The 9 Best Exercises to Ease Period Pain

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Exercise may be the last thing on your mind during your time of the month—but it could be the ticket to feeling like yourself again. Besides providing an extra dose of mood-boosting endorphins, exercising during your period is shown to help relieve abdominal cramps, bloating, headaches, and lower back pain. Tanya Becker, co-founder and chief creative officer of Physique 57, a barre fitness studio in New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, and Bangkok, walks us through the best exercises for easing period pain.