Is it suitable to practice yoga during menstruation? What should I pay attention to?

Yoga is a very popular sport among women. It not only helps shape the body, but also enhances personal charm. However, every female student will face the problem of menstruation, mainly because they are worried that practicing during this period will affect the normal menstruation. So is it suitable to continue practicing yoga during menstruation? The editor will tell you the specific answer below.

For women, everyone's physical constitution is different. Some women will be very weak during the physiological period (i.e. menstruation), and are prone to back pain, dysmenorrhea, and poor physical condition. Such students will feel particularly uncomfortable in the first two days of their menstrual period. The best way at this time is to rest, or do restorative yoga poses, such as the supine bound angle pose. After the two most uncomfortable days, you can do some soothing yoga exercises, but don't do them too intensely. During the non-menstrual period, pay attention to strengthening posture and breathing exercises, which can help improve your physical condition and avoid problems such as dysmenorrhea.

There are also some students who are in good physical condition and their bodies do not react too much during their menstrual period. Generally speaking, they can adapt to normal yoga practice. Even so, they should try to avoid inversion exercises, abdominal squeezing and contraction exercises (various abdominal contraction core exercises), and deep backbend exercises (overstretching the skin and muscles on the front of the abdomen can easily cause abdominal pain during menstruation). However, Downward Dog and Standup Gesture can be done during the menstrual period. In Downward Dog and Standing Forward Bend, although the upper body and even the pelvis are in an inverted state, the position of our lower limbs has not changed and the pressure in the body has not changed, so it is not easy to cause menstrual blood reflux.

Therefore, whether it is suitable for women to practice yoga during their menstrual period depends on the individual, and there is no particularly definite answer. This requires women to have sufficient understanding of their own bodies. If conditions permit, they can of course practice without worries. However, if their bodies are weak, it is best to choose to rest to avoid aggravating the discomfort.