Dr. Elizabeth Comen

So it's really remarkable the things that was said about women and debated in the medical literature.

But when you think about exercise and this fear of bulky muscles-

Is it that different than when we go to our Pilates class and you look at the frequently asked questions?

Am I going to get bulky from, you know, Pilates?

No, you're not.

I lift all the time and I lift heavy.

I'm not like Hulk Hogan over here.

But yet, where does this legacy of women worrying that if they lift things and get stronger, that they're somehow going to look like a dude?

We don't want to get too bulky.

I mean, I grew up as a dancer and playing sports, but it was always about smaller, thinner, and definitely not about lifting to be strong.

Oh, I mean- Was it any better for you?

No, there was no, there still isn't any now.

I mean, I have patients that we talk all the time about how important exercise is for decreasing breast cancer risk and recurrence.

And I've got 20-year-olds that have no idea how to do a proper squat.

and with weights without hurting themselves.

And I think the lack of education, both socially, but in our medical system about how to actually take care of your body is really horrible.

We've got all this information about genomics and genetics and DNA, and yet the most basic things about how to exercise and how to eat fall by the wayside.

So I definitely didn't get any training at all, let alone what specifically for women would be important, including during pregnancy.

Oh, no.

What was that?