time of the month...ladies what exercises should i do?

I never workout when the river flows...but I want to stay on track. What exercises can I perform

Fly fishing.

This is the best response ever.

I HATE PERIODS. Can't swim.

October through June, I walk. Summer doesn't allow much walking - if I can get a short one in, I do. Otherwise, I just skip it and wait for the ridiculousness to end.

They wouldn't put chlorine in the water if they didn't want people to swim on their periods.

Gah!
You've got to be kidding. No. Don't swim on your period.

To answer OP's question, personally I don't like to eat much on those first days, so that it's not a problem if I also rest instead of exercise. A short walk, or easy bike ride would be my choice.

Seriously? Don't swim on your period? What possible reason could there be for that? Are we not supposed to submerge in water or something? This isn't the 1950s.

I have anemia. I still work out hard when I'm on my period. Do I get cramps? Yes. Does it hurt? Sure. Am I going to stop living my life? That's silly.

I refuse to let a cramps and leg pain keep me from doing things. I used to be one of those who sat around and complained. One day, I stopped complaining and just got up and did it anyway. I felt better when I did. It's not like I'm going to die or bleed to death if I go for a run or lift weights.

Why change anything? I have found that the more I exercise the week before, the less painful the actual event is. I am ridiculously regular, so it's easy for me to know what the week before is. I try to work out a little more, watch my salt and drink TONS of water. And whoever said don't swim--that's just silly. Swimming feels great during that time--water buoys you up, stretches your whole torso/core, relaxing yet strenuous. That's the thing I like the best that week.

I HATE PERIODS. Can't swim.

October through June, I walk. Summer doesn't allow much walking - if I can get a short one in, I do. Otherwise, I just skip it and wait for the ridiculousness to end.

They wouldn't put chlorine in the water if they didn't want people to swim on their periods.

Gah!
You've got to be kidding. No. Don't swim on your period.

To answer OP's question, personally I don't like to eat much on those first days, so that it's not a problem if I also rest instead of exercise. A short walk, or easy bike ride would be my choice.

Seriously? Don't swim on your period? What possible reason could there be for that? Are we not supposed to submerge in water or something? This isn't the 1950s.

I have anemia. I still work out hard when I'm on my period. Do I get cramps? Yes. Does it hurt? Sure. Am I going to stop living my life? That's silly.

I refuse to let a cramps and leg pain keep me from doing things. I used to be one of those who sat around and complained. One day, I stopped complaining and just got up and did it anyway. I felt better when I did. It's not like I'm going to die or bleed to death if I go for a run or lift weights.

Yes, exercise if you feel like it..no problem there. But going in a pool on your period is gross IMO!!! This reminds me again of reasons why I don't swim in public pools..all the stuff suspended in the water icky.

I did researched couldn't find direct answers I needed. But if I had I would have never posted this question in the first place.i already got my answers I needed so I'm done at this point looking for more answer etc.

You can totally post questions already addressed in the forums. That is SPECIFICALLY mentioned and allowed in the forum rules...you don't need any permission from grumpy users to post questions!!!

True. And reasonable disagreement and humor is also allowed. And, you can't exclude groups from posting in your thread. Personal attacks in the threads, such as calling people "jerks," however, isn't allowed.

I did researched couldn't find direct answers I needed. But if I had I would have never posted this question in the first place.i already got my answers I needed so I'm done at this point looking for more answer etc.

You can totally post questions already addressed in the forums. That is SPECIFICALLY mentioned and allowed in the forum rules...you don't need any permission from grumpy users to post questions!!!

True. And reasonable disagreement and humor is also allowed. And, you can't exclude groups from posting in your thread. Personal attacks in the threads, such as calling people "jerks," however, isn't allowed.

Totally agree!! **Sings the Happy song**

Well, there you go. Rules. Now, I wonder who broke them.

I did researched couldn't find direct answers I needed. But if I had I would have never posted this question in the first place.i already got my answers I needed so I'm done at this point looking for more answer etc.

