 'A Woman's Brain'. I was blown away by the learnings I took from the SmartHER workshop, hearing from the incredible experts in the field of female health and sport was amazing and it's so exciting that there is such potential still to be discovered by increasing our knowledge of the impact of female health on not only sporting performance but in our everyday lives! The landscape is certainly changing and with Dr Emma Ross and the team driving it the future looks incredible bright for females in every sport and at every level. Emma Wiggs, MBE, Paralympic gold medallist There were things I have learnt from this book that I wish I knew from an early life. (Covers things like puberty, menstruation). harness your hormones to improve your menstrual cycle symptoms, work productivity and exercise habits Having worked and coached in the fields of sport and fitness for over 25 years, I now have a 'go to' resource with all the current best practice and information in one place. Plus, it's easy to follow, lighthearted in places, highly readable and engaging.

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Although it’s beneficial for professional and semi-professional athletes, I personally appreciated how Baz, Emma and Bella identified with the struggles everyday active women face. It’s a completely non-prescriptive book about health and fitness. The focus is all about what will work in your life, enabling you to keep doing sport and exercise you enjoy. 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! can harness their hormones to improve menstrual cycle symptoms, work productivity and exercise habits. Baz, Bella and Emma are my go-to experts and with The Female Body Bible, they can be yours too. Judy Murray, tennis coach

Each chapter is carefully set out to guide you, supported by the authors sharing lived experiences from themselves and their clients. 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 for getting the most out of your body, offering strategies for you to find out what works best for you. You need this book! It pioneers a much-needed revolution for women's bodies. Maisie Hill, author of Period Power

The Female Body Bible

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. I think the best thing is that it’s bought so many conversations to the fore of our minds and conversations. No longer do you feel embarrassed to talk about your period and how you feel absolutely exhausted and can’t complete a training session, or that you need to skip that session otherwise it’s going to cause more detriment than benefit. 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

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 themselves We have thoroughly enjoyed working on this project (The Well HQ) and long may it continue. Professor Joanna Wakefield Scurr, University of Portsmouth The main message I got from this book is being a woman isn't enough and I'm doing everything wrong. It wasn't a positive book and instead gives women a list as long as their arm about everything they should change in their life as if being a woman isn't hard enough! It wasn't an easy "here are some ways to improve your health" like I thought it would be and felt way more like a toxic lecture.

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It all started when I began following The Well HQ…. Now The Female Body Bible has become something I use and speak about almost daily!