I'm scared to exercise

Have you had your blood pressure checked? Could be low blood pressure. Have you had your blood sugar checked? Be prepared to eat something or drink an after workout recovery drink. Dont restrict your salt intake lower than the tarrget goal. I had really fast recovery today with s erving of progresso lentil soup, it was all the carbs, protein and salt, electrolytes, i needed right after my workout. Think about eating some of those calories you will burn before the workout too.

We are all different of course. But, this happened to me at a time I had not slept well and had not given my muscles any rest. Try to go back in time to see if you deprived yourself from something prior to the work out.

I always eat after a workout. I've never had that issue, but next time, just eat afterwards. And probably do your next workout when hubby is home, just to be safe.

I'm a little scared to exercise too. I have a heart condition. When my heart rate is to high, I get lightheaded, dizzy and feel faint. Once I rest for a few minutes, I am fine. Did you check your heart rate?

See my other comment. Assuming you are medically cleared to exercise, find a level of exercise that you can tolerate for even as little as 10 min, at an effort that is just slightly higher than your normal walking around. Do that for 5-10 min. Recover for a couple of min. If you feel OK, try another 5-10 min. Then stop. Build from that base.

The biggest reason why people experience these negative effects is from trying to do too much too soon. The chosen workout is just too much for your body to handle at the moment. It's a temporary mismatch, however if you manage your activity properly should prevent you from following a problem or even working up to a vigorous workout program.

I get super woozy if I don't cool down properly.

I've always had low blood pressure and I've noticed that's started to affect me, especially during intense cardio sessions or heavy lifting (80lb squats most recently). When I started working out it was worse - it would affect me even with bodyweight squats. I've just started taking cues from my own body to sit down for a minute, drink some water, and recompose myself. What I would do is to increase slowly - the time, the intensity, etc. What works for me, might not work for you though, if it's every time you try to exercise, definitely see a doctor.

That sounds serious--ask a doctor, not the internet.

In general, if you are not very fit, you should probably start with walking as your exercise, not a self-flagellation session at the gym. Don't imitate what you see on the TV.

I get spells like this just before I get sick (cold or flu) or when I am dehydrated. There are so many things this could be so make sure you talk to your doctor if you are worried.

I have low blood pressure and get a fuzzy head from time to time and have to stop. Years ago though I didn't know this and developed a bit of a phobia of exercising. I would try to exercise and get light headed and have a panic attack about it. It took a lot of tests and convincing from my doctor before I got over this fear though. I was convinced I had something seriously wrong with me and even thought exercise might kill me or something. My doc gave me the all clear but I also had to have some counseling for my anxiety.

The fact is they're are lot's of reasons why you might of felt faint from your exercise. For some people its medical for others its more psychological. People with anxiety, panic disorder and stress problems might feel this way whilst exercising even when they don't have any medical problems.

I would recommend that you don't try and diagnose via the internet though. You could end up giving yourself unnecessary worry that might make things feel a lot worse when in fact the real explanation is a lot more simple and harmless!