Exercising Female

Jacky Forsyth is an associate professor at Staffordshire University, UK. She is a prominent researcher and speaker in the area of women’s exercise and health. Her research is centred on the interactive effect of ovarian hormones, exercise, and bone. One of her research priorities is to promote, raise awareness, and to advance understanding of the key influences, which impact the exercising female. She is vice chair of the Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WISEAN), the aim of which is 'To grow, strengthen, and promote research on women in sport and exercise, with the ultimate goal of optimising women’s athletic success and their participation'. Jacky publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals in her field.Claire-Marie Roberts is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, and a practising Sport Psychology consultant. Her experiences of working with athletes reflect her research interests. These include female-specific issues relating to career transitions in sport such as pregnancy and motherhood and the psychology of female sport performance. Claire-Marie is the chair of (WISEAN), a non-executive board director of UK Anti-Doping, and a member of the Women in Sport Research Action Group.

• 1. Introduction to the Exercising Female Jacky Forsyth and Claire-Marie Roberts2. The Adolescent Exercising Female Lindsay Woodford3. The Menstrual Cycle and the Exercising Female: Implications for Health and Performance Nancy I. Williams and Kaitlyn Ruffing4. Hormonal-Based Contraception and the Exercising Female Kirsty Jayne Elliott-Sale and Kirsty Marie Hicks5. Energy and the Nutritional Needs of the Exercising Female Joan M. Eckerson 6. The Female Athlete Triad Mary Jane de Souza, Kirsten J. Koltun, Emily Southmayd, and Nicole Aurigemma7. Bone Health and the Exercising Female Jacky J. Forsyth and Karen Hind8. Body Image and the Exercising Female Sarah Grogan9. Exercise Addiction in the Exercising Female: An Interdisciplinary Examination Heather A. Hausenblas and Derek T. Y. Mann10. Immune Function and the Exercising Female Judith Allgrove and Glen Davison11. Musculoskeletal Injury and the Exercising Female Mimi Zumwalt12. Breast Health and the Exercising Female Jenny Burbage, Michelle Norris, Brogan Horler, and Tim Blackmore13. The Psychology of Female Sport Performance Claire-Marie Roberts, Leah Ferguson, and Amber Mosewich14. The Changing Nature of Lesbian Athletes Coming Out In Competitive Organised Team Sports Rachael Bullingham15. Pregnancy and the Exercising Female Robin Pickering16. Postnatal Depression and the Exercising Female Amanda J. Daley and Ruth V. Pritchett17. Motherhood in the Exercising Female Claire-Marie Roberts and Göran Kenttä18. Athletic Career Termination in Females Claire-Marie Roberts19. Cardiovascular Health and the Exercising Female Karen Birch and Gemma Lyall20. Menopause and the Exercising Female Helen Jones, Madeleine France, & David A. Low