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Should your PCOS patients do HIIT?
Today’s podcast shares the literature on PCOS and exercise, and whether we’re causing harm or doing good in our patients when we recommend HIIT. If you’re online, you’ve likely seen mention of “exercise increasing stress” or “exercise worsening cortisol” in patients with PCOS and the suggestion that perhaps these patients shouldn’t do hard exercise because they might “get worse”
In this episode, we cover the literature on HIIT and PCOS that has been published in the last 18 months, as well as a particular study by Mohammadi (2023) that specifically looks at cortisol in patients with PCOS when they do HIIT (run/walk intervals).
We also talk about the “forest for the trees” concept of prescribing exercise to our patients and how we can’t get swept away with online trends - especially when there isn’t research to support it.
Have a listen to the episode and we hope you join us in September for the Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds weekend where we are spending 3 days covering a Women's Health Update.
Mohammadi, S., Monazzami, A. & alavimilani, S. Effects of eight-week high-intensity interval training on some metabolic, hormonal and cardiovascular indices in women with PCOS: a randomized controlled trail. BMC Sports Sci., Med. Rehabilitation 15, 47 (2023).
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By Dr. Jordan Robertson NDToday’s podcast shares the literature on PCOS and exercise, and whether we’re causing harm or doing good in our patients when we recommend HIIT. If you’re online, you’ve likely seen mention of “exercise increasing stress” or “exercise worsening cortisol” in patients with PCOS and the suggestion that perhaps these patients shouldn’t do hard exercise because they might “get worse”
In this episode, we cover the literature on HIIT and PCOS that has been published in the last 18 months, as well as a particular study by Mohammadi (2023) that specifically looks at cortisol in patients with PCOS when they do HIIT (run/walk intervals).
We also talk about the “forest for the trees” concept of prescribing exercise to our patients and how we can’t get swept away with online trends - especially when there isn’t research to support it.
Have a listen to the episode and we hope you join us in September for the Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds weekend where we are spending 3 days covering a Women's Health Update.
Mohammadi, S., Monazzami, A. & alavimilani, S. Effects of eight-week high-intensity interval training on some metabolic, hormonal and cardiovascular indices in women with PCOS: a randomized controlled trail. BMC Sports Sci., Med. Rehabilitation 15, 47 (2023).