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Before my heart disease I was a high impact exerciser. I loved running six miles every other day. I now am trying to get back into shape four years later forty pounds heavier too. Yesterday I took a spin class, and later in the day I was pooped. Did I do too much. It is so frustrating because the only way my body will respond to weight loss is to exercise with high intensity. Any thoughts?
I just posted a similar question yesterday. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrom and Prinzmetals Angina, and I have found that any high intensity exercise will take its toll on me. I am usually set back several days. It is better for me to work out moderately, walking, no running etc. I do line dance and I am not giving that up but can't do it like I used to and after a night of dancing, I am exhausted the following couple of days.
Hopefully, others will answer your question too!
I feel invigorated after cardiac rehab but later on in the day I am tired. However cardiac rehab is the best thing I've ever done for myself. You haven't done a six mile run in four years and I am sure it took training to get to the six mile run point. Guess what! You are back in training. Take it slow. You didn't gain weight overnight and it isn't going to come off overnight. Now if you could just force me to listen to my own advise. I wish there was a magic pill we could take at bedtime--- and in the morning... the perfect body.
Dear CAB1960,
I read that the best way to lose weight was to walk at a slow pace for a longer time. I also watched Dr. Oz's show the other day, and he said the same. I hope this might help you.
I can handle about thirty minutes of house work before I am fatigued. Sometimes, it is just walking to the mail box. I see that this is normal. Thanks for these emails.
old fogie
I'm with ya ladies. I walked a couple of miles in a charity walk with my son last weekend and I felt flu-like the rest of the day. Also tried karate with him (in slow motion) and it was still too much. We recently had a step-up challenge at work and all wore pedometers. The goal was just to increase your steps each day (example, I avg 6,000 a day, just get it to 8,000). It's all about the little thinks like making yourself get up more throughout the day. I try taking the stairs but I'm out of breath after half a flight which is really uncomfortable.
Good luck!
- Lisa
I have tried swimming, slow treading of water seems to be a good work out for me and less stress on the muscles. Even my cardiologist could not understand how I could swim 30 minutes but not walk around the corner without pain. At first I could barely do 10 minutes (nitro bottle by side of pool) and now I'm up to 50 minutes somedays and I feel so much better. Mind you other days I literally have to force myself to get to the pool but am always grateful I did it. Anyhow just a suggestion it may help somebody. I still struggle daily with heart disease, get easily ticked off at the whole thing and have a love/hate relationship with my docs, meds and my lifestyle changes which I'm still trying to get used to. Hang in there my sisters, I'm so grateful for some of the posts because it feels like somebody is in my head taking my thoughts and doing the writing for me. One day at a time, I keep trying to say that and convince myself !!!
I too was very active before this happened to me. All of the things you guys are saying sounds so familiar to how I feel. I am up to walking 3 miles in 48 min. But I am exhausted the rest of the day. So I have started to do any exercising in the evening that way if I am too tired its ok to go to bed. It has been a lot to adjust to and there are days that I get frustrated with myself because I get tired so easily. I am still trying to adjust my mental with my physical. Its a struggle!
These posts really help me because I know my family tries to identify but they don't truly understand.
I'm in Cardiac Rehab and they let me take it slow because of the Severe andina they don't want to cause me going to the ER but the Cardiologists don't want me to stop either. I'm so poop when i just do laundry or do my hair. It's hard to just take a shower. I don't know what else to do anymore.
"have tried swimming, slow treading of water seems to be a good work out for me and less stress on the muscles. Even my cardiologist could not understand how I could swim 30 minutes but not walk around the corner without pain."
THIS mentality is one I believe is VERY critical to keep hammering away at.......I can't walk for long, sit up for long with legs on the floor (they need to be up)....or do a treadmill. But I can stay in the water for an hour or more. There isn't any research on how water execise supports women w heart issues, recovering, trying to expand heart-lung capacity without the overwhelming drag of combined heart damage and medication side effects and all that gravity that must be dealt with outside of water.
Lifting, pulling, lugging wet laundry, vigorous hair washing....upper arm work can really zap heart girls. I have a lie down after showering, then get back up later. For a long time after heart attacks, I would almost faint in the shower when I shampooed my hair in the shower with arms raised up.....I learned to lean over and wash it under the faucet....quickly!!! (smile)
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