Did you hear that resistance training is one of the best forms of exercise for PCOS, but are still not convinced or ready to commit? Women often avoid resistance training in fear of becoming too muscular and favour aerobic exercises. But here is the thing: All women should work on building muscle, especially women with PCOS. In this post, you…
PCOS and exercise
Have you ever thought about some ways to challenge yourself, to get out of your comfort zone and really take on some PCOS body and soul expanding, personal growth, while testing your body’s limits? Anna Sue shares her thoughts with us about some unusual and fun ways to boost your fitness, and reconnect with life! Adam Hargreaves, in Mr. Lazy’s…
PCOS related heart disease… I can hear you sighing, not another thing to deal with. PCOS does increase your risk of many illness, cardiovascular disease being a big one. But through positive lifestyle changes and regular movement, you can reduce – even completely eliminate – this risk. And the great part is, this will have amazing flow on affects for all…
There are many health benefits of hot yoga for PCOS. It’s such a fun practice… well, saying that, the first class I ever attended I thought I may just pass out, but from then on in, I found it such a relaxing form of exercise. And sleep… I slept like a log on the nights I attended. Yoga has been…
My love affair with Yoga started several years back. I remember my very first class, with my whole family, and my older but extremely flexible and calm instructor. We, my Mother, my Father, my brother, my sister and myself, all flexed forward into downward dog, questioning how it was physically possible to keep our heels on the ground, not to…
I remember the first time I performed downward dog. The others in the class seemed to magically and easily touch their heels to the floor, and with knees gently held straight, hold their bottoms in the air and palms calmly on their mat. Stable. Even relaxed! I… well, I was too worried about falling over and forgetting to breath to concern…
