Free running...
Does anyone else really struggle with exercise during their period?
I've taken up running again in the past few months and I've been building up to 10K. I passed 5K a few weeks back and I'm up to about 40-50 minutes of solid running by now. But it seems like when I'm on my period my performance takes such a hit and I struggle to even run for more than 20 minutes without needing a walking break or getting a stitch.
It's probably hormonal or something, maybe related to the quality of sleep I get (or don't) when I'm on my period, or the way I want to eat all the chocolate, or the overall feeling of tired yuckiness I get. But ugh, it's so disheartening when you're building up speed and strength day by day, and then you can't even reach targets you hit weeks ago.
I've taken up running again in the past few months and I've been building up to 10K. I passed 5K a few weeks back and I'm up to about 40-50 minutes of solid running by now. But it seems like when I'm on my period my performance takes such a hit and I struggle to even run for more than 20 minutes without needing a walking break or getting a stitch.
It's probably hormonal or something, maybe related to the quality of sleep I get (or don't) when I'm on my period, or the way I want to eat all the chocolate, or the overall feeling of tired yuckiness I get. But ugh, it's so disheartening when you're building up speed and strength day by day, and then you can't even reach targets you hit weeks ago.