Headaches?

Honestly alot of that is excuses but honestly when you are heavy and decide to go from not working out to working out, yes you will get sick, have headaches and all that, but the key is to add high in iron and fiber to your diet and push through the pain....my dr put me on fluid pills which helps because the fluid build up and my anemia used to cause headaches worse than regular but now its all fine...i get headaches at time but its because i'm changing my habits and of course its going to effect you because its not use to it but i also know that some of the feelings are mental....

I got cut off, what I was going to write was GO WITH HIM to his general practitioner and see what they say. Then, if in response to that he is not taking your or the doctor's advise, focus on your self - model your healthy lifestyle and enjoy how you feel. My husband had a heart attack at age 45 and is very lucky to be alive. I have been on him for 8 years not to take his survival for granted and to watch his diet and to exercise. He takes his medication as he should be that is it and now 8 years later we are dealing with an irregular heartbeat and possible surgery again. I don't know what to do, I am so angry, to me this shows a total lack of regard for me and our four year old daughter. He passed out during his heart attack but I was there, it was violent and ugly and when we arrived to the ER, he was clinically dead. I don't know what more he needs to know to get his act in gear. So at least I am getting mine together.
Good luck

Does he suffer from headaches or migraines normally??? I do and if I am jumping up and down, running, sit ups, ooor even lifting heavy weights ( this is ALL before my fibro!) I would get a headache and sometimes even a migraine. Alot of mine is from a bad neck...has his neck been checked? I WAS able to do some Wii exercise aerobics...I forgot the actual name...:ohwell: ..lol...but you step on and off board...and I could do some yoga or pilates...but some of them I could not do either..so i would skip them. I hope this helps... :flowerforyou:

i would have him see a Dr. and get the ok to exercise. Ya never know headaches can be caused by any number things. Just to be on the safe side. Probably nothing but better safe than sorry.

I tend to get headaches after running. Not during the run but afterwards. Would check with the doctor to be safe.

I used to get headaches from working out ALL the time. For me, it was just because I was dehydrated and once I started drinking lots of H2O they went away rather quickly. But, I would recommend he visit the doctor. Headaches can be pretty good indicators about things going wrong in the body and you wouldn't want to push him only to find out that he was not well.

That being said, you can't force somebody to start exercising. It is something that they need to do on their own, for themselves. If they're just doing it because you want them to, they will never become fully invested, won't be motivated, and it is more likely that they will give up. Do what you can, but don't push. If you're the one shopping for groceries, don't get junk food. Make sure there are healthy snacks in the house. If you're the one making the food, prepare healthy meals that also taste good so he doesn't feel like he's on a diet. If you go for a walk, invite him with you. From what I hear, P90X is really intense for someone who doesn't want to be working out in the first place. Successful baby steps are better than big leaps that don't work.

I get headaches after a hard round of cardio. Doc says it is usually dehydration. Simple suggestion is to chew gum while doing the cardio, and/or take two ibuprofen before exercise.

It could be low blood sugar or dehydration... give him a Gatorade 30 min before

C25K is a great program! Hope everyone is well.