Ladies.... do you exercise during your period?
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Yes.0
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Um, yeah. I lift 4x/week and box or do yoga or something on the other days. Every week. Working out helps with my loating and cramps.
^^ Exactly this....this is my schedule too. Matter of fact, I'm heading out to kickboxing shortly for my lunch hour and it's "that" week...actually makes me feel better.
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I do unless my blood pressure drops too low. It has the tendency to do that during and it's hard for me to work out when it's 80/48. But, I still try anyway!0
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Yup. I feel better if I'm up and moving, not sitting around feeling sorry for myself. If I need to lighten up a bit I will, but I still make sure I get some sort of exercise.0
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Yes, actually, it helps me feel better and lessen cramps, too.
Another note: If you're exhausted every month when you get yours, it could be a sign of low iron. Check with your doctor, get a blood test.0 -
Of course.0
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of course.. and it actually does lessen any cramping or bleugh feeling.0
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My cramps are pretty severe the first couple of days. So yoga and stretching for me.
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Yes, it helps with cramps and stress (which helps me not get so moody.) I tend to never want to drink enough water during that time so it's good to make myself get thirsty too.0
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Might want to see your doctor if you have debilitating cramps for a whole week.0
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Definitely yes! It makes it way more bearable when I get a great workout in.0
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rencawdor24 wrote: »Ladies,
I was wondering, do you exercise during your period?
I tend not to as I feel very bloated and heavy with cramps and sometimes just don't want to move at all, especially when my period pains are really bad.
But that means 5 days (nearly a week) of no weight loss.
Thanks
Of course; don't want to interrupt any plans!
If you experience pain and cramping then the exercise should help it.. followed by a long hot bath!0 -
With the rare exception of one day, yes. It helps.
And yes, if you have debilitating pain for a week a month, you might want to see a doctor.0 -
I have endometriosis so the first two days are extremely painful for me. But after that, I'm good to go.0
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Yes. I tend to work out even harder during that time because it eases the bloating, which I tend to be up 10 lbs potentially. It makes me feel FAR better to get the water retention out.0
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Hell yeah, actually makes me feel a lot better.0
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I feel so horrible during the first couple of days it's everything I can do to exercise at all. Aside from the physical discomfort, I'm usually also kind of depressed for no reason at all which adds to my lack of desire to do anything. I usually end up just walking on the treadmill (3.5 mph) for about 30 mins during my lunch hour. At least it's something.0
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ALWAYS. I try harder.0
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and PMS is great for PR's!0
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