Sports centres help women to stay Active

Leeds City Council's leisure centres are supporting visitors and staff to make the switch to reusable period products and removing the barrier of periods when being active.

- by Harriet Sutton

Together with period poverty charity Freedom 4 Girls, Active Leeds are giving out free sustainable products at their leisure centres across Leeds over the next few months.

One in 10 girls in the UK can’t afford period products, and a lack of access can mean missing school, work and physical activity.