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Female Athlete Podcast

The Female Athlete Podcast is here to shine a light and bring focus to topics around the female body and sport and exercise which have originally gone under the radar. We'll be tackling everything from the menstrual cycle and how it affects every day women to how it impacts on sporting performance- including issues such as contraception, bone health and female physiology. Presented by three curious young women; journalist Lucy Lomax, Dr Georgie Bruinvels and Dr Jess Piasecki, this podcast isn't just for female athletes, it's for women who want to learn more about their bodies. Join us as we attempt to open up the conversation.

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Body composition and supplements!

November 02, 2025 • Female Athlete Podcast

In this episode Georgie and Jess are joined by Prof Abi Smith-Ryan, a Professor in exercise physiology and nutrition at University of North Carolina.

Abi has a wealth of experience conducting human intervention studies trying to unpick the mechanisms of different exercise and nutritional strategies on physiology and metabolism. She has a particular interest in trying to understand why these responses may vary between sexes and more specifically how this may change along with the female sex hormones at distinct times within the lifespan.

Abi is an experienced researcher who came to begin her career as a result of her own experiences in sport.

This episode drills down into the true nuances within nutrition and provides a number of very useful take homes!

We hope you enjoy.