{"id":79061,"date":"2009-12-13T03:06:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T08:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=135713"},"modified":"2009-12-13T03:06:54","modified_gmt":"2009-12-13T08:06:54","slug":"exercise-for-period-pain-maybe-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/79061","title":{"rendered":"Exercise for Period Pain? Maybe Not."},"content":{"rendered":"

For a good long while now experts have told women with painful periods (known as dysmenorrhea) to exercise more. The idea is that exercise releases beta-endorphins to help block pain and lessen effects of prostaglandins which cause muscle contractions. It’s easy to find that exercise advice<\/a> all over the Internet.<\/p>\n

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It sounds good, but UK researchers are saying exercise doesn’t help with menstrual cramps. After studying 650 university students, Birmingham University researchers found no link between exercise and period pain. Their findings were published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Among women in the study, 28% reported moderate or severe menstrual pain, while 72% reported little or no pain. Researchers accounted for factors such as weight, mood, ethnicity, use of the pill and smoking, but still no link was found between how much exercised was practiced and whether periods were painful. There was also no link between exercise or level of pain reported. While physical activity is still good for women<\/a>, the study authors argue that the idea that it helps with period pain is merely anecdotal.<\/p>\n

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