What are the Best Types of Fitness during Your Period?
Introduction
With the change of lifestyle, more and more women are participating in fitness. They are growing braver, tougher, stronger and more confident.
However, there are a few days in a month when they'll inevitably encounter a situation - menstruation. During their period, fitness can be challenging for women; they may feel fatigued or experience low energy, making it harder to stay motivated. Some might even worry, "Will focus on fitness during my period harm my body?"
In reality, there's no need for concern. As long as you adopt the right workout techniques and approaches, you can stay energized and safely exercise even during your period!
💡 Is it suitable to focus on fitness during your period? (click on the question to see the answer)
Most people’s first reaction may be that working out during the period will only make their body worse, or that the low hormone levels during this time will make them depressed, fatigue and unable to focus on fitness.
In fact, a reasonable fitness duration and fitness intensity during your period can actually help relax your muscles and improve blood circulation. Rather than harming your body, fitness can help it recover better, and can relieve menstrual pain to a certain extent.
How to keep fit when you are depressed during your period?
1.Accept your emotions
We don't have to maintain a full mood every day. Learn to accept your emotions without feeling frustrated about them affecting your fitness routine. The purpose of fitness is to make our body healthier, also including mental health. Accept depressed emotions during your period, allow yourself to relax. Of course, do some low-intensity fitness is better for your body!
In short, don't force yourself! Mood is more important!
2.Set Small Goals
When you're feeling down, your usual fitness plan may make you feel stressful, making it hard to start. Try to set some small and achievable goals, such as doing just a few minutes of light fitness each day. To both ease your mental burden and give yourself focus on fitness.
3.Act Now!
When you think about getting fit, just do it! People are always easy to get discouraged by their imagination, will find excuses to refuse to act. Only by imagination is not good, you need to practice. As soon as you start moving (even if it's the small act of putting on woukout clothes), you don't even need to set small goals to start thinking about what to do next.
4. Try a New Fitness
New things bring people a sense of freshness, making people more willing to try them. New fitness environment or a new fitness can bring you fresh. If you're up for it, you can change your fitness around. If you've focus on weight training before, try walking during your period. Enjoy the comfort of light training!
Suitable Types of Fitness During Your Period
Choose exercises that are flexible and low-intensity.
- Micro yoga and short yoga: These two types of yoga are short-time and gentle, such as morning wake-up yoga, office yoga, breathing exercises, etc. These can help relax your body and relieve menstrual pain and stress.
- Walking: As a daily activity, walking neither require too much energy, but also can promote blood circulation, which help your body recovery.
- Swimming: Swimming is less harmful to the joints of the body, and after using safe hygiene products, the buoyancy of the water can also reduce the discomfort of your period.
- Stretching exercises: Simple stretches help to relax muscles, especially in the abdominal and back areas, which can relieve muscle tension and pain caused by your period.
- Low-intensity strength training: If you feel energetic, do light to moderate strength training is maybe a great option. Focus on more relaxed movement, and avoid too intense training.
Period fitness tips
During menstruation, you should pay more attention to your body and exercise under the premise of taking good care of yourself. Here are a few things to watch out for:
- Stay HydratedIt's important to hydrate and drink plenty of water when exercising, which can be maintained may be more beneficial for you during your period. In additon, warm water can help relieve symptoms such as cramps.
- Follow the Feelings of Your BodyWhen your body sends out some signals, it's time to continue or stop exercising. If you feel uncomfortable, please stop exercising immediately and have a good rest. Sitting on the couch and watching a show or lying in bed to sleep may be the best choice!
- Wear Comfortable Clothes During Your PeriodWear fitness clothes with strong fabric breathability and sweat-wicking ability is a recommended option, which can make your body more comfortable while avoiding cold. For the top, you can choose a loose or tight fitness jacket based on your preference, but avoid anything too tight; For the bottom, you can choose dark leggings to avoid embarrassment caused by menstrual leakage during exercise.
When you are menstruating, will you choose to exercise or rest?💭
If you exercise, which way will you choose? Either way, it is the performance of love yourself, wish you health and strength!😉
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