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Generations of research on exercise physiology either left out women participants altogether or significantly reduced their numbers in many experiments, leaving us to generalize results from studies that included only or mostly men. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

A big assumption has kept women out of health and fitness studies for years. What if it’s wrong?

Maureen MacDonald, McMaster University

The assumption that has kept women out of so many physiology studies for years — uncertainty about potential fluctuations due to menstrual cycles or hormonal birth control — turns out to be incorrect.

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