Waxing Moon
In my last blog, I spoke about how the moon cycles relate to the female body and how we can use them to track our workouts. I’m moving us through the moon cycles in real time so it we can actually do some of the practices and get into a groove of understanding them.
Here’s why using the Moon Cycles can help us track our Workouts:
There are 4 monthly phases of the moon: new, waxing, full + waning.
There are 4 monthly hormonal phases in the female body: menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, luteal. 2 phases if you are in or have gone through menopause. This still applies!
The moon phases + the hormonal phases correlate. And when we learn their similarities, we can use them to help our bodies feel supported, productive + healthy. Starting with our workouts.
This has been a game-changer for me and my female clients!
When we start to track our cycles and what hormones are surging through us, we can tailor our workouts to fit our bodies’ needs at that point in the month. It’s not a guessing game anymore as to why you feel super energized one week and then want to curl up on the couch after work the next.
It’s seriously amazing to understand!
So here we are in real time in the Waxing phase of the moon.
This is associated with our follicular phase. Hormones are starting to rise. We finished our bleed phase and are feeling good! We have more energy and are ready for more action.
For your workouts:
Lots of movement! HIIT, dance, weight training, running, swimming, biking, hiking. This is one the phases where your body is primed to do more exercise. Obviously we want to keep in mind what our intention is this monthly cycle for our body. Always tailoring our movement practice to this.
Let’s keep it simple to this. If you have any questions, contact me below. I’m so happy to help xxo
