Females are made a little different from the male in that they are modeled for reproduction. This is not to say that women should not try to achieve their goals for success in sports, but rather they should pay particular attention to warning signs that there may be problems interrupting with the everyday female cycle. The female athlete triad refers to the three leading medical problems that female athletes have when they continually push their physical capabilities to the edge.
Exercise is a good thing for all women young and old, however the concern is for female athletes.
The triad refers to three disorders that are going to be discussed, and they are amenorrhea, disordered eating, and premature osteoporosis. The female system can be influenced by many factors. Some of the factors that can influence this cycle range from stress, to vigorous physical activity, to inept eating patterns. The female athletes that are most targeted for this type of behavior are the areas in sports where appearance is a must, and the littler that the female is, the better she is at her particular sport. As a matter of fact the onset of amenorrhea, and osteoporosis as well as eating disorders seems to stem from the fact that the female athlete wants to lose some weight or body fat to make themselves more lean and appealing to others.