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I can relate to extreme fatigue after exercise. This condition can be a disaster to your social, and professional life. I do not do any aerobic exercise anymore, however I used to run alot. I'm 55 now.
For exercise, I just do a sit-up crunches routine. This works my abdominals intensely, but keeps my heart rate low. I use the Gilad quick fit method, from FITTV. I know that medical people like to prescribe exercise, but I think for me now that more aerobic exercise just isn't helping.
Pretty much the same thing happens to me and I've often wondered why I get really fatigued after exercise. I used to do lots of aerobics but then cut it down to simple walking. I walk for an hour or two every day and then most days I "crash" right after I exercise. Instead of feeling invigorated, I want to go to sleep. I had aortic valve replacement in '99 and have kept my exercise routine consistent. Don't understand the fatigue at all! My yearly echo came back fine, my BP is fine. Sure wish I could find an explanation.
Well, I, also am extremely tired, and find that after doing an hour of cardio in the morning at the gym, will cause me to sleep all day. Literally, I feel drugged, and my body completely drained.
I have been diagnosed with Hypertension II and take Atacand and a diuretic. Just hoping to find some suggestions or advice. My doctor suggested I start a workout routine to keep the HBP under control, seems to have other effects though.
Karyn
Check the side effects on all of your medications because more often than not, many of these drugs you are taking have fatigue as a COMMON side effect. Pharma drugs are great at masking symptoms but don't address the real problem. For example, your cholesterol is high, so take Lipitor right? Well, Lipitor may lower your cholesterol in the meantime but why was it high in the first place? At the same time, Lipitor can wreak havoc on your liver and muscle tissues, thus creating many more problems. Just check the side effects - fatigue is common.
I'm Sorry to hear about your condition but good on you for trying to work through it. I am 34 years old and enjoyed up until the age of 30 a lot of aerobic activity. From then on, I found work outs to be quite taxing on my energy levels leaving me floored for a couple of days. I would even develop flu-like symptoms (can you believe just from excercise!) It was quite a mystery to me. I know some people say if you eat a healthy diet and get plenty of rest you should have good recovery after exercise but it seems the older we get our bodies require different things. After lots of reading and asking questions I found a few things that help:
1) Do exercise at the end of the day, after you have eaten all your meals because by then you will have enough energy to fuel you during your workout. And this way, if you're going to knock out after exercise, it's during the time you usually go to sleep anyway.
2) A health adviser suggested I take a product called, 'AstaZan', it's a Lifestream product. The label says it's for sun protection & exercise recovery. I take it before bed (after my work out) and first thing the next morning. What a difference it has made :-) There are other products out there so it's good to find out what works for you.
All the best to you, main thing is to keep positive and know that there are solutions out there to help you. Be kind to yourself & your body, take things one day at a time and keep enjoying the life that you have been blessed with.
In 1991 at age 39, after completing NYC marathon in 3:45, I developed a heart infection from dental work. My infection lasted until 1993, when the cotton was removed from the bloodstream of my jaw. Ever since, I would get extreme fatigue after exercise, worsening a bit with each passing year. As yourself, I used to describe it as flu-like symptoms. This year I was finally diagnosed with heart failure. The Ace inhibitor lisinopril helps at times, but the Coreg cr seems to intensify the fatigue. I also take vytorin & a diuretic.
For exercise, I just do a sit-up crunches routine. This works my abdominals intensely, but keeps my heart rate low. I use the Gilad quick fit method, from FITTV. I know that medical people like to prescribe exercise, but I think for me now that more aerobic exercise just isn't helping.
Fred
Pretty much the same thing happens to me and I've often wondered why I get really fatigued after exercise. I used to do lots of aerobics but then cut it down to simple walking. I walk for an hour or two every day and then most days I "crash" right after I exercise. Instead of feeling invigorated, I want to go to sleep. I had aortic valve replacement in '99 and have kept my exercise routine consistent. Don't understand the fatigue at all! My yearly echo came back fine, my BP is fine. Sure wish I could find an explanation.
Good luck with your problem.
I have been diagnosed with Hypertension II and take Atacand and a diuretic. Just hoping to find some suggestions or advice. My doctor suggested I start a workout routine to keep the HBP under control, seems to have other effects though.
Karyn
1) Do exercise at the end of the day, after you have eaten all your meals because by then you will have enough energy to fuel you during your workout. And this way, if you're going to knock out after exercise, it's during the time you usually go to sleep anyway.
2) A health adviser suggested I take a product called, 'AstaZan', it's a Lifestream product. The label says it's for sun protection & exercise recovery. I take it before bed (after my work out) and first thing the next morning. What a difference it has made :-) There are other products out there so it's good to find out what works for you.
All the best to you, main thing is to keep positive and know that there are solutions out there to help you. Be kind to yourself & your body, take things one day at a time and keep enjoying the life that you have been blessed with.