Happy International Women’s Day 2026! In this special episode of the Coaching Podcast, Georgina talks all things Women’s Health with a focus on paddling with her guest Dr Jagruti Amin (Jag) who has been a white water kayaker since 2013 and is a member of Paddle UK. It’s an almost hour long whirlwind tour from the teenage years through to the menopause, with something in it for everyone. There’s a crib sheet with resources and links available so you don’t have to scribble them down.

Jag is a GMC registered Dr (4645311) who qualified and started seeing patients in 1999 but had to give up her Licence to Practise in 2018 because of psoriatic arthritis. After studying medicine at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford she started her career in hospitals training in medicine. She started specialist training in Haematology before deciding to move to the world of General Practice in 2006 which included a 6 month training post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. As a fully fledged GP she had an interest in Women’s Health, Contraception, Sexual Health and Safeguarding. For several years she also held separate roles as a Contraception and Sexual health Dr and a Named GP for Safeguarding Children. She was involved in medical politics as a representative on her Local Medical Council. Despite no longer seeing patients she’s remained passionate about Women’s Health and women advocating for themselves. A special thanks goes to Dr Kaye Brennan who is a GP, a Specialist Sports & Exercise Medicine Dr, a Council Member of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and also works for the Ministry of Defence for her help and guidance in some of the more specialist areas in this podcast.

The information provided in this podcast and the associated resources are current as of 26th February 2026. A reminder that the information is not individual medical advice and that any personal medical issues that come to light should be discussed with your own healthcare professional (such as a GP, Consultant, Specialist Nurse, Midwife, or Health Visitor). Dr Amin has not received any payment for this podcast, and is not sponsored by any organisation or company.

All resources and links are current as of 26th February 2026 and are NOT to be used independently of the podcast. They do not constitute medical advice. All personal medical issues must be discussed with your own healthcare professional.

To download the transcript for this episode click here.

NHS Website: www.nhs.uk as a start for everything

Women & Sport

  1. Women in Sport ‘Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls Tackling Teenage Disengagement’ 2022 https://womeninsport.org/ wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Reframing-Sport-for-Teenage-Girls-Tackling-Teenage-Disengagement.pdf
  2. Call it What it is Period https://thewell-hq.com/menstrual-cycle/calling-it-a-period-and-only-a-period-matters/
  3. The Red Box Project https://redboxproject.org/
  4. Also look at the British Rowing & British Swimming websites

Nutrition

  1. Project RED-S red-s.com
  2. BEAT https://www.beateatiorg.uk/
  3. UK Sports Institute Nutrition Guidelines https://uksportsinstico.uk/resource/sports-nutrition-fundamentals-to-improve-performance/
  4. The British Dietetic Association https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/sport-exercise-nutritihtml
  5. NHS Vitamin D Guidance https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/

All things Period, Contraception & Sexual Health

  1. Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists https://www.rcog.org.uk/for-the-public/browse-our-patient-information/
  2. Brook https://www.brook.org.uk/
  3. Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/
  4. National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes https://www.pms.org.uk/
  5. A Young Person’s Guide to Premenstrual Syndromes https://www.pms.org.uk/app/uploads/2021/09/A-Young-Persons-Guide-to-Premenstrual-Syndromes-8.pdf
  6. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome https://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/
  7. Endometriosis https://www.endometriosis-uk.org
  8. Contraception & Sexual Health COSRH https://www.contraceptiorg/
  9. Sexual Health Clinic Information https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/

Menstrual Cycle Training & Injuries

  1. British Journal of Sports Medicine Blog 2025 https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2025/11/03/can-the-menstrual-cycle-phase-impact-sports-performance/
  2. UEFA Consensus Statement on Menstrual Cycle Tracking in Football 21st September 2025 https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/ content/11/3/e002769

Teenagers & Exercise

  1. Models used: The “Control–Capacity–Sport” model, The 4-Stage Youth Return-to-Sport Framework, The IOC “Youth Athlete Development Model”, Graduated loading principles (10% rule, staged impact progression)
  2. A non UK article from Sport New Zealand https://balanceisbettorg.nz/how-much-is-too-much-when-it-comes-to-youth-sport/

