If part of your eating disorder involved excessive exercise, high intensity exercise focusing on cardio may trigger some negative thoughts and behaviours, like the need to burn calories.
Pilates and yoga are really good because they are low impact on the body, help you to rebuild lean muscle that is often lost with anorexia, and they relax your mind as well.
I found that my negative thoughts were less when doing pilates because I knew what I was doing was exercise and good for my body but I wasn't over doing it and I didn't feel the urge to push myself too far. Using a DVD or attending a class also helps to limit the intensity and time of your exercise
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