[kwok]

Ah, where should I begin.. =/.

My 13 year old cousin, let's call her D, has been jogging with my every morning whenever I'm over at their house. Recently both of our moms started talking about periods and exercising which led to the discussion of whether or not D should be exercising after getting her period. I'm not sure if it's because they're traditional Chinese parents and this info was passed down to them from my grandparents, but they said that D shouldn't exercise after getting her period. I've forgotten the details of what they said but the general reason was that it'd make her vagina "drop" down(at this point, I was slightly uncomfortable).

Since I have very limited knowledge of periods and whatnot, I was wondering if this is even remotely true because D's wondering and....it also beats jogging alone every morning haha. Could it possibly be from the blood that's stored there until she has her period and the constant up and down motion?

And yeah, I'm a guy.

[greentea:vee xo]

I heard exercise is actually really good for you when you're on your period because it helps reduce cramps.

But I read that on the back of my Carefree pad box o____o;;

[smile-jw]

My family says you SHOULD exersize when you get your period.

exersizing while having period isnt bad. o_o

Ive heard it actually makes you lose more weight.

[kpark18]

Exercising..especially running helps reduce cramps for me [like greentea:vee xo said]

i think D should continue running.
I don't know of anything bad that will happen to her if she continues.

[miss ambrosia x3]

im pretty disturbed by the vagina uhhh, "dropping". can you explain that? lol. >.<;;;

but i think running is actually better because it alleviates cramps, since the blood circulates and.. stuff.

[kwok]

^What they meant by "dropping", most likely meant the added force from jogging weighs down on the vagina, thus the "droppage"

Okay, I knew there was something fishy about what they were saying, it didn't make much sense to me..but seeing as how I'm not a female I wasn't too sure. Thank you everyone for clearing this up haha, she'll be glad to know exercising won't make it drop ;D.

[shouyguang_21]

yes, you should... but i think not excessively- tell her to take it easy!

[hesaid143]

Well .. your health is more important than a saggy vagina right ?

[predator]

it's good to exercise when you have your period
because it helps reduce cramps or something

[*~Angel~*]

I don't think there's a difference.
I'm a cheerleader and I exersize almost everyday --- period or not.
It doesn't seem to effect me at all and I don't think my vagina is "dropping" anytime soon.

[nobody knows]

she'll be glad to know exercising won't make it drop ;D.

HAHAHAA~~~


the problem is, is it uncomfortable for her to run while having it?

for me, I tend to forget I have my period when I do so it doesn't matter to me either way when I'm exercising
for my friend, she literally.. spazzes.. like when she sits he legs are like glued together and she walks like a duck and doesn't like to walk when she has it (I like to tease her about this )


so it depends on how she feels with it~

[viedeluxe]

It's okay for her to exercise, it's just that it'll be painful after jogging with the cramps. It's easier to lose weight when a girl runs on her period. I've done that once and I felt like I had heatstroke or something.. But after awhile it got better for me.

[pink1e]

Exercising helps reduce cramps.. and you'll be healthier overall.. lol The things adults say -___-'

[leeniie_bayb]

It's good to exercise when you're on your period & I'm sure it doesn't sag your vagina..because I use to play sports with my period & yeah, basically.

[sarahsoar__us]

ok.. wow!!
well i heard its good for you to run and stuff
cause we run everyfriday when we HAD school ^^
and me and my friends will make excuses
right??? about us having "girl problems"
to our guy pe teacher
then he one day asked our girl pe teacher
and she told all the girls that its ok to run
and its acctually good for you ^^

[euhtee]

yea, almost every woman or girl will exercise even thought they have there period.
it shouldn't stop you from doing things like that.

[KaiLien]

Well, sometimes I feel the droppage when I stand up for awhile. Maybe that's what her parents were referring to. If they think its bad for your cousin to exercise because of that, then she could ride a bike or something where she's sitting.

[greenti]

it helps with cramps...
exercising is good when you have a period..

i don't think it makes the flow come out more...

that's just your body...

[monchichi]

I heard exercise is actually really good for you when you're on your period because it helps reduce cramps.

But I read that on the back of my Carefree pad box o____o;;

Yes it does~!

I exercised a lot during my younger years and I never had any period pain but now that I've stopped it hurts for me. I really should start exercising again.

Exercising also keeps periods very regular, a sign of health.

The whole "dropping of the vagina" thing is totally untrue... an old wives tale...

Edit:

Wait, did you mean the vagina physically drooping or are you talking about the release of more blood??

Well, I suppose it doesn't matter... the amount of blood released is really a bodily thing and you can't do anything about it.

[yanshimkim]

Maybe they meant uterine prolapse or something? Because it's possible for the uterus to drop down the vagina... But that rarely happens (like, really rare :x). Like, when a woman gives birth and someone pulls on the umbilical cord too hard (before the placenta comes out)... The uterus could possibly come out, too. ._.

Sorry for the technical talk. ._.;; Ahaha.

Or maybe they're referring to the cramps... Sometimes the cramps make me feel like my uterus is dropping out of my vagina or something. -.- But it just feels like it... It doesn't happen. ^^;;

But exercise doesn't cause this... I've heard that it's actually recommended for girls (and women) to exercise while they're on their period. It lessens their cramps or something.