PCOS-DIET Messages for July, 2001: Re: PCOS-DIET digest 323

Re: PCOS-DIET digest 323

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:08:54 -0700

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Just a tip on stomach exercises:

Crunches are very good. Sit ups where you go all the way to your knees are mostly hip flexion, not stomach, and are stressful to your back. You only need to raise your shoulders a bit to get your abs. That's a crunch. Do them straight up, then diagonally. That gets the rectus and the obliques (straight up and down-the ones that make a "six-pack", and the diagnonal ones on the sides).

I recommend meeting with a physical therapist or a good personal trainer to set up a program for you. Remember that trainers vary. I once joined a gym and had the mandatory initial training session with a buff man. He was extremely condescending to me, but ok to my husband, who is not obese. Even though I'm a PT, he just looked at my size and decided I couldn't list much. He didn't realize that every time I stand up I "leg press" over 200 pounds, and ignored me when I told him that in my job I held up large people (I worked in a hospital at the time, helping people to get moving after surgeries or illnesses). However I went to another gym (which happened to be all women), had the mandatory session, and she was wonderful. She actually had used to be heavy, but lost weight and became a trainer. She respected me and my skills. I also saw her work with my friend (who is much heavier than me, and has other medical and orthopedic problems), and she did a great job designing an appropriate program for her given her limitations.

Renee

Alexandra wrote: >
> Great, thanks for that. I am doing a lot of running & kickboxing in the
> gym the moment so hopefully i should see an improvement!
>
> Do you think sit-ups and stomach exercises would help? At the moment it
> doesnt feel like i have ANY stomach muscles down there at all!!!
>
> P.s i know what you mean about the "Pregnant question". I can get my
> friends rolling around in fits of the giggles with my "Im pregnant"
> impression, which basically involves me sticking my tummy out as far as
> it will go (and believe me, it goes quite far!)
>

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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