Is it true that I can do yoga during my menstrual period?

During menstruation, women will become more irritable and angry due to endocrine disorders, and may also experience physical discomfort, so it is not suitable to do strenuous exercise during menstruation. Yoga is a relatively gentle sport without any strenuous movements, and is more suitable for women. But can women really do it during menstruation? Let’s answer this question below.

Some basic sitting poses in yoga can help eliminate stress and tension in women. At the same time, they can stretch the body to a high level, so that the joints are relaxed, swelling and pain are eliminated. Practicing these poses can relax the legs, calm the mind, and keep you away from various discomforts during menstruation.

Twist

Efficacy: Twisting can exercise abdominal viscera, massage reproductive organs, stimulate adrenal glands, strengthen kidney function, and avoid menstrual discomfort caused by kidney deficiency.

Basic movements: 1. Sit upright on the bed with your legs overlapped and bent, with the right foot on top and the left foot on the bottom.

2. Inhale, place your right hand on your left knee, turn your upper body to the left, keep your hips on the ground, place your left hand on the yoga brick, and face your head to the left and back.

3. Keep breathing, stay for 20-30 seconds, left

Reverse direction and repeat the exercise.

If you do this exercise during your menstrual period, be sure not to use too much force, so as not to involve the uterus too much and aggravate menstrual discomfort.

Pagoda

Effect: This is a basic sitting posture in yoga, which is mainly used to calm the emotions, concentrate the thoughts, and relieve menstrual discomfort caused by emotional instability. Long-term persistence can also exercise breathing to massage the abdominal organs.

Basic movements: 1. Sit on the bed, place a long pillow under your buttocks, bend your legs, put your feet together, put your hands on your knees, keep your back extended, relax your shoulders, keep breathing, and stay for a long time based on your emotional calmness.

2. Slowly stretch your legs and relax your leg muscles.

While doing the pagoda pose, you can add the hand extension pose to enhance the effect.

Ostrich pose

Benefits: Nourishes and strengthens the abdominal organs, eliminating menstrual discomfort from the inside out.

Through the introduction above, we have obtained a positive answer that girls can have sex during their menstrual period. And it is good for women's body. However, it is best not to do difficult movements during menstruation. You can follow the instructions above and do some simple movements to adjust your breathing and relieve abdominal pain.