Csontos, Judit  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4597-3052, Brown, Natalie, Edwards, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6228-4446, Edwards, Deborah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-9297, Gillen, Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3700-3913, Hounsome, Juliet ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2026-3778, Kiseleva, Meg ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1994-6678, Lewis, Ruth, Macey, Stephen, Mann, Mala, Sidhu, Amrita and Cooper, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-6721
2026.
Interventions that support women, girls, and people who menstruate to participate in physical activity: a rapid overview of reviews.
BMC Public Health
26
, 1472.
10.1186/s12889-026-27122-9
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Abstract
Adults (age 18–64 years) are recommended 150–300 min of moderate-to-vigorous or 75–150 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week. Irrespective, the number of women not meeting recommended physical activity is 5% higher than men globally. Women, girls and people who menstruate face multiple barriers to physical activity participation, including gender bias, low perceived exercise competence, and insufficient support from peers and/or family. Moreover, menstruation is often reported as a barrier. Numerous interventions have been proposed to increase women’s and girls’ physical activity participation, while little is known about interventions for people who menstruate. Therefore, the aim of this rapid overview of reviews was to summarise systematic reviews investigating the effectiveness of interventions that support women, girls, and people who menstruate to participate in physical activity. Additionally, this review examined whether any of these interventions incorporated managing physical activity participation throughout the menstrual cycle.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Healthcare Sciences Schools > Medicine Professional Services > Academic & Student Support Service |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 1 April 2026 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 19 March 2026 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2026 01:19 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/186109 |
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