SHOW NOTES In today’s episode, I’m joined by Christine Yu. Christine is an award-winning journalist. She writes about sports, science, and health. She especially loves telling stories about the intersection of sports science and women athletes, so she wrote a book about it - 'UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes'. I read her new book ‘Up to Speed’ earlier this year. It inspired a few podcasts during my podcast sprint and as soon as I finished it I jumped into my email to ask Christine if she’d come on the podcast to talk about her work and book. So, kindly accepted my invitation and we sat down one afternoon over a hot drink and had a chat about the new groundbreaking science of women athletes and how it's changing how we play the game. WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER How Christine became a journalist writing about women’s sports Why Christine is passionate about diving into “taboo topics” instead of avoiding them The books and experiences that inspired her book, Up to Speed The biggest thing she learnt during her research and writing when it comes to females in sport Her experiences of being an active woman and training in her 40s Why have women been neglected and misrepresented by the sports science field and what’s the impact of this? What can we do to close this gap How the latest science can help women achieve their athletic potential The importance of both qualitative and quantitative research when it come to females and training The books and experiences that inspired ‘Up to Speed’ The process of writing her book - how she approached it and what surprised her the most when researching and writing it Is it really downhill after 40? - what it means to be a lifelong athlete (what facilitates our ability to be physically active and what gets in the way of it). Her next project FEATURED ON THE SHOW Christine Yu Website https://www.christinemyu.com Christine Yu Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyu888/ Christine Yu ‘Up to Speed’ Book https://www.amazon.com/Up-Speed-Groundbreaking-Science-Athletes/dp/0593332393/ About Warrior School https://warriorschool.co Apply for Warrior School https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS7OVobSu60FFc1pyIQVySKasuwjWvWnttTJOMRrgj6MLEPw/viewform Download my FREE bodyweight strength program https://amykatebowe.ck.page/9925443715

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