Interesting study about benefits of exercise on hormone levels

[archipoeta]

amhsjournal.org/article.asp...

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Conclusion

Hypothyroidism reduces exercise capacity but after hormone replacement with thyroxine exercise capacity can be attained back. After being euthyroid on hormone replacement regular physical exercise can improve thyroid function and thus improve mental and physical status of hypothyroid patient and concomitantly decrease dose of thyroxine replacement therapy. So every young to middle aged hypothyroid patient should do regular physical exercise to improve his/her thyroid status.

The salient point here being "After being euthyroid on hormone replacement regular physical exercise can improve thyroid function" and the problem is becoming euthyroid on hormone replacement, how many of us struggle to become euthyroid? I don't think I've ever been in 47 years of thyroid hormone replacement.

[jimh111]

If I may make just a couple of comments and duck out. It's possible exercise improves absorption of levothyroxine. More important, the term 'thyroid function' in this context refers to how the body handles thyroid hormone and not how the thyroid gland is performing.