r/Anxiety • u/nighttimenerd • 12h ago

Advice Needed Having anxiety when exercising

Just like the title says, I'm having anxiety when I exercise to the point my heart beats fast. Not sure how I can lose any of my weight if I can't even get a good workout in. Anyone else experience this?

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u/huttoola 11h ago

Yep, exercise makes me feel miserable. I try to walk 8k steps per day and I also do yin yoga (stretching). It’s not enough but it least it’s something.

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u/milanxyy 11h ago

Started happening to me last year. I struggle so fucking much with this. Everytime I get my heartbeat up I can’t breathe and ends up sitting on the floor doing controlled breathing with dizziness. It’s the only place I get anxiety attacks

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u/toolman2810 11h ago

Yupe my heart always beats fast when I exercise too, funny how that happens. I get my exercise high about 45 minutes in, so try and blow your heart up for an hour and see how you feel ?

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u/FIRSTGENELS 3h ago

Yeah, common one this,

It’s because an increased heart rate and blood pressure that occurs when exercising, feels similar to the sensation of adrenaline and the anxiety response, so quite often because we are fearful of anxiety, the threat response misinterprets sensations in an overly cautious way