excersizing while on your period!

I have the same problem. Just do what you can. Working out for me sometimes helps the cramps as well. I feel like when I have my "visitor" that I can't push myself as hard. Low energy.

I feel ya! Mine's starting today/tomorrow and it sucks! And the scale is NOT your friend during this time either!

I tend to go easy for about two days out of every TOM week, I cramp badly and feel sooo weak and tired, I earn those rest days, lol.

You feel rubbish and like your moving through treacle? Stick with it and go gently doing what you can... I actually find it helps with pain

Horrible though it can sometimes be (before I was on the Pill, it'd be a regular occurence for me to nearly be vomming over my kettlebell), I find exercise helps with all the associated period delights - those endorphins are little wonderdrugs.

I cramp really bad during TOM so whenever i feel myself starting to cramp i RUN. If i stop, I cramp even more worse so I don't stop till the cramps do. The cramps actually help me though, I never run that much without them

i have birth control that eliminates my periods. it is wonderful.
no babies, no bleeding, no pms! i'm happy.

i was a horribly moody wench before it though. i didn't even want to get out of bed.

I use to skip exercising whilst on my period, but in the end i got fed up of it ruling my life every month and disrupting my exercise routine, now i just push through it and it helps ease the cramps and i feel so much better for it x

I know its hard..i am on TOM an yesterday I was so lethargic, its not even funny! But today I felt so much better..No cramps..no pain..just a lot of energy...As hard as it is, its awesome if you push through and get even a little bit of workout cause it helps..It really does.

I know, right? I always feel so tired and bloaty and don't feel like doing anything. I haven't been doing this long, but when my TOM came around this month, I just went for a walk those days rather than doing anything intense. Better than nothing, I figure! As long as I do some kind of movement as many days of the week as I can I think I'll be fine.

The low energy is what really gets to me - I get all whiny and wimpy and feel like I can't push as hard as I usually do. But I try my best to bring forth that strong woman I know is inside and do the very best that I can. Sometimes it's good to take a semi-rest day (just do something low key like walking) but usually you can push past and do just as well as any other day.

As far as hunger goes, your body is working hard at doing something it doesn't the other 25 or so days of the month so technically you do need more calories (I've read sources that say 200-300). Just try not to let it be an excuse to eat the junk you're probably craving - keep it healthy! And definitely keep the water coming to battle the bloat.

I totally do. I went to spin class yesterday, and I thought I was going to die.

I keep going. For some reason it seems like every time I race TOM is there with me. TOM decided to start just before my last half marathon. I talked to a couple of my running buddies and they have the same problem. You'd think stress would make TOM stay away. Oh well.

YES! but mine seems to be the week before my period. Totally mentally and physically drained. I am sure if we push through it we would feel better. But I totally understand, my body feels too weak to do anything and I have absolutely no will power. I want to eat everything, I never feel full after I am finished eating, Afterwards I want to just stretch out and click the remote and snooze. Last week I was like this, I totally gave in to my urges didn't care. Maybe next month I will mentally prepare myself and make myself at least go for a walk if nothing else.