“don’t put your body under stress” “HIIT will wreck your hormones” “weight training will inflame you” I listened to all the noise and because I was dealing with hormone and health issues (high testosterone, high estrogen, insulin resistance, sudden lower-belly weight gain), I genuinely thought, I don’t want to make this worse So I stuck to walks, Pilates and yoga Then I slowly started introducing higher intensity workouts a couple times a month and weight lifting 1–2x a month. I started noticing changes internally and externally Now I weight train 4–5x a week, Pilates once a week and HIIT 2–4x a month Your reminder that the advice online may not be true for you