exercise while tired

[calendria]

do you guys still exercise when you're tired? is it still affective? i'm almost paranoid it won't work my muscles properly if I"m tired.

would love to know other peoples intake on this.

[andtckrtoo]

If I didn't get a good night's sleep, I find a round of exercise can really help wake me up and get the blood pumping. I guess a lot also depends on how intricate your workouts are. I probably wouldn't attempt a complex step workout or saw STS or Beast when tired, but I find something that combines cardio and weights to be a good waker-upper - so-to-speak.

[athompson10]

If I'm scheduled to work out that day, I usually try to do something. I can tell during the warmup if the workout will energize me or not. If I'm half a beat behind and mind-foggy during the warmup, I'll quit and take a rest day.

[JackieB]

I'm always tired (Hashi's hypo thyroid). I'm in a bit of a bad loop right now. Getting in a good walk and some CS helps me.

[cmarsh4]

I exercise at 4:30 AM so I am tired a lot of the time when I first start. I will kind of start out slow during the warm up but usually by the time the workout starts I am ready to go and always glad afterwards that I did it. If I am extremely exhausted I will do a kinder, gentler workout like Pilates or a 20 minute upper body.

[calendria]

ok. thank you Ladies. I deeply appreciate it. I will have to try out some of these thanx

[Jennifer P.]

I do exercise when I'm tired for the most part, but I don't do intense step routines. I once injured my calf while stepping while I was tired. I am pretty safe on the floor. So, my 2 cents is to be careful about not hurting yourself.

[Laura S.]

I have workouts that I go to when I'm tired - either more beginner or lighter weight or simpler choreography. I find that exercising when tired, but not totally exhausted, will give me a boost.

[bubbles76]

Originally Posted by Laura S.

I have workouts that I go to when I'm tired - either more beginner or lighter weight or simpler choreography. I find that exercising when tired, but not totally exhausted, will give me a boost.

This! Work has me pretty tired lately. I'm in the middle of STS, so I've been taking the strength work as hard as I can, while balancing out my cardio to be more intermediate or in some cases beginner. However, if I'm just dog tired, as in I wouldn't notice if my house was on fire tired, I'm just going to sleep. Yesterday, I slept. Today, two STS workouts. So I'm good

[BunnyHop]

Originally Posted by Laura S.

I have workouts that I go to when I'm tired - either more beginner or lighter weight or simpler choreography. I find that exercising when tired, but not totally exhausted, will give me a boost.

This is what I do.

Another sort of fatigue can be CAUSED by working out, at least for me.

The other week, I did Jari Love's Original Get Ripped, and I used heavier weights than usual, and the day after I was more tired than usual. I'm assuming I over did it a bit. Wound up taking a few days off before resuming a more moderate approach.