Dr. Georgie Bruinvels

Dr. Georgie Bruinvels, Director of Sports Science, Orreco, Ireland

The influence of the menstrual cycle on injury, recovery and performance in female athletes

Georgie Bruinvels is a Senior Sports Scientist and Research Scientist at Orreco. She manages Orreco’s Redox testing at client sites, analyses blood biomarker data, and leads the science behind our Female Athlete Program and FitrWoman™ and FitrCoach™ applications.

Georgie holds a PhD from University College London and has published widely on the female athlete, iron deficiency and the menstrual cycle. Prior to joining Orreco, she worked for 3 years with UK Anti-Doping. Georgie is also an elite endurance athlete. She has represented the British Athletics Team and won her first international marathon in 2015.

16:45

Saturday ~ 6th Nov ~ DAY 1 Session 3B: The 24 Hour Athlete

The influence of the menstrual cycle on injury, recovery and performance in female athletes

Director of Sports Science, Orreco, IRE