Should we be syncing our workouts to our menstrual cycles?

We’ve seen more and more women talking about cycle-syncing. It’s where you adjust your diet and work outs to match the different phases of your period. Things like eating more in certain phases or taking it easy in others.

But does cycle-syncing help you get better results? Does the science back it up or is it just another wellness trend and rule book for women to follow?

BBC reporter Zara Salaria takes us through what cycle syncing is, we hear from people who have tried it and a doctor breaks it down for us: does it work?

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