Female sex hormones fluctuate in a predictable manner throughout the menstrual cycle in
eumenorrheic women. In studies conducted in both animal and humans, estrogen and …

Resting and exercise fuel metabolism was assessed in three different phases of the
menstrual cycle, characterized by different levels of estrogen relative to progesterone: early …

2000. The purpose of this study was to examine between-phase effects of resting levels of
estradiol (E2) on fat and carbohydrate oxidation during a 60 minute submaximal exercise …

Methods Healthy, physically active, pre-menopausal adult women (n= 32) were recruited for
this study (age= 23±4 yr, BMI= 22.5±2.5 kg/m 2; X±SD). Inclusion criteria included:(1) not …

Purpose Variations in substrate metabolism have been identified in women during
continuous steady-state aerobic exercise performed at the same relative intensity throughout …

The female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, fluctuate predictably across the
menstrual cycle in naturally cycling eumenorrhoeic women. Other than reproductive …

The menopause transition is a period associated with changes in body weight and
composition and fat distribution. Women transitioning through the menopause experience a …

The effects of the menstrual cycle on excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)
were studied in seven healthy young women aged 18 to 20 years. EPOC, resting metabolic …

Numerous studies from our and other laboratories have shown that women have a lower
respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during exercise than equally trained men, indicating a …

Purpose Prior studies exploring the reliability of peak fat oxidation (PFO) and the intensity
that elicits PFO (FAT MAX) are often limited by small samples. This study characterised the …