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I currently am taking levo so diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Lately I’ve been getting lightheaded and shakey. I thought it was my Wellbutrin, then I stopped. It seemed to get better. The last couple days I’ve gotten borderline low blood pressure in the morning. I don’t have restful sleep and keep complaining of fatigue to my endo (no sleep apnea). I also have some exercise intolerance i believe. I seem to get headaches/feel sick if my heart rate gets too high. Just checked (due to headache and neck ache after a workout) and it was borderline low again. Wondering if this happened to anyone else? I thought high blood pressure was a symptom of hypothyroidism?

Not sure if it’s a me thing or this is just the nature of the workout. I did hammer the other week and was going to go again but I see it was hammer again. (I also did a couple other workouts but don’t remember the names and seemed very close in terms of the timing). I just don’t feel like 30-45 second is enough time for each exercise? After the workout I’m like don’t feel like I did enough? I only do strength classes and only a handful of total classes. I’m postpartum so I’m still getting my strength up and I’m coming from Orangetheory where there’s just 10 min and they say do x sets of these 5 workouts until time is called. Anyone have advice? My goal is fat loss! I also am trying to run 1-2x a week when not doing f45.

(PS I’m new to the workout so please don’t downvote me)

So I want to preface and say that I was a big barre girl back in the day (2015-2018 ish?). I did feel like it was good for my body as it wasn’t inflamed and I would leave in a great (calm) mood and felt pretty lean (not bloated?) afterwards. I’ve been doing Orangetheory for the last 5 or so years and I’ve come to the conclusion it’s not for me and my body. I feel constantly inflamed and it takes me days to recover. I know Pilates is and has been the rage for awhile. I tried a Club Pilates class and it was ok, but I found it boring (plus the clientele skewed older and it felt like it was pretty slow but that may just be Pilates). I also am not a fan of yoga.

I’m currently looking for a new workout to incorporate with running. Again, I’m coming from Orangetheory where I like the high energy classes but did enjoy barre back in the day. I would love to hear what you like about Pilates and maybe what it’s like? Was Club Pilates not a good example?

So I was an Orangetheory goer for a while, off and on. I am now 13 months postpartum. I didn’t work out during my pregnancy and have tried a couple Orangetheory classes here and there postpartum. Right now, I’m too out of shape for Orangetheory I think. I’m looking to try F45 (strength only) classes 1-2 days a week to get my strength up and walk/jog 1-2 on my own at home. With my toddler and working from home, the noon classes and 45 min timing seems beneficial to me.

My goals are around fat loss/pregnancy weight. My son is 24 lbs now and it’s getting a little hard to lift him too! Would love to get my strength up. Now I know nutrition (and deficit) are going to make h to make the biggest difference here, but does this sound like F45 is a good fit? Would 2 strength classes be enough? I’m worried about the intensity, can you make it lower intensity or add modifications with the coach? Would love to hear more about anyone’s experience especially postpartum or being out of shape coming in.