What's up, folks?

Welcome back to the Whoop podcast, where we sit down with top athletes, researchers, scientists, and more to learn what the best in the world they're doing to perform at their peak and what you can do, too, to unlock your own best performance.

I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Whoop, and we are on a mission to unlock your own best performance. I'm your host Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Woop,

and we are on a mission to unlock human performance. This week's episode, Woop VP of

Performance Science, the Fearless. Kristen Holmes, our principal scientist, is joined by author

Christine You. Christine is an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection of sports, science, and women athletes.

In addition to writing, she's a seasoned grant writer and has led and managed the full cycle of program development for requests to private and corporate funders as well as local state and federal government agencies.

Kristen and Christine will discuss the biggest inequities in health sport.

There will be a push to see more research around females in sport.

Young athletes dealing with puberty.

Interestingly, there's about a 51% drop-off in participation in sport for females at age 18.

The media coverage and investment into women's sports.

There's a growing demand for more women's sports. The business case and viewership is prime for

growth. The findings and takeaway from Christine's new book, Up to Speed, she talks about what

it really means to take care of women throughout the entirety of their athletic careers and training methods for women

to improve health and prevent injuries. If you're new to Whoop, you can use the code Will

to get a $60 credit on WOOP accessories when you enter the code at checkout. If you have a

question you want to see answered on the podcast, email us, podcast at Woop.com. Call us 508-443-4952, and we'll answer your question on a future episode.

Without further ado, here are Kristen Holmes and Christine Yu.

Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist and author of her newly released book Up to Speed,

The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes.

Her reported features, profiles, and essays have appeared in the Washington Post,

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