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I usually go on the elliptical or do a walking video with weights between 5 and 7 days a week. And I work out hard adding in 30 to 60 second intervals. The days I skip I get really crabby and down and feel like if I don't get in a good 30 minutes a day I'll have a heart attack or stroke. Especially now that I'm 40. The days I get up and do 30 minutes in the morning I'm in a better mood all day (also because I'm glad I got it done) but the days I don't, I think about it all day. How I can't do anything until I exercise, how I don't want to do it but I have to or I'll feel worse Is this normal?
I used to do an hour or more a day when I had a fitness center at work and I felt guilty don't any less but I feel like if I work out really hard for 30 minutes I feel like it's a good workout.
Not normal. I can't go a single day myself without running at least 7 miles every morning to start my day. It's definitely a psychological issue.
I have heard from multiple trainers that it's not good for your body to exercise every single day. You really need that rest day at least one day a week for your body to repair itself and prevent any injury in the future. It's especially important for a high impact exercise like running. However, I understand the guilt associated with not exercising. I do it 5 days a week, sometimes 6. I don't do it nearly as intensely as hawaiian does, but the days I miss, I feel guilty, like I'm lazy or something.
I have been pretty much side lined for the last month due to foot and shoulder problems. I don't know about being depressed but I did feel like I was cheating myself.
Feel the same. Depressed today, havent exercised since Friday. Gotta get something in today and its a big struggle to get off the couch, get dressed and go to gym. Or go get groceries- we are out of everything incuding bread and milk. Know once I exercise I will feel well enough to at least feed my family.
It's definitely all mental but not necessarily to the point of a psychological problem, as some may have suggested, unless it gets real bad.
For instance, I hate rest days. They are my slowest most depressing days of my week (not literal depression, but I just don't like it). I feel tired and sluggish and constantly think about hitting the gym. A little bit of anxiety perhaps. The only thing keeping me away from the gym is knowing that my muscles need the recovery (I'm into building mass etc). I think this is normal for a person that works out avidly. You just have to learn that it is for the best and your body isn't going to break down (and you're not going to lose out on any gains) by resting.
I would think that this would be a psychological problem if it is interfering with your life in an abnormal way that goes beyond some general crabbiness, etc and gets into real anxiety or something similar. But what do I know, I'm no psychologist.
I don't know -- I don't work out every day, but I do 5-6 days a week. I don't mind my off days, because they are important to my recovery. But if I drop below, say, 4 workouts in a week, I frankly start to feel like sh**. Especially if I miss too much weight lifting. It's pretty integral to my well being at this point.
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