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

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  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 517 Member
    I used to, now that I had my ovary partially removed (cysts) it gives me an unbearable pain.
  • Nekrachael
    Nekrachael Posts: 74 Member
    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
    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
    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
    I do. I don't get cramps. Never have.
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Yes
  • legallyblonde916
    legallyblonde916 Posts: 43 Member
    Of course I do.
  • Chls122
    Chls122 Posts: 22 Member
    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
    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
    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: 15,573 Member
    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
    Not the first 2-3 days. After that yeah.
  • rissaroow
    rissaroow Posts: 2
    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
    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
    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
    I do more walking around that time.
  • sheahughes
    sheahughes Posts: 133 Member
    I find it helps with cramps, back aches and general lethargy. Also allows me to pound out some agro without injuring anyone who's pissed me off.
  • kailadriel
    kailadriel Posts: 75 Member
    If I'm having mild cramps I'll exercise. If I'm having severe cramps exercise makes everything worse - worse pain, more fatigue, more hating everyone. So I take those days off as needed. I also can't really weight train during my heavy flow days because I use a diva cup and tensing up has unfortunate side effects, so I tend to do cardio.

    But the endorphins do make things nicer on mild period days! yay endorphins!
  • lexbubbles
    lexbubbles Posts: 465 Member
    If I didn't, I'd never exercise (in my 10th continuous week with this particular one and it's always ridiculously heavy). Just make sure I take my iron to combat the inevitable anaemia that crops up from week 3/4 or so, double or treble up on padding if I'm going to be busy more than about 45 mins, and get on with it.
  • audsLDN
    audsLDN Posts: 22 Member
    Yes because I don't cramp but I'm absolutely ravenous! If I don't exercise I feel like deal when it ends.
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
    yes.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Is this the thread for appreciating the joys of menopause? >:)

    I get migraines that get in the way of my plans though, so there's that.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Yes

    and I feel so much better for it than if I didn't
  • rachylouise87
    rachylouise87 Posts: 367 Member
    i do now because it makes me feel better. if i didnt and i sat around it would make me bloated and crappy. i never used to because they were heavy and when i did aerobics it would make it heavier but i have learnt to get through it. aerobics for an hour a day is a brilliant stress buster
  • rbfdac
    rbfdac Posts: 1,057 Member
    IUD= no period. Heaven.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    edited December 2014
    Always. My period is going to come every month for a many years to come (baring any unforeseen medical issues), so skipping a week of exercise b/c of something that comes monthly is not an option for me. It helps me stay not only fit, but happy, and helps with cramps. FOR ME it's not a valid excuse to skip a workout.
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