Working Out During Your Period: Is It Safe?

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If you let your periods be the reason to avoid workout, you must think about Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui who didn't let the cycle hamper her participation in the 2016 Games or Kiran Gandhi who finished the 26.2 miles London Marathon during her periods, that too without a tampon or pad. She bled freely with her tights covered with blood. If they can, why can't you?

Usually, women don't feel like exercising during menstruation because of the cramps, heavy flow of blood and the sleepless nights that make them feel drained. During periods, each woman responds in her own way to the hormonal changes, but one should not stop doing the regular activities due to that. You should keep the workout according to the capacity of your body (which is of course different for every woman) and never let that time of the month hamper your fitness schedule.

Is it safe to work out during periods?

According to a famous celebrity fitness expert Deanne Panday, it is OK to do exercises (apart from few yoga positions and intense exercises including abs workouts) during periods. It can be uncomfortable due to the sensitivity of abdomen area, but doing mild exercises will not harm.

Most of women believe that going to gym or doing any exercise can be harmful during periods. Indian actress (who is also a fitness lover) Tena Desae, completely disagrees with this and says that she believes in working out every day including her periods. She believes that it is completely safe to do exercises because it releases endorphin in the body that helps in soothing the cramps and pains.

Moreover, Gynecologists recommend light work outs during periods because it will keep you active and you will have less cramps and flow will be controlled. This is because, when you workout and sweat, it lightens up the bloating stomach. Work out helps in releasing endorphin that can boost your mood and help you get rid of the discomfort. Working out also helps in maintaining the body temperature which drops during periods and causes fatigue all the time.
If you are still not convinced that it is safe to work out during periods, think about female mountaineers, who do not cancel their expeditions just because of periods.

When to work out during your cycle?

Well, you can continue your work out regime during periods as you do on your regular days. However, during the first seven days you can do walking, swimming and simple yoga poses to soothe the sore muscles. During the time of your periods you can skip cardio exercises, long-distance run and some yoga poses like handstand, head stand, Scorpion pose and bow pose, as it can lead to pesky period bloat, heavy bleeding or take the fluid to the wrong way. Mild stretching will also be good because it will increase the blood flow to the muscles and you will get relief from the stiffness of legs and thighs due to muscle pains.

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