Dizziness while working out?

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  • lelaspeaks
    lelaspeaks Posts: 163 Member
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    If you're in the beginning stages of developing your fitness (cardio or strength), high heart rates can have a serious impact on you. I would consider getting a cheap heart rate monitor and making sure that you're staying within your target heart rate. If it starts going too high, slow down. For example, I was jogging one day and I felt terrible - very dizzy, legs wobbly, etc. and I looked down at my heart rate monitor and I was at 212!! My goal is between 123-165. I started walking and breathing, but it took me a while to feel normal again.
  • xcmtnracer
    xcmtnracer Posts: 426 Member
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    Usually dizzy after going above 180 for more than 5 minutes, I try to stay at an average HR of 165 but sometimes a good song comes on and I take off. Also, eating something helps, I try to eat a spoonful of peanut butter or something light and protein and during the workout I drink an electrolyte mixed drink, cytomax, at least 16 ounces per hour, then water to recover.

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