Posted by desolationrower on April 14, 2009, at 11:17:42
In reply to Gym ( fitness) and cardio exercise = Panic attacks, posted by Vincent_QC on April 14, 2009, at 7:58:05
i'm not sure what you mean when you type a blood pressure and heart rate like "#-#-#" maybe saying "Bp:#/#, HR:#" would clarify.
I think what you experience physically is normal. Some things like high level of CO2 in body cause panic attacks, but they are normal event during exercise. One of the benefits of exercise on anxiety is that you get used to these physical events, to heart pumping loudly and breathing a lot. but you get to realize its normal so you stop associating it with fear, and just see it as normal and not something to focus on. probably not endorphins though, more adrenaline/noradrenaline, cortisol, etc.its normal when first starting to exercise, especially if out of shape, smoker, etc. the more you exercise, the more your body will be able to recover quickly from the exertion. its not dangerous, unless you go all out right now when you are out of shape. first few weeks, don't try to do sprints or see how fast you can go, just break a sweat and get your breathing going a bit, i think your coach would have mentioned that. its very unhealthy not to exercise.
keep in mind, people with social anxiety don't actually have greater increase in heart beat or things like that in public, they are just more aware of changes in their body: it is a problem of attention/focus. you are just hyperaware of body reacting in normal ways. like people with anxiety think about what they say and think to themselves "oh that joke wasn't funny, everyone knows i'm boring" when person w/o isn't focused on that, they focus on the conversationa nd other person and don't think about these worries.
so if you are out of shape, your heart can't recover well, and you feel tired and like you are still exercising all day, but after fitness level improves, after 5 mintes of rest from aerobic exercise you feel fine and relaxed because ability to recover is much better.
anyway hope you don't give up, what you experience is normal, and part of why many people get stuck in situation where they don't work out, whereas people who do exercise a lot wonder why other have so much trouble. don't try to become olympian all in one week, but keep at it.
-d/r
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