Yawning while I walk

mdonsbach
mdonsbach Posts: 102 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I started this journey back in April. 99% of my exercise is walking. More recently when I go for a walk I find my self yawning an awful lot. It only happens when I walk though. My normal day activities I'm not tired and I get plenty of sleep and I never find myself yawning.

Just curious if anyone else has heard of this happening. Maybe it's my body's way of saying dude I'm bored do something else.

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  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    A few weeks ago I yawned a lot after a golf game (lots of walking). Years ago I had a couple of strength training sessions at the gym where I yawned a lot. These aren't "I'm sleepy" yawns. More like I'm deficient in something. Oxygen? I've been meaning to ask the community about this myself. I did a search on this a while ago and there was an old thread on the topic with no real answers.
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/yawning-during-workout

    Says we're overheated.
  • mdonsbach
    mdonsbach Posts: 102 Member
    I don't think I'm overheated...I always have plenty of water to drink and it is getting cooler outside. I walked almost everyday at lunch during the summer and I don't recall it happening then and I was HOT those days and sweating a lot.

    I just started running at the gym as well and not yawning during that as well.

    I get that maybe I am needing more oxygen but why wasn't happening months ago. Just seams odd. Walking the same pace/roads/distances.
  • Lulaica
    Lulaica Posts: 63 Member
    goldthistime wrote: »
    http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/yawning-during-workout

    Says we're overheated.

    I could see this, as no matter what time I go out, I'm still dealing with the Texas heat. And the yawning definitely reduces when I get insidr in the A/C.
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    The article says it doesn't happen when it's hot out or cold, just temperate. Could well be something else though.
  • jennypapage
    jennypapage Posts: 489 Member
    it happened to me the first month or so after i started running. insane amounts of yawn every day.slowly it has subsided , and it doesn't happen as much anymore. i'm also interested in an explanation.

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