These days, when we monitor everything from heart rate during training until recovery, one thing gets easily overlooked: periods. Once a taboo topic, it's important to break the silence and bring more awareness to the topic.

Whether it is your team doctor, physio or your coach, it is important to talk about the period since from the cycle you can spot if something is wrong. What should you do if the period goes missing or if you are having bad cramps? The Finnish team doctor Katja Mjosund, Swiss team coach Sandra Flunger, Swiss athlete Elisa Gasparin and Italian team coach Andrea Zattoni provide more insights into how the period can impact training, competitions and how they adapt coaching.