Tag: exercise

Exercising with Lipedema

Exercising with Lipedema is a topic that makes those of us with Lipedema cringe.  It’s not because we hate to exercise.  It’s the associated pain, swelling and bruising that accompanies most attempts of traditional exercise routines that deters us from trying to exercise. What we need to know and understand is that our bodies are

BMI Doesn’t Work for Lipedema

This is an questionable area of concern that is used by clinicians to determine your eligibility for medical treatment and products.  I am talking about the use of the Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of your height to weight ratio  which attempts to calculate whether you are underweight, overweight or in a normal healthy