A influência do ciclo menstrual no desempenho físico da mulher

Resumo (EN)

Objective– To verify the influence of the menstrual cycle on the performance of active women. Participated in this study 4 womenwho do not use hormones, aged between 25 and 40 years old, with an active routine of different modalities of physical activities anda 120-minute exercise frequency weekly. Method– 2 questionnaires were sent remotely for each participant. The first questionnairewas an Anamnese for physical activities and participants characterization in conjunction of a consent statement; the second question-naire asked questions regarding of evaluated variables: muscular fatigue, exhaustion breathing and willingness for training. This ques-tionnaire was filled out by the applicants after each training performed during the entire menstrual cycle. Results– The results of theset of participants and for individual description showed higher values for disposition than for the other variables. The variables musclefatigue and respiratory fatigue showed more significant changes in each phase of the MC when analyzed individually for each parti-cipant. Conclusion– It is concluded through the participants' perceived exertion that, according to the phases of the menstrual cycle,the variables present changes that interfere in the performance and frequency in physical exercise. However, the study did not provea specific phase, nor physical performance standards according to the phases of the cycle, which makes more evident the need to ac-curately characterize the exact period of the CM in order to adapt the planning, application and evaluation of the training in women.