Secondly, \u201cthere is conflicting evidence on whether the different phases of the menstrual cycle truly impact exercise performance\u201d, she said. \u201cThis is likely because there are many factors that influence exercise performance, and there is a wide variation between the physical abilities of individual women.<\/p>\n
Kino Soh, a personal trainer with UFit, agreed: \u201cMultiple studies suggest that strength is not significantly affected during menstruation. However, common PMS symptoms such as fatigue, back pain, headaches and nausea, coupled with Singapore\u2019s hot and humid climate, may contribute to greater cardiovascular strain and reduced exercise tolerance.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, some women may feel more breathless than usual, or experience a higher perceived level of exertion during high-intensity activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moreover, not every woman goes through the distinct phases of a menstrual cycle, said Dr Lim. \u201cThe phases only occur in women with regular monthly cycles (that is, 21-to-35-day cycles). Women with irregular cycles or who are on hormonal treatments may not go through the menstrual, follicular, ovulation and luteal phases on a monthly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n
SO SHOULD YOU PUSH OR PULL BACK IN THE GYM?<\/p>\n
The key is to let your body tell you. \u201cEveryone responds differently, so it really comes down to how the person feels on the day,\u201d said Soh. \u201cIf someone is dealing with more severe symptoms like strong pain, dizziness or vomiting, rest is the better option.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Secondly, \u201cthere is conflicting evidence on whether the different phases of the menstrual cycle truly impact exercise performance\u201d,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[278],"tags":[18,525,135,19,17,127026,21409,12000],"class_list":["post-589638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-eire","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-menstrual-cramps","tag-pms","tag-womens-health"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116932663387166601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}