Crying in the gym!

There have been times where I've felt emotional doing Zumba...never cried, but felt seriously silly! The best reasoning I could come up with is that I was SO happy doing something I loved and that translated into a tangible emotional feeling.

Only my opinion... I think pushing our bodies with heavy weights causes all sort of chemicals to let loose out of our muscles and race around our bodies. An emotional reaction to all those chemicals probably isn't uncommon. There are days with my trainer I want to cry!

most likely releasing trapped up emotion, nothing wrong with a good cry though its perfectly healthy. so i say cry away :sad:

Night before the gym session I was in the Amphitheatre (Roman Remains) in the village where I live kicking about a football for about three-four hours in this small area with couple of my mates.

Next day in gym im having a good session then Red Dragon announce that their £10000 mystery box has been found in the morning: Located in the amphitheatre in one of the underground tunnels where the ball ALWAYS GOES but didnt this one time... And I was sitting ontop of it for about an hour...

Walked out of the gym, went to toilet and raged a tear of frustration. My most unmanly moment in my life =D

Ever watched The Biggest Losers. Fat people always cry when they hit that gym. It's just a fact when you push your body beyond it's limits.

That happen to me at the start of my weight loss journey. I did 60 minutes of cardio for the 1st time and I cried when I was done because I never thought I could push myself like that.

Crying is a way that the body releases stress so if you were putting your body thru intense physical stress it can cause you to cry also you might be in the right time of cycle to occasionally conbust with tears...

I cried like a baby the first time I did HIIT on the elleptical. I was dripping sweat, spit was like coming out of my mouth, and I was crying. The guys on the treadmill probably thought I was ****ing insane.

Yeah nothing wrong with it at all, it happens to the best of us, but I'd be more curious as to why you did too....some are for joy, some feeling ashamed that they couldn't do more, etc

I remember one time I did a really hard work out after I'd been depressed for a while. As I was winding down at the end, I cried a small amount, thankfully nobody could see. But then I walked out to the change rooms to hide before anyone noticed... bumped into my favourite gym instructor, who then asked me what was wrong. Cue the floodgates, for several minutes... I know this had very little to dowith the actual workout, and more to do with pent up emotions. My theory is the exercise had tired me out so much I was unable to keep my defences up any longer. In the long run it was probably a good thing.

In the same sort of period of my life, I was going to pilates, and at the end we would do a relaxation. I could never relax, and quite often ended up in a bit of a panic attack instead. Talk about mind and body being connected..

In both of these situations, it wasn't about what I was feeling about the exercise that day, more pent-up emotions that had gone unattended for so long they were leaking out the seams. Still was better to feel them than to keep them locked up!

I spent the three weeks prior to my full marathon at the hospital helping my father die. We buried him then I headed to packet pick-up two hours away. I literally picked up my packet in my suit (Although I did change my shoes ... so yes, black suit and tennis shoes. I didn't want to walk around Chicago in 4 inch heels.)

So, the day after I buried the only man to truly love me unconditionally, I ran 26.2 miles. I got through 24 without tears. The last two miles were just more than I imagined they would be. I sooo wanted to show him my medal. It was kind of our thing ... I'd do a half marathon, then swing by his house and show him my medal.

Crying ... pffft ... bring it on. It helps. Hell, I'm crying now ....

Off to get Kleenex.

Endorphins also cause me to cry.

It has nothing to do with "how you are feeling"... it is a physical reaction to the release of endorphins into the system. A reflex.

I will cry from happiness (happy endorphins), I sometimes cry from orgasm, and I will occasionally cry from anxiety (some other brain chemistry chemical reaction... can't think of the name... um, adrenalin? yeah, I think that's it). It's a reflex, not a reflection of your emotional "state"

Here's to many happy tears! :drinker:

My questoin is, "why" did you cry? You never said why... Were you happy, or disappointed?

One valuable bit of information about girls: sometimes we just don't know why we cry! Haha I know it sounds odd, but it happens.

I agree that the hormones released from your workout probably triggered it. I wouldn't stress about it.

This is a really neat topic. I was out doing day 3 of my first week of c25k today and I was running one of the intervals and I just started feeling so emotional...like 'wow i'm actually doing this and keeping up with it' and right afterwards a lady walked by pushing a gentleman in a wheelchair. You could tell his legs were severely crippled, and the lady herself was even leaning to the side and limping and she pushed the wheelchair uphill. I just felt a wave of grateful emotion come over me that my body is healthy, and functions well. I'm so thankful.

Not a damn thing wrong with that. Not one damn thing.

I cried the first time I could do spin without problem. Just a tear, not a flood. But this is an emotional journey. You push your limits in a very intimate way. No one wants this as much as you do!

Not a damn thing wrong.