Context: In overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the benefits of the
addition of exercise to an energy-restricted diet in further improving cardiometabolic risk
factors and reproductive function has not been extensively studied. Objective: The objective
was to evaluate the effects of aerobic and aerobic-resistance exercise when combined with
an energy-restricted high protein diet (5000–6000 kJ/d) on metabolic risk factors and
reproductive function in women with PCOS. Design and Setting: A 20-wk outpatient …

Although regular exercise is the cornerstone of management of overweight women with
polycystic ovary syndrome, there are little data on additional benefits of regular exercise and
exercise training when combined with an energy-restricted diet. This prospective,
randomized, parallel study assessed the added benefit of aerobic or aerobic-resistance
exercise training when combined with a moderate hypocaloric weight-loss diet on metabolic
risk factors and reproductive function in women with PCOS. Ninety-four overweight and …