Working out during your period

Same here. I actually had horrible, 'flooding' periods until I got on thyroid meds. That has really cured that but now I do get pretty bad cramps, which I never used to get. I also get "pulling" sensations around my tube area too during my periods now. I just take some ibuprofen and take it easy on working out and just do some walking.

i have had.. and i gave my body what it wanted rest, hot water bottle and chocolate!
3 days later, i got up felt better and worked my *kitten* of the next week. sometimes its good to give your body what its asking for, it works really hard for you

I do cardio on those days (instead of warm up cardio and weights) until I reach my usual goal or until I can't stand the pain anymore. I generally go by what I feel. I mean it's nice to have a work out schedule, but it's not like a court mandated prison sentence that you can't change lol.

I'm the crazy b that just pushes on with cramps and all!!! LMAO!

I'm the crazy b that just pushes on with cramps and all!!! LMAO!

Same here! I used to use it as an excuse to skip a few days...or a week at the gym, but then I realized I was letting it control my life, and that's just silly.

Its just a visitor and it doesn't get to call the shots in my 'house' :glasses:

By the way...thanks for calling it your "period" and not "TOM" or "Aunt Flo" or any other silly name :laugh:

I've tried working out through the cramps and they just get worse. So I curl up on the couch take some pamprin and pray the cramping stops. Some times they get so bad I just want to cry. I used to be on birth control and it helped reduce the cramping but then the bc started causing migraines so I had to stop taking it. It's so frustrating to want to go run but you are barely able to move.

Have you thought about a Mirena IUD? Before you get spooked by the IUD part, talk to your doctor. I had debilitating cramps in my teens and early 20s. Went on the pill and was a new person. Now I have 2 daughters (late teens) on the pill to help manage their cramps. I have had the Mirena for about 7 years (they last 5, then you need it replaced) because I no longer want children and I wanted a birth control that is not systemic. It has been great. No periods. No cramping. No bloating. No PMS.

Talk to your doctor. There is no reason in this day and age to be so miserable. I was missing school and work because of my periods. That is no way to live, especially when it is something you deal with every 21-28 days.

I've done some heavy workouts during the worst days of my period, and I don't recall feeling any better afterward. It didn't help the cramps or the flow. I was happy I still managed to push through, but I think next time around I'll probably just go for a walk. There's nothing wrong with giving your body a rest. You burn extra calories gearing up for that time of the month, so I'm sure it all evens out!

I have found that every month when my period hits me I can barely move for the first 2-3 days. I know I should get up and go to the gym, but the cramps are killer and I have no energy at all. Am I the only one that has this problem?

No, don't worry about it. Lots of women claim that it helps their cramps, but I feel the same as you. I just smoke a bowl and crawl under a blanket and watch TV. There's no rule that you have to workout during your period. Don't feel guilty.

A bowl definitely helps and I don't workout durning my period either. If I do its minimal. The days leading up to it I will workout and drink more water and sometimes that helps.

I am with you on this. My first two days are so heavy I am wiped; no energy. Plus I feel like someone has kicked me in the vag about 20 times. I just skip those days and stay home.

(I'm not a doctor) but my good friend works for an OB/GYN who suggests all her patients with these issues take B6. She swears by it. i just started, hoping it helps!

Obviously check with your doctor/your situation to make sure ths would not interfere with any med issues you might have