What if I told you that the recovery process from hypothalamic amenorrhea hasn’t been that terrifying at all? Would you call me nuts if I told you that I’m actually even enjoying it a bit? Let me guess: If you’ve just realized that you have hypothalamic amenorrhea, or if you’re just a few days or weeks into … Read more
When we’re used to exercise almost daily and be active outside of our workouts too, our understanding about the exercise we’re actually doing every day, may get twisted. It’s funny to write this post and frankly a lot of other posts where I talk about hypothalamic amenorrhea, because they are 180 degrees opposite to those what … Read more
Are you frustrated that you have hypothalamic amenorrhea? Are you upset because you have to stop exercising and put on weight? Do you actually hate all those women who are perfectly healthy? Hating, just being angry or jealous, won’t help us recover faster. In fact, they’re probably slowing the process down. [tweet_box design=”default”]Hate has caused a lot of … Read more
For many long years, I used to workout first thing in the morning. And while exercising is a great way to kickstart your day and get it out of the way, there were days when it would have been smarter to sleep in. Now as I’m not hiding from myself the truth that I have hypothalamic amenorrhea, … Read more
Why is it so hard to take a rest day (or days, if needed)? As I wrote in my last post, I’m taking it a tad easier on the workout front for now. It’s not super easy for someone who is used to workout everyday, and it would probably be evan harder for someone who … Read more
Many people – and it often seems that especially women – have extremely high expectations for themselves. But these big, often unreasonable and unachievable expectations can ruin all the enjoyment in life, and simply burn us out. The society and social media put a lot of pressure on us. We need to be thinner, healthier, have a better diet, … Read more
Training hard but don’t taking enough time to recover will not only lead to muscle soreness and fatigue, it can also mess up your sleep. Honestly, my problem has always been rather over- than undertraining. I overtrained especially in the past when I used to run much more than I should have, compared to how much time I took for … Read more
The last week was unusually quiet for me on the workout front. In fact, I didn’t workout almost at all. From Saturday to Saturday, I only worked out twice, which is very rare for me. What happened? I needed a rest. There are certain signs of our body that, if you’re smart and keep listening, … Read more
We’ve all experienced muscle soreness. It’s not fun, even though many people tend to evaluate the success of their workout by how sore they became. Should you really get sore after a workout and how to alleviate that? Here’s what got me writing this post: My hip flexors and calves were really sore yesterday. That’s because … Read more
A lazy day? Years ago, I didn’t know how that would look like. I used to be a crazy cardio bunny who would run day in and day out, all the time, especially in the weekends. I never gave myself a rest, even if I needed it. I probably didn’t even hear my body asking for it. Even … Read more
Have you ever felt like you just can’t stop working out? It may sound like a weird problem for some, but it’s actually a real thing. You absolutely enjoy the whole process: Zoning out when you working out, getting stronger day by day, learning new skills… There seems to be no reason why you should slow … Read more
On average, I work out 5-6 days a week. There are weeks that are lighter and weeks that are higher on intensity. Outside of some longer runs that I do 1-2 times a week, my workouts are all about 20 minutes long. If I have had pretty hard workout week, I tend to need more rest … Read more