Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:27 pm
I need some advice
I used to get comfort from taking a walk and it would lessen my anxiety. I kinda got away from it over the past couple of years and have not regularly walked every morning for some time but occasionally would catch a walk here and there and was easily able to walk 30 minutes. My weight over the past few years has climbed to an additional 25 pounds from not walking.
This is the problem. I started to get motivated and wanting to walk again. Lately, just a few minutes into the walk my chest gets tight and I feel like I'm getting SOB. Of course, when this happens I get a little anxious and try to push on thru it or stop to catch my breath but it doesn't seem to help. I have tried positive self talk, 2-4 breathing, both of which have lessened symptoms somewhat but still no complete remedy. It doesn't seem to matter what time of the day it is either as usually it was happening in the morning but I went tonight instead and it was the same thing.
I'm not sure how to proceed with the exercise. I'm just getting done with lesson 5. I see and have reaped the benefits of exercise. But now, I'm not wanting to get out and exercise because I'm afraid of the symptoms. I'm not really obsessing that it's my heart or I'm going to have a heart attack which is my usual fear. I kinda feel like I just can't catch and my chest is tight and it's sometimes right in my stomach or sometimes up high in my chest. My heart doesn't seem to race during these episodes and I have checked my blood pressure right after the walks and it is okay. I worked out on an elliptical machine a couple of days ago and afterwards it felt like I had a hard time breathing all night but by the morning all was fine.
I'm fairly young (30), overweight (70#) but in fair shape. I can climb 8 flights of stairs and get out of breath but not in the same way as when I walk, not the tightness and feel like I can't get a full breath, although when forced I can.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I used to get comfort from taking a walk and it would lessen my anxiety. I kinda got away from it over the past couple of years and have not regularly walked every morning for some time but occasionally would catch a walk here and there and was easily able to walk 30 minutes. My weight over the past few years has climbed to an additional 25 pounds from not walking.
This is the problem. I started to get motivated and wanting to walk again. Lately, just a few minutes into the walk my chest gets tight and I feel like I'm getting SOB. Of course, when this happens I get a little anxious and try to push on thru it or stop to catch my breath but it doesn't seem to help. I have tried positive self talk, 2-4 breathing, both of which have lessened symptoms somewhat but still no complete remedy. It doesn't seem to matter what time of the day it is either as usually it was happening in the morning but I went tonight instead and it was the same thing.
I'm not sure how to proceed with the exercise. I'm just getting done with lesson 5. I see and have reaped the benefits of exercise. But now, I'm not wanting to get out and exercise because I'm afraid of the symptoms. I'm not really obsessing that it's my heart or I'm going to have a heart attack which is my usual fear. I kinda feel like I just can't catch and my chest is tight and it's sometimes right in my stomach or sometimes up high in my chest. My heart doesn't seem to race during these episodes and I have checked my blood pressure right after the walks and it is okay. I worked out on an elliptical machine a couple of days ago and afterwards it felt like I had a hard time breathing all night but by the morning all was fine.
I'm fairly young (30), overweight (70#) but in fair shape. I can climb 8 flights of stairs and get out of breath but not in the same way as when I walk, not the tightness and feel like I can't get a full breath, although when forced I can.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.