r/C25K • u/rockmuncherrr • 1d ago

Advice Needed I get bad overexertion. Will c25k help?

About a year ago I took a boxing class, and it was a very cardio intense class. Leading up to this I had been pretty sedentary for a few years taking maybe 2000 steps a day.

I wanted to keep up with the class so even with how tired I was feeling I kept going till I HAD to stop. I couldn’t catch my breath for like an hour, just heavy breathing. I thought I might throw up for a good bit after. It took me laying down on the couch once home for like an hour or two to feel okay. Honestly it was a pretty scary experience I did not feel okay at all. Looking at my apple watch it showed my heart rate got to 196, I was 22 at the time.

There was another time where I was doing sex with this girl and I pushed myself a bit past my limit like I did with boxing and the same thing happened.

It lead me to getting a bunch of heart test and everything was fine luckily. I just can’t believe I can’t find any stories like this online.

Now I’m 23 and I’ve fallen back into old sedentary habits. I’ve been walking a lot more the past few weeks, and I’m feeling better over all. Also it’s probably worth mentioning I’m not overweight but I am skinny fat.

I wanna do c25k so I can get back to being in good enough shape to do these things that I can’t seem to do because of overexertion. Is what I experienced normal? Is exercise the answer?

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u/AwfulAudioEng 1d ago

This sounds like something beyond reddits paygrade. Could you look into talking to your doctor about an appropriate program for you?

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u/turtlebox420 23h ago

This sounds entirely anxiety driven. When you're heart rate gets that high and you're not used to it, there's almost definitely a shot of adrenaline in there. If you aren't used to it you're going to feel anxious, unwell, like you can't calm down. I would suggest just keep going after it with the understanding that you're going to push yourself into an uncomfortable place with your heart rate.

I'm 38 and my max HR is 211. It's hard to reach but if I push myself it's possible. It's not comfortable. Extended exercising with a very high heart rate will leave you totally exhausted.

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u/NoahAwake 16h ago

This is very good insight. Anxiety while exercising certainly happens, especially when you’re pushing your limits and you get nervous.

I think OP should focus on smaller runs and getting comfortable with running.

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u/HAL-900O 21h ago

Boxing classes are brutally difficult. I do think c25k will be able to improve your cardiovascular health. When you first start go slow! Even Olympic level runners are not able to sprint throughout a 5k.