Episode 462: Christine Yu – Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes

Christine Yu is an award winning journalist who writes about sports science and health. She has a new book coming out called Up to Speed, the Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes. She is a really well-known journalist. She has been featured in The Washington Post, Outside Magazine, Runner’s World, Family Circle, Self, Eating Well, ESPNW, and the list goes on. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and her two sons. We talk about kids and athletics, what has not been researched enough in female athletics, history of female sport, and more! What we talked about: 4:15- The panel that she held at the Boston Marathon 7:00- Introduction to Christine 10:20- Raising a family in NYC 14:05- History of women in sport 20:00- The role that our menstrual cycle plays on sport performance 27:00- Getting the message out to young female athletes 31:20- Concussions in female sports 37:00 – Specializing in sport 47:40- Representation of women in sports science research 52:45- Physiology of the female body 59:10- Writing her book 1:05:00- End of podcast questions Show notes: I Have Some Questions for You Up to Speed Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Smart Eats For low iron runners. Use the code “RUNNER” for 25% off