Wednesday, July 29, 2015

My Period Will Not Stop My Workout

Distance: 5km
Pace: 6:34/km
Duration: 32:52
Location: Treadmill
Buddy: Myself

Core Workout [3 sets]
Knee Crunches 15x
High Leg 15x
Pendulum Leg Swing 15x
Bridge with leg extension 30secs per leg
Half Plank 1min

Tonight, I was doing my usual gym routine as part of weekday marathon training. Though this is already the start of tapering weeks, I still have to push myself as there are few days left to the race day. 

This is one of many disadvantages of being a woman that I cannot avoid. I believe, like any muscle in our body, this is one aspect a woman should also include in her training - how to survive a workout and a marathon race even while having her period.

A lot of times that this happened to me, yet I can't say that I have mastered it. I actually avoid the situation when possible. But when it's not like today, I have to think very hard how I want to get into the body condition that I needed for the marathon, so I get my body follow what is being required. It will just be an hour in the gym that I needed to endure anyway.


I'm still alive!


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