Menstruation will definitely come to women every month. Starting from menstrual pain to the influence of hormones, it usually makes us lazy to do activities that we usually do, including exercise in the gym during menstruation.

In addition to being lazy, there are also many women who still question the fitness of fitness during menstruation, so they prefer not to exercise during menstruation. But actually, can you not practice at the gym during menstruation? Are there certain side effects of exercise at the gym during menstruation? Come on, see the answer below!

Can a Gym During Menstruation?

The answer to the question above is of course permissible. Basically exercise when menstruation is precisely the recommended thing. So, there is no patent prohibition that digym exercises during menstruation should not be done.

Exercise while menstruating provides various benefits for us such as the body that releases endorphins which help relieve menstrual pain, smooth blood flow in the body, reduce stress, to maximize oxygen intake throughout the body. These benefits can be felt from any form of exercise, including fitness during menstruation.

Are There Side Effects of Exercise in the Gym During Menstruation?

Exercise at the gym during menstruation is permissible, but there are many things you must pay attention to. Fitness during menstruation can have side effects on our body. But these side effects will only occur depending on the condition of your body and also your exercise pattern.

If you practice too hard digym during menstruation, you may be able to feel the side effects of body fatigue and also dehydration. These side effects can eventually lead to other side effects such as sleep disturbances and also muscle pain.

Other side effects that you may feel due to fitness during menstruation are discomfort when and after doing exercise. Everyone has their complaints when menstruating.

Some women may feel stomach cramps and pain throughout the body which can make it difficult to move. This condition will certainly be very torturous and make you uncomfortable if you insist on training.

Exercises that focus on the abdomen can also provide an increasingly tense abdominal muscle effect that can lead to more severe abdominal cramps. You better choose exercises that focus on other body parts. Other movements may still require your abdominal muscles to work, but it doesn't matter if it's not too heavy.

So, exercising at the gym during menstruation is actually not prohibited, but you should avoid too much exercise and also exercises that focus on the abdominal area. If your condition is not possible at all for fitness when menstruating, then there is no need to force it.

There are still many other sports choices that can be your choice such as aerobics or zumba, swimming, yoga, pilates, cycling, and also short distance running

Tips for Safe Sports When Menstruation

Whatever exercise you do when you are menstruating, it doesn't matter. As long as you are comfortable doing it. Here are some tips that you can apply to exercise when your menstruation is safe.

• Adequate consumption of water before and after exercise so you don't become dehydrated.

• Also consume nutritious food so that your body stays healthy and does not feel weak.

• Avoid exercises that are too heavy and intense because your body condition is not in its maximum state.

• Still keep your female organs clean because when you are menstruating so that you are not moist even though you are exercising. A moist female area can trigger the growth of mold.

• Do not exercise too extreme which can cause menstrual blood flow to clog.

• No problem not exercising on the first day of menstruation when there is a lot of blood coming out. It's better to choose another day when the body's condition has begun to improve.

So, are you the type of person who can still exercise at the gym during menstruation? Whatever exercise you do, make sure you recognize your own capacity, so you don't force yourself and instead self-commit.

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