Do you feel like exercising during your period???

Running and cardio makes it shorter, less crampy, and less heavy.

Heck yeah I workout.

Not everyone's periods are the same, so some people look at it like get off your *kitten* and stop complaining but there are also people like me who have horrible periods! I have endometriosis and just can't move for 3 days! Sometimes I just wanna give in and have a hysterectomy:( but don't get down by the people posting rude comments everyone is different and don't feel bad if you don't feel like working out!:happy:

Like someone else said everyone ones body is different and you need to do what makes your body feel the best. I take it easy not because of cramps but because of flow. If I exercise my flow increases form very heavy to dangerously heavy. I am under a dr's care for this condition and know my limits.

I take the day off when I'm feeling really bloated and BLAH but then I force myself the other days and I feel much better afterwards.

YOU JUST DO IT and praise yourself when it's over.

I really hope you wanted some honest, tough love, so here goes....don't hate me

I give myself a huge kick in the butt and go workout. Feeling "blah" is not a valid excuse for me...being in the hospital is, but not feeling blah. Sometimes you just have to behave your way to success. You will not always feel like working out...but do it anyway. :flowerforyou:

I'm with her...and don't hate me. Trust me...I know what you are feeling...I know it sucks....you don't feel like moving...that sometimes blinking your eyes is a chore....I really do know. But even if you do something...perhaps it is not a full fledged workout...you go for a walk or take a ride on your bike....something is better than nothing. And there at times that you might feel better after you do something.

Now I just read someone's thread that exercise causes a real heavy flow to become dangerously heavy....if that is the case then obviously....do nothing. Talk with your doctor about what you can do during those difficult days. I wish you all the best :flowerforyou:

Honestly, if I didn't exercise whenever I felt "blah," I'd very rarely exercise... lol But, no, seriously, mine is generally only 3 days, and even though one day is pretty heavy, it seems to help me feel some better... TMI, maybe, but I started yesterday early morning. Worked out a little later in the morning and felt pretty good. Went to work (half day) in the afternoon and the cramps set in and I felt pretty gross the rest of the day... So i was very glad that I had worked out early so that it was done and over with. I wish the good feeling had stayed all day... Just do what you can and to your comfort level... But try and see if you can get through something... You may just feel better for it!

This is a big post already but I thought I'd add my two cents. I think it depends on how your period goes. If you're light then fine work out. But I usually take the first and second days to rest. Those are my heaviest days and I don't want to work out with a bulky pad/tampon. It's horribly uncomfortable for me. But some people are fine and have a regular flow so whatever. It's not going to kill you NOT to work out for a couple days.

Two things are working for me:

1. I'm regulated on birth control (this takes about 5-6 months).
2. I lift weights, and I lift heavy. Hard workouts.

I went from feeling like a miserable slug 2-3 weeks out of the month to having plenty of energy to keep my workouts up and feeling not too different from any other week. That's HUGE.

I really hope you wanted some honest, tough love, so here goes....don't hate me

I give myself a huge kick in the butt and go workout. Feeling "blah" is not a valid excuse for me...being in the hospital is, but not feeling blah. Sometimes you just have to behave your way to success. You will not always feel like working out...but do it anyway. :flowerforyou:

This! LOL

It doesn't stop me or slow me down. I've been too sick to go to work before (not because of TOM, had the flu), but it didn't keep me from gettting on my treadmill and walking! Do something low impact, but if you get up and start, you'll feel so much better!

Even though I don't "feel like" exercising on my yucky, crampy days, I make myself do at least a little (then it usually turns into a normal workout) because once I start exercising the cramps actually get better!

I work out but use the first two days as light days. A slow jog or fast walk instead of an intense workout. Generally after that, I am back to normal.

For me it depends on the rate of flow. If it isn't too heavy, then I'll workout. If it is I won't. I have been struggling with super heavy periods, and it is just not confortable to workout when it is heavy flow.

I have noticed though that on period days, I can't go as hard as usual. I am much much slower and weaker.

I don't feel like it, but I do it anyway. I usually feel better after exercising.

I agree with the majority of the posts. I don't feel like working out when Aunt Flow comes to visit... But I DO workout, and I feel much better after, less cramps, more energy and the bloating is not as bad... I say DO IT! And if it gets to bad or its not working for you listen to your body!