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

I do what I normally do Crossfit, elliptical or moderate walking I find when I exercise I feel much better and less cramps but everyone's body is different

This.

Same exercises I do during the rest of the month, nothing changes.

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To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

So you like your homerotic movies in slow motion?
Fyi, all the gay clubs in South Florida play 300 nonstop. At least now there is a sequel so they can mix it up.

Actually I like sword thrusts through the collar bone , I may have *really* enjoyed reading The Iliad in highschool.

I may have to stop talking to you. The 300 is one of the worst movies..

LOL, tell my mother the methodist preacher that, she specifically requested it for christmas. I'm thinking you're watching it for all the wrong reasons. :laugh:

As for Troy, as a long time fan of The Iliad, the movie has a tendency to annoy me. That and I don't care much for Brad Pitt even if he does make a very good Achilles...

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Whenever I had cramps I would HATE going to practice. However I've actually only ever had one time when while working out I could feel them. In fact, I don't know if its the endorphins or what, working out makes my cramps feel better!

Granted this applies to running and upright activities like the elliptical. I would avoid doing any floor work, if for no other reason than piece of mind. Power through, I know it sucks!

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

So you like your homerotic movies in slow motion?
Fyi, all the gay clubs in South Florida play 300 nonstop. At least now there is a sequel so they can mix it up.

Actually I like sword thrusts through the collar bone , I may have *really* enjoyed reading The Iliad in highschool.

I may have to stop talking to you. The 300 is one of the worst movies..

LOL, tell my mother the methodist preacher that, she specifically requested it for christmas. I'm thinking you're watching it for all the wrong reasons. :laugh:

As for Troy, as a long time fan of The Iliad, the movie has a tendency to annoy me. That and I don't care much for Brad Pitt even if he does make a very good Achilles...

Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.

Probably my favorite book.

LOL, my favorite is Crime and Punishment, but we didn't hit that until my senior year and The Iliad was freshman year, so it had top billing for quite a while.

To address one of the commenters and her concerns about possible health problems, I found it necessary to do an in depth inquiry.

Using MayoClinic.Org and their Symptom Checker system, I was able to get some insight.

For the following symptoms: Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea, abdominal swelling, gas, weight change
Symptoms improved by: Eating certain foods

I was able to narrow the root cause to a few possible options:

Appendicitis, cholecysitis, crohn's disease, celiac disease, diverticulitis, lactose intolerance and colon cancer.


This leads to an interesting question that deserves further review:
What if women don't have any menstrual pain at all, they are all just lactose intolerant with celiac's?

You can have my dairy when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

Seems a little violent but if it's salted caramel ice cream I'd be tempted

Me? Violent ?!?!?!?!

*ducks*

Honestly, just because a lady prefers 300 over magic mike...

So you like your homerotic movies in slow motion?
Fyi, all the gay clubs in South Florida play 300 nonstop. At least now there is a sequel so they can mix it up.

Actually I like sword thrusts through the collar bone , I may have *really* enjoyed reading The Iliad in highschool.

I may have to stop talking to you. The 300 is one of the worst movies..

LOL, tell my mother the methodist preacher that, she specifically requested it for christmas. I'm thinking you're watching it for all the wrong reasons. :laugh:

As for Troy, as a long time fan of The Iliad, the movie has a tendency to annoy me. That and I don't care much for Brad Pitt even if he does make a very good Achilles...

Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.

Probably my favorite book.

LOL, my favorite is Crime and Punishment, but we didn't hit that until my senior year and The Iliad was freshman year, so it had top billing for quite a while.

I preferred The Brothers Karamazov

You all sicken me. I hate novels. A book should only be facts and or theory. Reading for entertainment is reprehensible.

Do all the exercises. No excuses. (unless you have some kind of condition)

Do all the exercises. No excuses. (unless you have some kind of condition)

Well hello there =D

She didn't say hello back.
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and to stay on topic: we here at DOMO recommend strip aerobics during the TOM. Research has shown strippers make more money on TOM because men find them more attractive without understanding why. Might as well capitalize on it.

Don't change a thing, it's no big deal! Take couple pain killers if that bad but otherwise do as normal.

My periods make me anaemic, so I do very short walks and tell myself (while I'm walking) that I am massaging my belly to make the pain go away. I also prepare my days meals in advance so i don't dial a pizza in bed. Good luck and you'll figure out what's right for you as you go along

Note: When a woman posts a question directed to other women ("time of the month...LADIES what exercises should I do?"), Men, you might want to stay out of the conversation. That is all.

Note, when posting in a public forum you are posting in a public forum. Besides, it seems that a good number of men here seem to understand biology better than some of the ladies. Knowledge is funny like that, it doesn't seem to divide among gender lines.

I should have clarified I was referring to the men who weren't adding anything helpful to the conversation and were just being. . .men.

This period I have:
Scuba dived with seals *AND* gone swimming, as well as everything else I do on a normal day to day basis.
Those who stop during the first few days/whole of their period... do you still go to work? My theory is if I'm well enough to go to work I'm well enough to do something in the form of exercise.

Pilates and Yoga...ur already burning calories in ur present state so tone down on intensive workouts and do deep muscle work. Good luck!