Your cycle and your energy
Tracking how you feel across the month can make planning, training and rest easier.
Hormones shift across the menstrual cycle, and many people notice changes in energy, mood, sleep and appetite that follow a pattern.
Tracking for two or three months, with a simple note on energy and mood each day, can show your own pattern. Some people plan demanding work or harder workouts for the days they usually feel strongest.
Heavy periods are common and can lead to low iron, which brings tiredness and breathlessness. Iron-rich foods like lentils, beans, leafy greens and red meat help, and vitamin C improves absorption from plants.
Try this
- Track energy and mood daily for three cycles.
- Pair plant iron with vitamin C, like lentils with lemon.
- See your doctor if periods soak through protection every hour or two.
General information, not personal medical advice. If something worries you, talk to your doctor. In an emergency in Bulgaria or the EU, call 112.