exercise pcos and diet
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Should we be concerned about any masculinizing effects of exercise… i’ve read it increases testosterone.. though i’ve seen some promising artiles on this post regarding how it benefits pcos by reducing insulin resistance… please reply… * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful
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As long as you aren’t doing any "power lifting" weights, there shouldn’t be any "masculinizing effects". If you want to weight train, do low weight and high reps. More weight builds bigger muscles. Aerobic exercises do not build big muscles. "Wuzzy" <mypcosNOmyS…@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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Wuzzy wrote: > Should we be concerned about any masculinizing effects of > exercise… i’ve read it increases testosterone.. though > i’ve seen some promising artiles on this post regarding how > it benefits pcos by reducing insulin resistance…
Well, if you’ve got PCOS, odds are you already have elevated testosterone levels. If exercise reduces the insulin resistance, and thus reduces the symptoms of PCOS, then it seems logical that the PCOS-caused testosterone will go down. Even if the exercise does cause a small increase in testosterone, it should be more than offset by the reduction due to PCOS getting under control. Plus, if you build muscle mass, it raises your metabolism, so you’ll lose body fat and have a better figure. You’ll be able to do more physically, and move with more confidence and come across as more attractive because of that! That’s true no matter where your starting point is. You’re better off exercising than not exercising! -Janet 253/215/fit
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>If you want to weight train, do low weight and high reps. More weight
builds bigger >muscles. I have to disagree here… while it might be better in the beginning to use lighter weights – to learn proper form, you will have a more positive effect on your body’s ability to balance hormones if you use heavier weights. Unless you are predisposed to build huge muscles, this needn’t be a concern. Lift, lift, lift! — Sincerely, Kat Carney www.TheWeighWeWere.com "Inspirational weight loss success stories from around the web"
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Very few women have to worry about getting "big and bulky" weightlifting. Even with the higher testosterone level we PCOS women have, there is still a genetic factor in your body type in regard to the ability to get big muscles. There are males who never get big and they have plenty of testosterone naturally. Power lifting will not hurt you and in fact the combination of aerobic or cardio workouts and resistance training seems to be the best way to go to tone the muscles and lose the body fat. Check out these web pages for some information: http://www.planetkc.com/exrx/WeightTraining/Toning.html http://krista.tico.com/weights.html (an excellent source for females) Marie On Wed, 31 May 2000 14:58:06 GMT, "Sherra Scott" <she…@kc.rr.com> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->As long as you aren’t doing any "power lifting" weights, there shouldn’t be >any "masculinizing effects". If you want to weight train, do low weight and >high reps. More weight builds bigger muscles. Aerobic exercises do not >build big muscles. >"Wuzzy" <mypcosNOmyS…@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message >news:04d5de2e.1f552220@usw-ex0109-069.remarq.com… >> Should we be concerned about any masculinizing effects of >> exercise… i’ve read it increases testosterone.. though >> i’ve seen some promising artiles on this post regarding how >> it benefits pcos by reducing insulin resistance… >> please reply… >> * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find >related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is >Beautiful
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Very good question. I can say that the people who do several different types of work out build muscle. I’ve got big muscles that are hiding leftover fat. It is a good thing – I am now down to 1 500 mg pill of metformin a day, from 3 and sometimes 4. So I also burn more calories the more muscle I have. I don’t look like a bodybuilder though. I have shape/form, but I don’t look like Madonna either. I’ve actually had a couple of thinner ladies say that they envy my definition. They are thin to the point of anorexic looking. So I think that you will see a difference, but not an extreme difference. If you workout 3 hours or so most every day, yeah you are going to look bodybuilder style. I work out about 1 hour for 4 days a week in different types of aerobics and 2 hours of swimming/jacuzzi/sauna (both types) for 1 day. I’m getting defined, and losing fat. Victoria – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Wuzzy wrote: > Should we be concerned about any masculinizing effects of > exercise… i’ve read it increases testosterone.. though > i’ve seen some promising artiles on this post regarding how > it benefits pcos by reducing insulin resistance… > please reply… > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful
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