About
What is 1252 Project?
1252 Project is an educational program that addresses various menstrual issues faced by female athletes. Partnering with top athletes, medical facilities, and educational fields, we aim to help students to gain the right information, advisory, and guidance about menstrual problems.
An athlete’s body needs appropriate conditioning to perform at its best during seasonal games and competitions. However, approximately 12 weeks out of 52 weeks (one year) of a female athlete’s body suffer from various menstrual symptoms that affect their performance.
Because the menstrual cycle and how it effects the body differ from person to person, this issue has been a “problem to be solved secretly and individually” for a long time. With the help of top athletes and experts in the medical and education fields, we will create an educational platform to gain the right information, advisory, and guidance about menstrual problems tailored for athletes.
We plan to provide online and on-site classes and seminars.
Our goal is to ensure that all female student athletes have accurate knowledge, access to support, and are able to lead a competitive life that allows them to reach their full potential.
Topics
1252 Expert
1252 Expert is a certification exam to enhance the knowledge necessary to coach female athletes. It was developed to support female athletes from the environment by educating those involved in women’s sports, including coaches and school teachers. The exam consists of knowledge about female athletes, including menstrual issues unique to women. *This program is developed in Japanese only.
Talk up 1252
Talk up 1252 is a YouTube program where top athletes share their own period-related experiences. The importance to enhance the knowledge about periods is discussed through various sports and perspectives.
Talk about Periods that Male Coaches Should Know
Talk about Water Sports and Periods
Talk about Periods that Male Coaches Should Know
Talk about Water Sports and Periods
Members
1252 Project Leader
Hanae Ito
When I was a teenager competing on Japan’s national swimming team, my period was just “something that naturally came every month”.
I hadn’t thought about how it could affect my performance or mental health, I had no idea about PMS or PMDD, nor was I aware of the existence of the pill, its side effects, its safety, or how overseas athletes were using it with such control. I never thought that I would have regrets when I reached the Olympic stage.
When I think about it now, I feel that it was because at the time, there was no place that I could go to learn about menstruation nor anyone I could ask for advice.
For that reason, I want all female student athletes to know more about the topic.
Moreover, I would like mentors and male athletes to have the right knowledge too.
