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Post 4: Exercise That Heals (Not Harms) Your Hormones

The Overtraining Trap

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Dr. Herman Weiss
Dec 09, 2025
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Rachel was doing everything “right.”

She woke up at 5am for 45-minute HIIT classes. She did Orange Theory five times a week. On weekends, she ran 5-10 miles. Her Apple Watch told her she was burning 600-800 calories per workout.

She was also exhausted, irritable, and her period had disappeared for seven months.

“I thought exercise was supposed to help PCOS…

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