How Sensor Data Can Guide Females Through Training and Recovery According to Their Menstrual Cycle

Besides anatomical and physiological differences between women and men, the hormonal fluctuations in the course of the female menstrual cycle strongly influence the acute physiological reactions and chronic adaptation to exercise stimuli. Especially for female athletes, it seems interesting to know in which phase of the menstrual cycle (i.e., hormonal state) they are in order to plan their training according to their hormonal constellation. In practice two parameters (i.e., body temperature and heart rate) are obtainable by wearables and provide information about the time course of the menstrual cycle.