1. Can I lose weight by running during menstruation?
(1) Can you lose weight by running during menstruation?
Menstruation is not suitable for strenuous exercise, but jogging is ok. Some people say that menstrual period is not suitable for running and other activities, but in fact menstrual period is the natural law of hormone secretion. Although many women will be affected by lutein and estrogen secretion during this period, they will have symptoms such as dizziness, headache, abdominal pain and emotional anxiety.
But not every woman will appear, so whether you can run during menstruation depends on your physical condition.
(2) How to lose weight by running during menstruation
During menstruation, try jogging to lose weight. Do some warm-up activities before running, stretch your arms and neck, shake your shoulders, let your arms and fingers relax and keep breathing evenly. When running, pay attention to landing your feet first, tread lightly, and balance your left and right arms. The running time cannot be too short or too long. Soaking your feet with hot water after running can fully promote the blood circulation of your calves. It is best to start running in the last two days of menstruation. During this period, the body's ability to break down fat is much higher than usual. Jogging/kloc-0.5 to 20 minutes every day, and doing aerobic exercise for more than half an hour, will help speed up metabolism in the body, stimulate fat decomposition, and have a better weight loss effect.
(3) The benefits of jogging during menstruation
Running can activate the brain and produce endorphins, which are chemicals that stimulate emotions. It can also increase tryptophan in blood and promote the content of serotonin in brain. If you feel depressed and anxious during menstruation, put on headphones and start running slowly, which will help relieve anxiety.
Menstruation is coming, in addition to menstrual bleeding, there will be edema, breast pain and other emotions in the body. Jogging will warm the body, help blood circulation and relieve symptoms such as edema, chest tightness and dysmenorrhea.
When jogging, the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles can also get some contraction and relaxation, which is beneficial to menstrual blood discharge.
(4) Appropriate menstrual duration
Running time depends on your physical condition and strength. You can try running for 20 minutes first. This time is relatively short, it won't make people feel difficult to persist, and it can also give your body a metabolic transformation, breathing smoothly and not uncomfortable.
(5) What should I pay attention to during menstrual running?
Choose the right time to run, don't run on an empty stomach, and don't eat too much to exercise. The best running time is 2 to 3 hours after meals. If you have the habit of running in the morning, you'd better have a drink half an hour in advance to replenish your strength, or eat a banana before running.
Running speed during menstruation should not be too fast, especially on the second to fourth day of menstruation, and strenuous exercise is not suitable, so as not to lead to menstrual cycle disorder, prolonged menstrual period, increased menstrual blood and even aggravated dysmenorrhea.
2. The harm of running during menstruation
(1) Harm of running during menstruation
Female menstrual estrogen and lutein are very low, which is not suitable for doing too strenuous exercise. Running too fast and exercising too much will inhibit the function of hypothalamus and cause abnormal endocrine function, thus interfering with the formation and cycle of menstruation, causing menstrual disorder and large menstrual flow. Moreover, long-term overload exercise will also lead to uterine prolapse and even cause the harm of ovarian rupture.
(2) Can I run during menstruation?
Whether you can run during menstruation depends on your physical fitness. If you are physically fit and can bear it, jogging properly is good for your health. Jogging can make your body warm, which is beneficial to blood circulation, improve the blood circulation of reproductive organs in pelvic cavity, reduce congestion, and relieve edema and chest tightness. In addition, jogging can increase tryptophan in the blood, promote the content of serotonin in the brain, and help to reduce irritability.
(3) Can I run during menarche?
Better not. Shortly after menarche, the function of hypothalamus, pituitary and ovarian axis in regulating menstrual period is immature. If you exercise too hard at once, it will cause endocrine abnormalities, lead to menstrual cycle disorder, prolonged menstrual period, more menstrual periods and even aggravate dysmenorrhea symptoms.
(4) that benefit of moderate exercise during menstrual period.
Moderate exercise during menstruation is good for health, which can make abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles contract and relax, help menstrual blood to be discharged smoothly and relieve menstrual discomfort. Moreover, menstrual hormones fluctuate greatly, which will affect fat burning. Moderate exercise in the last two days of menstruation and one week after menstruation has a much higher ability to decompose fat than usual.
(5) What exercise is suitable for menstrual period?
Walking or jogging: Walking or jogging is a good exercise, which can effectively regulate menstrual discomfort, activate the brain, produce endorphins that cheer up the mood, and help to consume calories;
Yoga: doing some soothing yoga exercises in moderation during menstruation can help the body recover, improve physical condition and avoid dysmenorrhea and other problems;
Aerobic dance: aerobic dance with proper intensity can help to consume a lot of calories. Sweating can speed up metabolism, let the body achieve deeper detoxification, help to relieve menstrual edema, improve cardiopulmonary function, promote blood circulation and make menstrual blood flow smoother.