A crucial period: missing menstruation from too much exercise can have serious consequences
Article Abstract:
A certain amount of body fat, calories and protein is needed for women to maintain menstruation. Exercise-associated amenorrhea is a condition brought about by an excessive amount of exercise and marked by the cessation of menstruation. Diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1992
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What's going on in there? The physiological effects of exercise
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Regular exercise brings about a number of physiological changes in the body. The heart adapts differently for aerobic exercise and for weight training. Exercise-caused changes in the heart, circulatory system and muscles are discussed.
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1992
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Good pain, bad pain: some types of soreness are normal; others aren't
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Exercise often results in pain, but it is important to recognize the difference between the pain caused by muscle strengthening and that caused by injury. Tips to help distinguish between the two types of pain are discussed.
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1993
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