That hasn’t been my experience. It seems that most affordable men’s clothes are manufactured with the assumption that we’re all carrying a spare tire around our waists. Maybe I’m shopping at the wrong stores?

One thing about these particular suggestions though… I’ve been told that sit-ups and crunches (for example) put too much pressure on the pelvic floor muscles for it to be good for women. Apparently these can weaken the pelvic floor muscles, leading to problems.

There are other things to take into account for people with female biology… like the fact that tendons are looser during ovulation and so you’re more likely to injure joints if you do certain exercises, and so on…

So yeah, its worth thinking about the difference in biology, taking your own body into account and so on when looking at exercise programs.

PS: not an expert on this, just spent 2 years trying to fix a back injury and came across “The Core Program” by Peggy Brill, which has some interesting information and an isotonic workout designed for women… with tips on weight/cardio training with our odd biology! Its very useful, and I recommend it to everyone, including men… it gives a 15 minute, joint safe workout which strengthens all the core muscles – making living life much easier!

You can practice yoga on your own with no equipment. Lessons are more helpful, though.

Not only do you look and feel better when you’re fit, people are better to you. It’s horrible, but it’s true.