Rukmini Vijayakumar Instagram – I’ve been asked about dancing/ working out when having my period. As a women athlete/ dancer I don’t really have the choice to take days off when I have my period. I have to get on stage and perform. I just need to manage and work with those days when I feel extra tired/ bloated. Yesterday morning I wanted to curl up into a ball and fall sleep, but I had a performance in the evening. So I woke up and stretched, did some restorative yoga, conserved my energy, ate properly and when it was time to get on stage, I was fine. Today is my strength training day and no way that i can miss that either. @somyarout2806 will kill me. It finally becomes about managing each of our needs during those few days, eating some chocolate if you need to 😊, and just moving. No- there are no repercussions to health if you move or train. We just avoid inversions in yoga… but that’s all. Let me know if you have any more questions in the comments… I’ll try to answer. Today’s workout: 3 km run TrX SL mountain climber 30each x2 Swimming 30 x2 Quadruped banded Adductor 30 each Quadruped sL extensions 30 each SL adductor on bosu balance 30 each Reverse plank hold banded pulses 30 each Plank hold SL hamstring banded pulses 30 each Swedish Squats 15 Swedish Lunges 15 Banded Squat jumps 15 Calf Rises 30×2 Single arm Plank pulls 10 each x3 /6.5kg Back squat 10×3/ 52kg Burpee push press 10×3 /8kg each Weighted Box jumps 10×3 /4.5kg ball Hip thrust 10×3 /60kg Landmine press lunges 10/12/15 each Step up 8×2 /10kg each Bulgarian weighted jumps 30×2/ 10kg #womenathlete #training #strengthday #bharatanatyamdancer #indiandance #dancerlife Austin, Texas