Ladies.... do you exercise during your period?

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  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 519 Member
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    I used to, now that I had my ovary partially removed (cysts) it gives me an unbearable pain.
  • Nekrachael
    Nekrachael Posts: 74 Member
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    Totally. Even if it's just walking, I do it. Being outside in and of itself makes everything better. And if I feel like running after a few minutes, Great! I don't lift, and the resistance training I do doesn't seem hindered by any symptoms.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
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    LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
    Unless you have debilitating cramps that leave you bedridden, there's no reason to not work out on your period. Women have been getting periods for a very long time - woman up, put in a tampon, and do what you gotta do.

    QFT. It has never occurred to me to NOT workout, simply because I have my period. Pretty much the only time I don't workout is if I have a chest cold and am coughing up a lung (or if I have head congestion and I'm scheduled for a swim - no way am I putting my face underwater with sinus congestion) - and even then, I'll still do something like yoga. :)
  • DeAnna_DMBFan
    DeAnna_DMBFan Posts: 14 Member
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    Always. "Aunt Flo" tends to be an over eater, so working off the extra calories keeps me from getting completely derailed.
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
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    I do. I don't get cramps. Never have.
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
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    Yes. I find that I feel better when I do and at least for me, the bleeding is not as bad.
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
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    BFDeal wrote: »
    You can lose weight without exercising.

    yes, but exercise helps your fitness level and actually helps tone you and make you look less flabby. I also get to eat more when I burn calories. lol
  • msstatz
    msstatz Posts: 163 Member
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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

    Yes. Always.

  • ems212
    ems212 Posts: 135 Member
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    I always walk during my period. I don't usually do any strength training, but walking helps with cramps.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
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    Yes
  • legallyblonde916
    legallyblonde916 Posts: 43 Member
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    Of course I do.
  • Chls122
    Chls122 Posts: 22 Member
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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

    Yes, I do not let that stop me, and I find that the bloating and the period cramps tend to subside during and afterward. I find that even though I wake up feeling like absolute crap if I get a good workout in, sweating like a pig I feel 1000x better the remainder of period.
  • Pupslice
    Pupslice Posts: 213 Member
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    yes, however I have the occasional really crampy/floody day when I just don't effing feel like it, so I take those days off.
  • CharleneMarie723
    CharleneMarie723 Posts: 98 Member
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    I normally do. But I sometimes will have diarrhea that time of the month so I try not to push myself too hard and couple that with runners' trots.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    Yes. Though sometimes something feels "wrong" for me because I have bad ones, and I'll just use it as a rest day. But I still get my 5 days a week of exercising/lifting no matter what.
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
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    Not the first 2-3 days. After that yeah.
  • rissaroow
    rissaroow Posts: 2
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    definitely! I run to get rid of the cramps, and I found it gets it over with quicker too
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    Usually, yes, i keep exercising. I might take one day off if I am in a lot of pain, but luckily for me that doesn't happen every month.
  • court_alacarte
    court_alacarte Posts: 219 Member
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    only maybe the first day or so that my cramps are bad, but it's nothing advil can't handle.

    have you thought about contraception? i'm on the generic "seasonique" so i only have my period once every three months and it's awwwwwwwesome. :) my last period was actually early october.
  • RHPSgirl1984
    RHPSgirl1984 Posts: 436 Member
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    I do more walking around that time.

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