| We live in an age where women have been liberalized | | | | The easiest way to notice it is by the increase in the |
| they are allowed to do anything they set their mind on. | | | | number of injuries you experience by doing exercises |
| Bodybuilding is one of the activities that women are | | | | that were previously a piece of cake. Your bones can |
| involved in and I must say they are doing exceptionally | | | | easily break and this may lead to the end of your |
| well. In the 80's who would've thought that there would | | | | career. When you break vital bones, even after |
| one day be professional boxing and wrestling for | | | | recovery you may not get back to doing the |
| women? While it is a good thing for women to be | | | | exercises that you used to especially heavy weight |
| athletic, there are a few challenges that our bodies | | | | and intense resistance training. |
| might face if were not careful with our delicate | | | | Last but not least, amenorrhea is experienced. This is |
| beautiful bodies. F.A.T is an acronym for Female | | | | the lack of menstrual flow for periods of up to 6 |
| Athlete Triad. F.A.T is a disease that affects women | | | | months. For a woman who normally had a regular flow |
| athletes and the name triad is representative of the | | | | and could even tell the exact hour of the next flow, |
| three symptoms of F.A.T. | | | | going for half a year without a single drop is quite |
| The first symptom is an eating disorder. Bulimia is one | | | | alarming. I'm definitely not talking about pregnancy. |
| of the most common of them. One goes through | | | | There's a friend of mine who didn't have her period for |
| cycles of binge eating where you stuff yourself and | | | | close to 3 years. My only wonder is how you can stay |
| then stick a finger down your throat and force | | | | for so long without seeing a doctor. In case you're |
| everything out. You then go into excessive exercise | | | | wondering, she was in her early 30's so menopause |
| without partnering it with the required nutrition. By | | | | was definitely not the cause. |
| starving yourself for long periods and then suddenly | | | | You first of all need to trace back from where it all |
| overeating, your body can't digest all that food. Now | | | | started. Most women who get FAT start off with the |
| the involuntary vomiting starts. You no longer have to | | | | best intentions. They want to excel in what they do |
| stick a finger down your throat, just simply grab a bite | | | | and therefore push themselves further and further. |
| to eat. | | | | The problem is that they don't notice it when they're |
| The second symptom is a condition called | | | | too close to the edge. The fact that your reading this |
| osteoporosis. This is due to the lack of nutrients your | | | | means that you're not beyond redemption. |
| body requires and hence your bones become week | | | | Acknowledge that you have a problem and seek help. |
| and fragile. It is not a condition that you can detect by | | | | Fast. |
| getting a running nose or a tingly feeling in your bones. | | | | |