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: