In this podcast, I chat with Dr Jenny Burbage, who is a senior lecturer in biomechanics andpart of the ResearchGroup in Breast Health within the School of Sport, Health and ExerciseScience at the University of Portsmouth.Her researchfocuses on biomechanics, health and education related to the female breast, andshe is one of the few world experts in this area. She is passionate aboutensuring functional breast support and comfort for workers, especially whenadditional equipment needs to be worn (e.g., body armour), and increasingbreast health education for all.

We talk about the following:

• The WiSEAN conference 2024. Overview of speakers,programme and social events.
• The 2019 podcast with Jenny and BroganHorler (https://www.wisean.net/podcast/episode/3230b1fe/dr-jenny-burbage-and-miss-brogan-horler-on-breast-health-bra-fitting-and-breast-support-for-the-exercising-female),where we talked about exercise-related breast pain, incorrect bra, incorrectfitting, bra-fitting techniques, changes in the breast through the lifetimeparticularly important for fit and the three types of sports bra.
• Recent research on bra requirements for activeoccupations.
• Bra requirements for women in active occupations,namely with British Army basic training recruits but also other occupations,e.g., police service, fire service. Activities involved in basic training andhence bra needs for these. Importance of correct bra and fit for theseoccupations.
• Other issues due to active occupations, e.g.,whether individuals might avoid active occupations due to e.g., bra size. Bra preferencesin other countries.
• The importance of breast health education/breasthealth and messages according to audience (e.g., bra manufacturers versusathletes).
• Future research goals and desires.
• Issues encountered regarding dismissal of breasthealth not being important. How far sports/exercise bra research has come.