Expert Talk: Women in Focus – How Hormones, Heart Health and Prevention Shape Training and Everyday Life

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What does the female body need to stay healthy, strong and active for the long term? Hormones, heart health and training all play an important part, and they change over the course of a lifetime. Dr. Isabel Fegers-Wustrow, Senior Physician for Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Sports Medicine at TUM, talks about what women should keep in mind when exercising at different stages of life: from the menstrual cycle through pregnancy and the time after, to premenopause and menopause. She also covers how women can adapt their training to the changes in their bodies, what role heart health and prevention play, and what you can do yourself to stay healthy and active for as long as possible. An Expert Talk for all female runners who want to understand their bodies better, train in a healthy way and enjoy exercise and sport for years to come.

• with Dr. med. Isabel Fegers-Wustrow, Senior Physician at the TUM University Hospital (Chair and Polyclinic for Preventive Sports Medicine and Sports Cardiology)