You can totally post questions already addressed in the forums. That is SPECIFICALLY mentioned and allowed in the forum rules...you don't need any permission from grumpy users to post questions!!!

True. And reasonable disagreement and humor is also allowed. And, you can't exclude groups from posting in your thread. Personal attacks in the threads, such as calling people "jerks," however, isn't allowed.

Totally agree!! **Sings the Happy song**

Well, there you go. Rules. Now, I wonder who broke them.

You did silly. Okay, let's talk about menstruation. You start.:bigsmile:

Oh, did you questions about your body? :flowerforyou:

^^^No I totally did answer your question....did you read it?
Actually I think it's okay to make those first days rest days. You can just log your food and not eat more on those days, (which is easy for me b/c I don't like to eat a lot on those days).

Of course I read your answer and its one of the answers I'm following. I never rejected what you told me. I'm putting your advice to good use.

That's cool!! I'm glad.:happy:

Cardio- I try and try my best to get on the treadmill or to the park because the flow passes faster and easier in the end. I have a cyst that Dr. doesn't see a threat and so I'm in severe pain every month all my life-the more i get out then the faster the pain goes away. Working out on my first 2 days makes the rest of the week a breeze-IF I can't then I really really try to as soon as I can- I hate that time of the month

If you can. Its a given that you do what you can handle but with advice you have more options AND encouragement to actually try something new for a change to see if it WILL work for you because you won't know if you try which is why you asked ^_____^

Yea if I crave chocolate then a brownie is a must or the richest gooiest ice-cream, my faux fur blanket and midol/tylonel is a must if working out dOESNT work out (pun intended) I feel mentally sharper on those days when I do run when I start my period.

Regarding swimming yeah its icky. I agree with MINMIN97 I don't swim in free public pools because of that and even with chlorine no just no. lol We Have all done it once or twice (to us that don't normally think its right? probably:embarassed: ) HEY I said once or twice in my life. Anyways if you do it on the regular then um ew just ew sorry but it is icky to know the girl next to me is on her rag.

Just as gross since on topic is people working out then swimming. Im mean if your not gonna shower OK some reason doesn't bother me but the rag and post workout immediate swim? no. JUST no.

You know people have blood inside of them.... ALL the time. What's the difference between ANY time of the month if it stays in? People should not be disgusted by their bodies.

I do assume your talking about the pool portion topic of this forum. Well, because if that blood potentially gets out-it can mean bacteria or disease that someone can get affected by is why.
If you meant working out then yeah I agree-I sometime worry about me smelling gnarly but hey I workout first thing in the morning when I do get up. I will shower after I get sweaty not before and after-there are people who do that and yea no one has time for that.
But with the pool its just a safety thing. The odds of that happening yeah not high-but I would like to think the days I GO swimming the ladies are not pms'ng because the more woman feel its ok then the higher the chances of bacteria getting released EY IDK if you or the others have an std-
My grade school friend had a pool-and the stepdad always tested the water and they test waters to see the levels of things in the water-yeah if those levels are too high in something then its just gross ok? its respectful to wait and if its like the only time you get to swim then lets all hope that every female swimming that day also is on the rag .

How exactly does it get out??? Just change right before, pick an appropriate device, and there is NO leaking out. None. It does not just leak out, it's physics. If you run towards a brick wall that's properly constructed by yourself you will NOT get through. Two solid matters cannot occupy the same space at the same time. It doesn't just get out.

My experience of being a woman SAYS other woman are just plain NASTAY, UMKAY. Nastee!!! OK in a world where ladies restroom are filthy as ever By that I mean where the toilets are left with period pee and poo (yea i am going there) yeah I rightly assume that those people swim and those people probably don't care about not changing right before? you think everyone does things to your standard? I know because i have that error as well with other areas of life and learning to not expect the world to live by the golden rule as i try so yea um i think a lot of the woman who, oh, not all but a lot of the woman who do swim at free public pools who are on the rag may just not have that changed right before-dont be naive-its gross