5-Minute Workout: Relief from Cramps

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2. Supported Half-Moon

Minutes: 1:00-2:00

Stand with your left side against a wall.
Slowly bend forward, bringing fingertips of your left hand toward the floor. At the same time, lift your right leg behind you to hip height.
Turn right to extend right fingertips toward ceiling, stacking right hip on top of left; place left palm (or fingertips) on the floor. Keep right foot flexed and breathe evenly.
Hold for 30 seconds.
Switch sides.

Next: 3. Head-to-Knee Pose

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sharoncoulson99 wrote:

Yoga has always made me feel peaceful and serene.Specially after a busy day at work.During periods also yoga is really good for the cramps.Me and my daughter get our periods around the same time ,so she joins me to yoga center only during her periods to soothe down her cramps.I got her adira period panties so that she doesn't have to worry about staining the yoga mat or anywhere else for that matter.Trying to get her to do yoga on a daily basis.

6/15/2013 04:51:14 AM Report Abuse

purpleflower29347 wrote:

Doubt this would work for me. I get really really bad cramps and I can barely get out of bed....:/

4/20/2012 04:06:38 PM Report Abuse

pgoldenbaum wrote:

Best thing that works girls, Get a hot pad and put it where it hurts. I took a bag I made out of material, filled it with rice (this puts just enough pressure with heat). Sew it up and then stick it in the microwave. I live like that the whole week, One at work the other at home. Now my girlfriend at work is always asking to use it. If your cramps are as bad as mine, this is the only thing that works... works better than the pain meds the Dr.s give me.

4/19/2012 08:27:11 AM Report Abuse

jennifer_bowers wrote:

I can't see this working because when I'm cramping, I don't want to move at all.

8/9/2010 09:16:25 AM Report Abuse

thehealingartist1 wrote:

i agree with elgin above about the inverted poses during menstruation...PLEASE, Fitness Mag, check on this

8/8/2010 12:56:43 PM Report Abuse