April 22 2010
So, yesterday after work I had arranged to go to a power yoga class with a friend for the first time. I have been working out regularly with this friend doing Dance Dance Revolution. Raising my heart rate, sweating like a pig, you know... exercise. It has been really fun and we have been building up stamina well.
Well boy was it a major mistake.
I got into the room a little late, set up my mat and we got right into it. The warm up poses were actually fun. It is power yoga, so the intensive stuff, not the slow breathing relax hold pose, but the almost aerobic yoga. I was doing really well warming my body up and feeling pretty good about it all.
Then we started working harder. Ok, it is difficult but I already know I won't be able to do everything. An hour into the 90 minute class I am sweating and panting, but no big deal. I am remembering to breathe and not close my eyes. Then she has us get into the corpse position (prone on the floor, hands up head facing up) and all of a sudden my heart rate shoots right up. I got massively dizzy first. So I sat up slowly and focused on breathing. Then I realized that the dizziness was not going away and my heart rate was pounding much to hard. I went for a slow walk around the room, drinking water and paying attention to my body. That is when the nausea hit. The dizziness got worse and I felt like I was having a vertigo attack. So I stood against the wall and just tried to breathe in and out slowly.
Then came the shortness of breath. I have never had asthma, but I think I know what it is like now.
I just kept breathing and trying to relax.
The rest of the class was continuing on. I ended up leaving for home. It was about 45 minutes later that I got home. As soon as I walked in the door, Will was asking me what was wrong. He could tell immediately that something was wrong with me.
I still had all of the symptoms. I figured I was over heated so I went in and took a cool shower.
The symptoms eased but didn't go away. I went in to Will and told him all of the symptoms that I had. He immediately handed me two aspirin and a large glass of water.
Thirty minutes later the symptoms finally stopped. So for two hours following my work out I felt like I was having a heart attack.
Today I have been so fatigued and drained that I can barely function. One of my supervisors was chatting with me and I told her what had happened. She had recently had an examination for her heart. She has genetic high cholesterol. She said "you have just described EVERY symptom my doctor told me to watch for. Please go to the doctor this weekend!" So, I have an appointment with the doctor for Saturday.
I have been exercising for years, sometimes pushing myself much too far, but this is the first time I have ever had symptoms like that.
I am wondering if it was the combination of the positions I was in and the intensive exercise. Or perhaps the weight loss I have had this past year has been too much? I have lost 30 lbs since last July. I really don't know what it is, but I will keep you updated. Hopefully it was just a case of too much too soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Well boy was it a major mistake.
I got into the room a little late, set up my mat and we got right into it. The warm up poses were actually fun. It is power yoga, so the intensive stuff, not the slow breathing relax hold pose, but the almost aerobic yoga. I was doing really well warming my body up and feeling pretty good about it all.
Then we started working harder. Ok, it is difficult but I already know I won't be able to do everything. An hour into the 90 minute class I am sweating and panting, but no big deal. I am remembering to breathe and not close my eyes. Then she has us get into the corpse position (prone on the floor, hands up head facing up) and all of a sudden my heart rate shoots right up. I got massively dizzy first. So I sat up slowly and focused on breathing. Then I realized that the dizziness was not going away and my heart rate was pounding much to hard. I went for a slow walk around the room, drinking water and paying attention to my body. That is when the nausea hit. The dizziness got worse and I felt like I was having a vertigo attack. So I stood against the wall and just tried to breathe in and out slowly.
Then came the shortness of breath. I have never had asthma, but I think I know what it is like now.
I just kept breathing and trying to relax.
The rest of the class was continuing on. I ended up leaving for home. It was about 45 minutes later that I got home. As soon as I walked in the door, Will was asking me what was wrong. He could tell immediately that something was wrong with me.
I still had all of the symptoms. I figured I was over heated so I went in and took a cool shower.
The symptoms eased but didn't go away. I went in to Will and told him all of the symptoms that I had. He immediately handed me two aspirin and a large glass of water.
Thirty minutes later the symptoms finally stopped. So for two hours following my work out I felt like I was having a heart attack.
Today I have been so fatigued and drained that I can barely function. One of my supervisors was chatting with me and I told her what had happened. She had recently had an examination for her heart. She has genetic high cholesterol. She said "you have just described EVERY symptom my doctor told me to watch for. Please go to the doctor this weekend!" So, I have an appointment with the doctor for Saturday.
I have been exercising for years, sometimes pushing myself much too far, but this is the first time I have ever had symptoms like that.
I am wondering if it was the combination of the positions I was in and the intensive exercise. Or perhaps the weight loss I have had this past year has been too much? I have lost 30 lbs since last July. I really don't know what it is, but I will keep you updated. Hopefully it was just a case of too much too soon.
Take care of yourselves.
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