What am I doing wrong when it comes to exercising?

[basil67]

Yeah, sorry.  My bad.  I don't know how I got that wrong 🤪

We can't tell you if you should change your job to fit your exercise. It's all down to your own priorities.  What do YOU think?

 

[ironpony]

Well it seems that there may be a bigger problem with my body.  I want to burn off energy with exercise.  That way getting rid of energy should logically help me sleep better and keep me in better shape.  But when I exercise, it creates more energy.  The more I exercise, the more energetic I become.  This is the problem here, is that I am a problem with having too much energy and trying to get rid of any, just creates more.

So I feel that instead of trying to bend my job and my life to accomodate this body flaw, is it possible to fix the body flaw instead?  This kind of science seems to go beyond the persona trainer's knowledge, and when I asked a doctor, he didn't know what to tell me.

[basil67]

Feeling energised or 'pumped' is a totally normal outcome from exercising.    

[ironpony]

But that feeling pumped is keeping me from getting tired later sleep.  Howe do I get rid of feeling pumped after?  Is possible I am not exercising enough, and I have to, to the point of burnout?

[basil67]

5 minutes ago, ironpony said:

But that feeling pumped is keeping me from getting tired later sleep.  Howe do I get rid of feeling pumped after?  Is possible I am not exercising enough, and I have to, to the point of burnout?

It seems you've already forgotten the PT's excellent advice that the solution is to exercise in the morning.  I realise that the advice may not be convenient for you, but it's still solid advice.

What you're experiencing is totally normal.  My husband was the same if his soccer games were later in the evening - he'd be wired half the night. 

Edited January 20, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

2 minutes ago, basil67 said:

It seems you've already forgotten the PT's excellent advice that the solution is to exercise in the morning.  I realise that the advice may not be convenient for you, but it's still solid advice.

What you're experiencing is totally normal.  My husband was the same if his soccer games were later in the evening - he'd be wired half the night. 

But if my career and living situation will not allow it, then who should bend the knee to help solve the problem?  Should the career bend the knee in which case I need to find a career where I work later shifts, or do I somehow get my body to adapt to the situation and neurological tell my body, this is the situation you are given and you're going to adapt to it.

Which one do I choose of those two?

[basil67]

What about moving your exercise to Sat and Sun when everyone is awake?

 

[ironpony]

1 minute ago, basil67 said:

What about moving your exercise to Sat and Sun when everyone is awake?

 

I do do that on those days, it's just that that is only two days a week though and I thought I should be exercising more than two days a week?  The personal trainer said it's good to do it for an hour a day in comparison to just two days.

[basil67]

Well yes, you should be exercising more than two days a week.  But with the gyms closed and it being winter and you're not sleeping because of exercising at night, it is a good temporary solution until the weather warms or the gym opens.

 

 

[basil67]

At the very least, just skip exercising at night for a week and see what happens to your sleeping habits

 

 

[ironpony]

10 minutes ago, basil67 said:

At the very least, just skip exercising at night for a week and see what happens to your sleeping habits

 

 

I did do this for the last three weeks of December.  I was so busy with all of this Christmas stuff, Christmas shopping, etc, that I didn't have any time to exercise for three weeks almost.  But I noticed that my sleep was a lot better.  Afterwards I started exercising again and my sleep problem came back.

So it seems that not exercising means good sleeping, and exercising means bad sleeping.  But this doesn't seem like it's the way it should be and I would still like to keep in shape.

[basil67]

Just now, ironpony said:

I did do this for the last three weeks of December.  I was so busy with all of this Christmas stuff, Christmas shopping, etc, that I didn't have any time to exercise for three weeks almost.  But I noticed that my sleep was a lot better.  Afterwards I started exercising again and my sleep problem came back.

So it seems that not exercising means good sleeping, and exercising means bad sleeping.  But this doesn't seem like it's the way it should be and I would still like to keep in shape.

No, it's NIGHT exercising which mean bad sleeping.  Morning exercising will give you a good sleep.  It's how it is for everyone else, so it will be like that for you too.

 

[ironpony]

But let's say that in my situation I cannot do the morning exercising because it will wake people up. Do I research on how to train my body to accept the situation neurologically?

[basil67]

Sure, you can look, but if your doctor and PT don't have answers, I wouldn't expect to find anything.

[ironpony]

Well I talked about a similar issue where my gf said I was much more energetic about having sex in the morning and my penis size was a lot bigger in the morning she said compared to night.  Even though we have much more time in the evening, and I have more time to exercise in the evening as well.

When it comes to other people solve these issues, do they just get jobs with late shifts, so they can have plenty of time to exercise, have sex, etc in the morning and that is what I need to do to then, if I expect to be able to to do those things without problems?

[basil67]

Define "late shift".    To me, a late shift starts at 3 or 5pm and that seems quite unnecessary.   

As for what others do, they get to the gym at 6:30am, exercise, shower and go to work.  During COVID, their routines change.  Some exercise outdoors and others take a break from exercise.

[ironpony]

3 hours ago, basil67 said:

Define "late shift".    To me, a late shift starts at 3 or 5pm and that seems quite unnecessary.   

As for what others do, they get to the gym at 6:30am, exercise, shower and go to work.  During COVID, their routines change.  Some exercise outdoors and others take a break from exercise.

The gyms open at 730 where I live and I work at 8.  Not enough time it seems.  But I would need a later shift therefore.

[Wiseman2]

1 hour ago, ironpony said:

The gyms open at 730

Do sit ups and push ups. That doesn't make noise.

[clia]

What are you doing for exercise that is loud enough to wake up the entire house?  

[ironpony]

4 hours ago, clia said:

What are you doing for exercise that is loud enough to wake up the entire house?  

Treadmill, punching bag.

[ironpony]

Well I was thinking about what was said before that it's normal to feel pumped after exercising and that feeling pumped is what is causing me to have sleeping troubles.  Instead of exercising in the morning (when people are sleeping and I don't want to wake them), and then 12 hours to go by for that feeling pumped sensation to die down and to start feeling tired to go to bed, is there any other way to get rid of feeling pumped rather than wait 12 hours for it to go away, give or take?

[basil67]

Let's go back a bit.   With your current exercise regime, the PT said you're exercising too late.   What time do you finish exercising and what time do you go to bed?

I would have thought that if you finished exercising at say, 6:30pm and went to bed at 10:30pm, you should be able to sleep.  

 

Edited January 27, 2022 by basil67

[ironpony]

17 hours ago, basil67 said:

Let's go back a bit.   With your current exercise regime, the PT said you're exercising too late.   What time do you finish exercising and what time do you go to bed?

I would have thought that if you finished exercising at say, 6:30pm and went to bed at 10:30pm, you should be able to sleep.  

 

Thank you for asking.  I finish around 6:30-7 and go to bed around 11ish, give or take.

Edited January 28, 2022 by ironpony

[basil67]

Wow, that's a long time to stay pumped.  What happens to your sleep if you run at a comfortable rate instead of till you're exhausted?

While daily exercise is recommended, it doesn't have to be done at full power every day.  Brisk walking, slow jog....it's all exercise.

[ironpony]

21 minutes ago, basil67 said:

Wow, that's a long time to stay pumped.  What happens to your sleep if you run at a comfortable rate instead of till you're exhausted?

While daily exercise is recommended, it doesn't have to be done at full power every day.  Brisk walking, slow jog....it's all exercise.

My sleep is better when I try lighter exercises such as slow weight lifting compared to moving fast, but I feel I am not getting as much cardio if I do that though.  Is there a way to get good cardio, without having to feel pumped for so long?