Pelvic Floor

  1. Pelvic Obstetrics & Gynaecology Physiotherapy https://thepogp.co.uk/patient_information/pelvic_health_advice.aspx
  2. Squeezy App £2.99 https://squeezyapp.com/women/about-squeezy-for-women/
  3. Commercial devices with feedback Perifit & Elvie

Pregnancy (In partnership with your healthcare professionals)

  1. International Olympic Committee https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Athletes/Medical-Scientific/

Consensus-Statements/BJSM-Exercise-and-pregnancy-in-recreational-and-elite-athletes-Part-5-recommendations-for-health-professionals-and-active-women.pdf

Pregnancy Continued (In partnership with your healthcare professionals)

  1. NHS Website https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/
  2. UK Guidelines for Activity in Pregnancy https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/620a28288fa8f54916f45dfc/ physical-activity-for-pregnant-women.pdf & https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/exercise/  
  3. Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (FSEM) Moving Medicine Patient Information https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pregnancy_Patipdf
  4. Active Pregnancy Foundation Questionnaire ‘Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy’ https:// activepregnancyfoundation.org/_files/ugd/4c66ce_88e9ebbdad8748e7ab75d67815c76dcc.pdf
  5. Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy https://thepogp.co.uk/patient_information/ pregnancy_and_early_postnatal.aspx
  6. Tommy’s The Pregnancy & Baby Charity https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/calculators-tools-resources
  7. UK Sport Pregnancy Guidance and Support for UK Sport Funded Athletes see the risk assessment for funded athletes https://www.uksport.gov.uk/resources/pregnancy-guidance The advice in this guidance is NOT for recreational athletes

Maternal Mental Health

  1. NHS Advice https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/mental-health-and-pregnancy/
  2. https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/about-maternal-mental-health/

Post Partum (In partnership with your healthcare professionals)

  1. NHS postpartum Exercise Information https://www.nhs.uk/baby/support-and-services/keeping-fit-and-healthy-with-a-baby/
  2. Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy https://thepogp.co.uk/patient_information/ pregnancy_and_early_postnatal.aspx
  3. FSEM Moving Medicine Post Partum Patient Information Leaflet https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/06/Post-partum_Patient_info_leaflet_2020-v2-1.pdf
  4. FSEM Moving Medicine Patient Information https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Physical-activity-recommendations-post-natal.pdf
  5. FSEM Moving Medicine Patient Workbook https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Patient-workbook-170925.pdf
  6. FSEM Moving Medicine Post Natal Pre Screening for Readiness Flowchart https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2025/06/Flowchart.pdf

Menopause

  1. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines 2024 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23/ informationforpublic
  2. The British Menopause Society https://thebms.org.uk/education/principles-practice-of-menopause-care/bms-ppmc-resources-toolkit/where-can-i-find-trusted-information-for-women-and-their-partners/
  3. Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/
  4. Royal Osteoporosis Society https://theros.org.uk/information-and-support/bone-health/exercise-for-bones/how-to-build-up-exercise-for-your-bone-strength/
  5. NHS Guidance for Exercise https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise
  6. Diet & The Menopause https://www.womens-health-concern.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/31-WHC-FACTSHEET-Weight-Gain-and-menopause-JUNE2023-A.pdf

Coaches

  1. Sport Scotland Free Learning Resources https://learning.sportscotland.org.uk/catalog?pagename=Work-with-female-

athletes  

Covering many of the subjects talked about in the podcast

  1. Women in Sport Podcasts https://womeninsport.org/explore-the-issues/podcast/
  2. British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BASEM) Podcasts & Female Athlete Health Page https://basem.co.uk/spotlight-on-sem-podcast-series/
  3. Podcasts from Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine

RED-S (2025) https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-em4tt-17c642c  

Sports Nutrition (2024) https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ba993-15b5940  

Version 1. 26th February 2026

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