LADIES: Do you workout on your period?
xmarykaterose
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Sorry for the TMI guys. But girls, do you work out on your period? I feel like its kind of crazy to forgo 4-5 days of working out because of cramps and the obvious other problems (LOL) but I can't help it. I love working out but for those few days, I'm not in the mood and I just feel like a dying slug hahaha.
Any thoughts?? I usually go on long walks during my those days but thats about it...
Any thoughts?? I usually go on long walks during my those days but thats about it...
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I do. I do every type of exercise except for water exercise so I have to miss aqua zumba (boohoo) and if its a particularly bad one (which I am prone to) I can miss 2 weeks of aqua zumba
My other workouts make me feel great whatever day of the month it is0 -
Yes, I have no reason not to.0
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I am not a hardcore super exerciser type anyway. But yes I still do normal daily activity such as long walks, couple hours of deep-cleaning my house, or some relatively easy hiking. However I don't go hard on the bike trails when I am cramping. To me that would just be stupid.0
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Yes. But I'm lucky, my TOM is short and I barely notice it, so there's no reason not to. If i felt like crap the whole time, I might not.0
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Not an excuse.0
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Exercise helps to alleviate the dying slug feelings. Endorphins, baby.0
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Yes, why not? If your stomach or something its on too much pain, just take some rest, a pill and then you can do whatever you want! You may feel more tired but thats normal!0
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During those times, exercise has even more benefits. It combats the sluggishness and if you drink enough water when you exercise it helps with the whole water retention and other "puffiness" issues too.0
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Why would you not?0
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No....I lay in bed all day. I do not move anything.0
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The thing is - I would love to work out with just typical cramps. But not to make excuse but I have craaaazy bad pelvic and back pain that makes even sitting down hard. Looks like it might be a good idea to push past that though? :-)0
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Yes. It actually helps cramps and all the other symptoms. Somewhere I read that women burn more calories when working out at TOM.0
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I do but I don't get any real symptoms from mine. Everyone is different so you just have to decide for yourself. Many ladies find that light exercise actually helps with cramps and the bloating feeling.0
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When I was working out consistently, yes.
I found that even some light exercises helped with cramps. The more I exercised, the less I had those cramps each month anyways0 -
I wait until my Advil have kicked in and yep. But my period is 300X better now that I've lost weight, I hardly even need it anymore.
The whole 'endorphins will help' thing has always been BS as far as I'm concerned though, but I think my endorphins are broken.0 -
I do all the same exercising I do any other time. Even though I feel icky, I think the exercise helps me feel less bloated and crampy after I'm done.0
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I have horrible cramps and bleeding but YES I workout. I find if I work out before it comes it will make the cramps a little less painful, but ultimately I just feel better when I exercise.
I may skip a day if I become anemic... but generally I still workout. I just skip the yoga and do spin bike or run.0 -
The thing is - I would love to work out with just typical cramps. But not to make excuse but I have craaaazy bad pelvic and back pain that makes even sitting down hard. Looks like it might be a good idea to push past that though? :-)
You can experiment and see what works and what does not, but you just have to do whats right for you0 -
It may take an extra cup of coffee, but I sure do. And I've yet to regret it.0
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Yes I do. I just take a couple of painkillers and do my normal thing which normally run. I dread to think how my family would cope if they had to deal with me with both pmt and not running,0
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