Going all out at the gym when you’re already dealing with the effects of chronic stress will leave you feeling even more depleted and further strains your adrenals.Įventually, adrenal fatigue can spiral to a point where you can barely crawl out of bed each morning, you struggle to get through your workouts, and you feel more exhausted than ever. Even worse, if you’re suffering from adrenal fatigue, exercising too hard or too long will cause your adrenal glands to become overstimulated. This is especially likely to happen in the luteal phase of your cycle, when your body naturally pumps out more cortisol. So instead of becoming a fat-burning machine, you become stuck in an ugly cycle of burning stored fat with cortisol, only to have your high estrogen levels send the fat right back to all the wrong places. And the more estrogen, the more your body hangs on to those fat cells. The more fat cells you have, the higher your estrogen levels. Your body doubles down on the action when those fat cells, which are hormonally active tissue, pump out even more estrogen into your body. And estrogen tends to cause your body to hold on to the fat cells in your midsection and hips. The estrogen overload programs your body to convert any circulating glucose back into fat. If you have unresolved hormonal issues, such as excess estrogen-the most common hormonal imbalance I see among my clients-the cortisol spike and fat burning lead to something counterproductive. Although the fat-burning part of this process may sound like a win-win for you, it comes with some serious side effects. Where does your body turn? It calls on your adrenal glands, and they jump into action by pumping out the stress hormone cortisol, which converts stored fat into usable glucose so you have the energy to continue working out. This supply lasts only about thirty minutes after that, your body needs to find a replacement to keep your energy up. When you get your heart pumping, your body burns the glucose in your bloodstream for energy. Our female biology shines a light on why the less-is-more approach works for us. Why It’s Pivotal To Understand Female Biology For Physical Health + Fitness I was thrilled, and a little bit shocked, because it went against everything I had ever learned about fitness and weight loss. I was finally able to end the war with my body. The extra pounds melted away, and I’m back down to my feel-good weight. After giving birth, I stopped doing all high-intensity training and switched to short walks-no more than half an hour-and gentle Pilates. The same thing happened after I gained 40 pounds while pregnant with my daughter. I started working out less-seriously!-and the extra pounds melted away.Įven better, I felt energized, alert and motivated. When I finally realized that in addition to adapting my eating patterns to my cycle, I needed to sync my exercise, I easily dropped 60 pounds without having to work out aggressively. Prepare to take notes…ĭoing less can be the key to getting the results you want. Part one, below, and stay tuned for part two coming up. We were thrilled to take a peak into her new book, as excerpted below, as she shares a bit of her journey toward wellbeing. Vitti is a wealth of knowledge on all things women’s health. Namely, how to harness the female form and embrace cycle syncing for your physical, emotional and energetic advantage.īy listening to our own unique rhythmic biochemistry, we can pinpoint when and how to exert energy to honor the body’s natural rhythms-and hit peak physical fitness. IN THE FLO, the new book from women’s hormone expert, Alisa Vitti, is all about life flow, energy flow and, yes, your monthly flow.
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