Emotional while exercising?

chrissypops

Thanks for sharing your stories. kinda makes me feel more human to know that the release of energies/emotions is doing me good. They say that exercise is a good stress reliever and thats becoming very apparant! xx

Vegan_Chick

Does anyone else find when they start exercising , they start getting emotional? Its not all the time but for the first 5/10 mins i can feel tears welling with a whole load of emotions, determination,tearful,bit of anger, frustration, happiness, pride, are but a few and it just seems to flow... is it just me? or is my body playing tricks!! xx

It could be a form of adrenaline since you are getting so excited about liking an excercise.

rosegirl45

Hi everyone,
I also get emotional even before I start to exercise. I feel so stupid sitting there crying in the changing rooms at the gym. I am relieved to see I am not alone after reading these posts cos I feel like I am the only one at the gym crying! I am also worried I am being laughed at by all the really fit people and have to fight back the thoughts just o carry on trying xx

Twiliightmoon

I can't say I cry, but I know I smile a lot. When I have sweat dripping down my nose, and going down my arms it makes me feel good. I live with pain every day of my life, and the endorphins ease that pain away. I end up in almost every workout session with very little pain, and a huge smile on my face :happy:

jen10st

I've definitely had over emotional moments usually at the beginning of workouts just as the stress relief starts to kick in. I'm glad I'mnot alone in this. Then by the end the endorphins make me feel like supergirl!

wolfchild59

I've never found the workout itself to be emotional, but if I'm emotional about something prior to the workout, the workout will amplify it. Like one day that I was really frustrated and on the verge of tears I sucked it up, pulled myself together and went to work out. I got about three reps into my lifting and the tears just totally overflowed and I had to stop and let it just get out of my system.

Or if things have been feeling overwhelming at work, then something as simple as a three mile run can start to feel like the most overwhelming workout I've ever done and my entire training schedule starts scrolling through my head and it just feels like a crushing amount of pressure.

But on days that I'm even keeled, the workouts are just the same ole, same ole. They've never sparked anything specifically that I didn't carry into it.

TimeFourMe

Wow this site is great!!!! I had this happen today with my PT. I was so embarrassed. It has been a stressful week, splurged majorily on the weekend, Schedule changes ect... Anyways, I was on the stair step for the first time and my heart rate went up high on th easy level and I lost it!!!! My PT had to stop the workout to find out what was wrong. I just wanted to get back on. Not talk. Getting healthy and fit is an emotional rollercoaster. Didn't expect these feelings. So glad I'm not the Only one. Thank you ladies!!! Hope it doesn't happen again but if it does I will think of you all and know that we are normal. Yeah!

nancik81

You are not the only one. A friend of mine told me just to stomp all your frustrations in the pavement. I have done that since I heard that and it really helps. All my worries and stress have been left behind.

BeautyDoll

This happened to my cousin. She would breakdown during her workouts! I think she's pushed passed this but I thought it was "odd". I encouraged her to just cry and get it out and fight through it. She's been doing wonderfully!