Pain, fatigue, low morale: for many, the rules still rhyme with forced rest and canceled sessions. The idea of exercising during your period often seems counterintuitive.
The doctors and coaches interviewed, however, describe a possible movement, provided you listen to your sensations and adapt the intensity according to the pain and energy of the day.
Exercising during your period: what doctors say
Asked about the subject, Dr. Sophie Racktoo sums it up: , she explains to Vogue. She adds: .
Reactions remain very individual. According to her, . Hence this reminder: .
Pain, energy, morale: how movement can help
In practice, many especially feel a drop in form at the start of the cycle. Coach Anna Carla Ceron advises modulating rather than stopping: .
The gentle movement improves circulation and releases endorphins, which often soothes cramps and nervousness. Sophie Racktoo sees this on a daily basis: .
Adapt your training, without guilt and with the right limits
It remains to define your own limits. In a completely different debate, on Ligue 1+, Jérôme Cazadieu recalled at the RMC microphone: . For the body, the same logic: train yes, but only when the signals allow it, keeping in mind this idea borrowed from the manager: .
We are not looking here, but rather for its energy over the month. Your sessions with the cycle, and this sentence from Jérôme Cazadieu, can almost serve as a memo: the more the body is respected, the better it responds. To listen to yourself, a simple track:
- Gentle sports on days of pain or severe fatigue.
- Active rest with some stretching when the body calls for a break.
Does sport increase the flow of periods?
No, it mainly changes the perceived flow speed.
When should you stop a session?
If the pain, dizziness or discomfort becomes too present.
Is swimming possible?
Yes, with appropriate protection and if you feel good.
Sources
- Beauty Test
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- Sports
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