Have you ever had to give up on a workout?

jyogit

Ive been ill this last week and not done any workouts at all as i was really too week to do so. On my return to work today i thought i'd at least give the dumbbells a go .. an easy paced quite relaxed workout ..or so i thought.
About 40 minutes into it my head started getting hotter n hotter, almost to the point i thought i was about to pass out, so i had a lie down,but for the life of me i couldn't restart and finish my workout.
i know i haven't eaten much in the last few days and thats probably why,but i felt ok when i started.
Follow the warning signs and stop i said to myself…

Hope this doesn't continue into the rest of the week .. visited doctor today for a referral to dietician/nutritionist .. You can see our nurse for things like that .. WTF …looks like ill be going down the private route then.

Has Anyone else had to GIVE IN ?

hemlock2010

Yes, when I've been sick. When I had the flu two years ago, it took about five weeks after I was technically no longer sick to get back to my pre-illness duration and intensity. Sorry to disappoint you.

LoadedM6Tina

You don't give in when you're sick. You just have to save energy for recuperating then take a few steps back before you can go full force again.

jyogit

i couldn't do any workouts at all while i was sick..i was too weak .. i normally do try n work through them but i work 12hrs a night,so i had to save the strength i had.. thanks for disappointing me.. lol
think ill try n start back with walking tomorrow n leave the weights till i feel ok again it was quite a shock when it happened though ..never felt anything like that before.

SueInAz

Everyone has had to defer workouts when they are sick. I had to take weeks off when I had my appendix out last year. You shouldn't even be trying yet, especially if you're getting light headed and don't have the energy. A plus 40 minute workout when you aren't well? You are a die hard.

You don't need to workout to lose weight and you're not being "bad" for taking off a few days because you're ill. Save your energy for getting better.

wyattj99

I just got over being sick but you have to eat to be able to workout...Keep in mind healthy foods are fuel for the body. Also a 40 min work out is way to long for me with dumbbells and I have been at this for 2 years and lost 70 lbs.

vmclach

Lol even when I'm not sick, I've failed to complete workouts. Get better soon

jyogit

Thanks sueinAz ..im not a die hard i just felt bad for having a week off n thought i'd get back on the horse as it were .. i guess i have learned the hard way.. lol

suppakana

After several days without working out, you always need to go easy on yourself. Jumping back in too hard, too fast, can cause problems. Forunately (or unfortunately?) after zonking a few times you'll learn the warning signs in a workout and know when to slow down ahead of time so that, even if you don't finish full steam, you finish.

jyogit

only had a sore throat n tickley cough .. lol ill live ..i hope ..lol
oh .. and i wasn't crazy..i started back on the small weights first off …

KristyAnn81

Yes, I have when sick. It's more important to take care of yourself! Body definitely telling you that you need to rest. Kill it when you feel better

raysputin

Yes. I got a severe case of the dizzies while doing a long dumbell routine at a time when I was restricting my eating to lose weight. I had to sit down and drink an orange juice to restore my blood sugar levels. The long routine used up my blood glucose because I was eating only a few calories and so had drained my "ready use" glucose stores. Normally my sets are heavy but short and my body has time to replenish my blood sugar levels between sets. I don't do that routine any more and, if I need to exert myself for any longish time, I ensure that I have a glucose "hit" before and during the exertion.

The only two other times I had to abandon was when I broke the cable on the leg curl machine and thought that my absence would be tactful until it was repaired.

Llamapants86

Yeah, there have been times where I just need to listen to my body. If I am not feeling well (for what ever reason) I go for a 5 minute warm up and see how I feel after that. If I struggle through the warm up then a rest is more beneficial than trying to push through a workout.

brewinggirl_butskinnier

Llamapants86 wrote: »

Yeah, there have been times where I just need to listen to my body. If I am not feeling well (for what ever reason) I go for a 5 minute warm up and see how I feel after that. If I struggle through the warm up then a rest is more beneficial than trying to push through a workout.

Yes. You need to listen to your body and it takes time sometimes to build back up (though if it's only been a week or so it shouldn't take long).
You made it 40 minutes. Be kind to yourself.

arditarose

I left a spin class on Wednesday after 20 minutes. It was the first time ever, since I started going to them in high school, that I left a class. I felt like complete poo and I wasn't even burning any calories because I was spinning like an idiot. I felt guilty but screw it. This is just not my week.

Hope you feel better. Take it easy!

epido

Just today I abandoned part of my workout. As I was doing the strength/weight portion, I just felt a bit off, so opted to do a lighter workout than I had originally planned. I did get through that part of it, but then decided to skip the run. I just wasn't feeling it, and given that I have only been at it for a couple weeks (the running part, that is) and am still struggling with "liking" to do it, I decided it was best to wait until tomorrow and give it another try.

I have pushed through workouts in the past, and ended up paying for it, either through extreme fatigue at the end of it, minor injuries, or just feeling even worse than I did before hand. It's ok to listen to your body and know when you are having an off day. Sometimes your body simply needs the rest more than it needs a good workout.

dbmata

a few times while rehabbing my knee.

You just start over again the next day.

BraveNewdGirl

I think most people have had to cut a workout short and it definitely doesn't make you a failure. Failure is not trying again tomorrow.

DopeItUp

Plenty of times.

MeanderingMammal

Most recently, about nine months ago, I was in a 400 metre sprint interval session. Fifteen minute warm up, intervals and then a fifteen minute cool down.

I managed the part way way into the third interval and folded, had to slow to a walk.

I hadn't eaten properly for a couple of days, and I was tired and pretty stressed after the day at work.

It happens, I took it easy for a couple of days and then managed again the following week without major issue.

CipherZero

Absolutely! There's days when you hit the gym and just nothing works whether it's due to illness, bad form, lack of proper rest, and a host of other factors. I've stopped workouts after not completing warm up sets, after crashing hard in the lower cage, and a whole pile of other reasons.

Some days just stink. It happens.