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2002 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Adelaide PhD student Leanne Redman, who is studying the little-known impact of the menstrual cycle on women's exercise, has produced early results that show that exercising at the later menstrual phase could burn more fat and help women to feel less tired.
"Results suggest that exercise performance is improved during the later part of the menstrual cycle - that is, when circulating concentrations of ovarian hormones (estrogen and progesterone) are high," she said.
At the later menstrual phase, the hormones promote the use of fats as an energy source to support exercise. The use of fat in aerobic activity provides a more efficient delivery of energy, and results in fewer waste ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Exercise during later part of menstrual cycle may mean greater fat...