Exclusive: Jessica Ennis-Hill - Why we need to talk about periods
From elite athletes to fun runners, what women can learn about the power of tuning into their menstrual cycle
22 April 2021 • 7:00am
Jessica Ennis-Hill says when she was competing periods just weren’t talked about, and that that is mind boggling looking back
It still blows my mind, looking back. As an elite athlete I thought I knew my body completely. I trained and competed for the best part of 20 years with a team of amazing experts around me. But the one aspect I never really thought about was my menstrual cycle. Throughout my career it was something that happened in the background, there was never really any conversation about how it would affect my training, my mood, or how my body might fluctuate throughout the month.