tired after workout

kodijhill

Why do i get tired after a workout? in general just tired blahhhh. Just recently started back up after like 3 months of trying to get over pneumonia and im just like bla no motivation so i started with just 30 mins a day its been a week and after each day im so tired after that 30 mins and it wasnt like this before

MichelleSilverleaf

Do you eat any of your exercise calories back? Are you running an appropriate deficit for yourself? Eating enough in general?

Maxxitt

The damage pneumonia inflicts on your lungs takes time to heal, and in the meantime you also are dealing with (probably) some de-conditioning that has happened during recovery. You also might not be completely well. You could consult with your primary care provider to assess what's going on. That's what I would do, especially given "in general just tired blahhhh." For what it's worth, after being hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer last August that I didn't know I had, I realized that the low level fatigue I had been experiencing for a few months prior was probably due to anemia. It was stunning how much better I felt after getting proper diagnosis and treatment - no more "I could lay down on this pavement and take a nap no problem" during my walks.

AnnPT77

What is the nature of the workout, i.e., what kind of exercise, at what intensity?

Some people think they ought to do 30 minutes or an hour of high-intensity exercise every day. That's a really bad plan. High intensity is inherently fatiguing.

Elite athletes have a different threshold of what counts as intense for them (i.e. our "intense" might be their "easy"), and they spend more time exercising than most of us regular Janes and Joes . . . but they don't work at a level that's intense for them every single day, because that's not the best way to develop and retain fitness.

That general rule is the same for us.

Us regular folks shouldn't be going high intensity every day, either, using our personal definition of "intense". It's a recipe for burnout and exhaustion.

And, as others have said, we need adequate calories and nutrition to fuel our exercise, at any duration/intensity. We can maintain an overall challenging exercise schedule while losing weight, if we enjoy doing that . . . but we need adequate fuel (i.e., it's not compatible with super fast loss).

littlegreenparrot1

I once read that muscle wastage can start after just 3 days. So that's why if you're laid out with flu for a week everything feels so hard. The muscles have to re-build. I can only imagine the damage pneumonia would do. Cut yourself some slack!

Treat yourself gently. Maybe alternate days and do lighter workouts in between, swimming, walking etc. Try eating a bit more, and paying attention to your vitamins and minerals. It will build back up, but you cannot expect to just leap back in where you left off.