Transcript
What's up you guys? Fame Massage Sugar here.
Welcome to More Movement Please, the broadcast
where I hope to inspire you to move your body
more. Today I want to talk about menstrual cramps
because holy crap you guys, I am in a lot of
pain right now. But I was reading on the interwebs
that apparently working out is really good for
menstrual cramps because blah blah blah, insert
science. So though I am running late because
I literally could not stand up, I... got myself
together and I got in the car and I'm on my way
now to do the second half of Zumba and hopefully
all of low impact cardio and toning. I will be
giving myself permission to use lighter weights
today for the low impact cardio and toning. And
hopefully I won't get yelled at too badly by
my instructor for this choice, but I'm feeling
pretty weak, but I just couldn't let the whole
morning go without moving my body, especially
since. Allegedly, it's going to help me. I do
know that the last time that I had menstrual
cramps and went to the gym anyway, it actually
did help. I mean, it hurt a lot while I was there.
And the joke was that I was acting like a disabled
person because I was really struggling to do
everything. And that may be the case again this
morning. But I don't know. I feel like it's one
of those things where if it's going to help me,
it's worth it, even though it may be uncomfortable.
So that's what I'm doing. I'm heading to the
gym, even though I'm uncomfortable. And basically,
I've said this before, but I'm going to say it
again. I used to use every single excuse that
I could think of to try to avoid going to the
gym. And I just find it fascinating how now that
it's become such an addiction for me, such a
love and a passion for me, that even on a day
like this, whenever I normally would give myself
permission to just stay under the covers and
hide from the world. Instead, I am purposefully
going to the gym anyway. And like I said, I am
going to be late. I'm only going to make it to
the second half of my class. But for me, honestly,
that's still worth it for me because at least
I'm still going and at least I'm still going
to get a little bit of a workout. And that is
my main goal is to just, well, like I've said
a bajillion times, move my body more. So I hope
this real talk. situation of telling you what
I'm going through and why I'm running late is
helpful for you. I hope it inspires you to consider
that even if things in your life are not feeling
very comfortable, that you consider moving anyway,
finding some some way that you can move onwards
and upwards. I normally don't do a before and
after episode, but it felt fitting to do that
today because earlier when I was recording, I
was on my way to the gym. And not really feeling
very great. I was not feeling good at all. But
I really wanted to get to the gym, especially
since I was feeling like it would make me feel
better. And I did complete the second half of
Zumba. And I did do the low impact cardio and
toning. And I do feel better. I did use a little
bit lighter weights. I tried to still switch
it up and use heavier weights in between. But
I'm glad I went. I do feel... a little bit better.
And I might even try to go tonight just because
I feel like more movement is what my body's really
needing right now, even though it hurts and I'm
uncomfortable. It's just one of those things
where I guess the interwebs was right. I, I do
feel better. I don't feel great. Like I'm not
going to sit here and tell you that, Oh, I'm
completely cured because no, I'm not. It still
hurts, but I do feel like it was the right decision
to go. So if you are having your time of the
month and feeling the same issues that I'm feeling,
I hope that it will inspire you to move your
body anyway. If you can grab your heating pads,
sure. Take your ibuprofen and all that good stuff.
But yeah, try to move your body. One of the things
I was reading was saying that, you know, the
best thing you can do is yoga. And if you can
handle it to do cardio and. Basically, something
about the cardio and yoga helps the blood circulation,
helps your blood flow better, and just can alleviate
some of the pain. I know there are some very
lucky women, and God bless y 'all. I know there
are some very lucky women that never get menstrual
cramps, but for those of us that do, and especially
those of us that get those debilitating ones,
I encourage you to try movement of some kind
to alleviate your pain, and hopefully it'll help.
I hope this helps somebody who's listening. Onwards
and upwards, my friends. Have you worked out
today?