Antsy for workouts

Juanwi
Juanwi Posts: 68 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm starting to realize that I feel antsy while I'm waiting to work out. Like today is a day I will do cardio with my my husband. We will probably bike about 8 miles today. However, I have to wait until he gets home from work before we can go.

I sort of just feel like I could exercise right now. I don't want to wear myself out before the bike ride though. Anyone else get this way? Maybe I'm becoming OCD or I'm just bored, lol.

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  • Sarah0866
    Sarah0866 Posts: 291 Member
    I get this way as well, mostly because I LOVE exercise, but also because there is something to be said about the sense of inertia that comes on when you go home and sit on a couch or lay down for sometime.
  • arson714
    arson714 Posts: 117 Member
    I've never experienced this before. I'm guessing you are just bored.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    When you eat right and move more, your energy levels go up. I'm the same way. I do my exercising at dawn (walking 3.5 miles), and the rest of the day I'm at home with my daughter. I feel beyond antsy. It's not boredom. It's that you have more energy. I haven't figured out how to channel that extra energy yet, lol. I don't want to overwork myself either... just need to find something to use that energy on!
  • Eli716
    Eli716 Posts: 262 Member
    Walk around the block or do some chores around the house to keep your mind off it?
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    I know exactly what you mean, and I would attribute it to my daily energy rhythm. I remember it was especially strong during the 2nd trimester of my pregnancy (I gave birth to a beautiful little girl a month ago) and unfortunately it often happened when my gym's daycare was closed!

    If you have some dumbbells, maybe do a light strength training workout with those in the mean time? Or yoga, if you're into that?
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    No advice here, but I'm the same way. Not even from a weight loss side, but a few hours after a good workout and I'm already wanting to do something else.

    Usually I do a lot of yoga, pilates, or just take a nice walk if I'm feeling like that in between my morning and night workouts.
  • Juanwi
    Juanwi Posts: 68 Member
    Walk around the block or do some chores around the house to keep your mind off it?

    Chores I could be doing, but I feel like that is all I do (3 kids), so I'm trying to make that a lesser focus in my life. I've already picked up today, completed three loads of laundry, picked up again....

    I think you all are right, I must have more energy than I used to.

    I do yoga and tai chi on my strength training days, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to do it on cardio days too.

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