Effect of Exercise Training on Anthropometric Measurements and Biomarkers in the Young Adult PCOS Population: A Comprehensive Review of Literature

Objective: To find out the effectiveness of Exercise training on anthropometric measurements and biomarkers in the Young adult PCOS population.
Method: The articles were selected from various authentic platforms like Google Scholar, PubMed and ScienceDirect, from the years 2020-2025. Total articles selected were 41 from which only 15 articles were selected for the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Anthropometric measurements, Biomarkers, Exercise training, PCOS, Young adults

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