Anyone ever take a long break from working out and lifting weights?

[Taverner]

And then return to weight lifting (after a good month of just cardio to get me back into shape) and then after a smart session of lifting, getting motion sickness?

That's where I am now

[flvegan]

1. I've heard of vertigo like feelings after returning to weights.

Never read any studies on why it happens, just comments from folks at the gym. I can say that in each case I was exposed to, it was very short lived.

[Taverner]

4. OK that sounds close to it

Although it wasn't the dizziness as much as nausea

But I did everything a 39 year old is supposed to do first: did at least a month of just cardio once a day. Going back to weights I went 'low and slow.' to build the strength first. And I didn't overdo it.

[JanMichael]

2. It has never happened to me but I would trust flvegan. nt.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Aerobic workouts help keep your blood pressure lower. That might contribute to it.

I run and row. The folks at Walter Reed - I was donating platelets - could tell from my numbers I was a runner.

My blood pressure is pretty low.

[Taverner]

9. I think flvegan hit the nail on the head

I am not used to lifting weights.

A few times and I should be fine.

I assume, tomorrow I should not

And the day after I should not

But do legs the day after (upper body today)

Then wait a day or two and do upper body again

Go slow....

Wifey got Plantar Fascitis because she jumped back in too quickly

[Kaleva]

5. Been work out and lifting wights free for almost 30 years now.

[Taverner]

7. I did it for 15 years, took a 6 month break and started up again

I just want to rebuild the muscle SLOWLY

[Zomby Woof]

6. I've taken up water aerobics

It's working great for me, toning my muscles and varying my routine. Never had the motion sickness from weights, and I am prone to it under normal circumstances.

[elehhhhna]

8. 40 years and counting

[Withywindle]

10. HA, you beat me to it!

I was going to say, yeah, taking breaks from it is easy. I've been on one my whole life!

[petronius]

11. I've felt something similar after doing up-and-down waist-bendy things like

deadlifts - my suspicion was that it was either a blood pressure thing or a failure to breathe properly. I've stopped doing those until I get in better shape and/or talk to someone about it. (I'm only starting to start to restart working out at this point, so I have plenty of options that don't leave me lightheaded...)

[Skittles]

12. mix weights and cardio

[Taverner]

13. Doin' it

In fact, doing that is what brought this on

I had been just doing cardio daily for 30 min per day

This is after 6-9mo of NOTHING

Just drinking beers all day and mixing with Kratom

[kwassa]

14. This has happened to me, but ....

I am on drugs. Heart meds. I am in cardiac rehab and doing 40 minutes of aerobic exercise, treadmill, rowing, elliptical, three times a week, followed by weights. Under medical supervision.

I was a runner for many years, but stopped for over 10.

I have moments of dizziness and lightheadedness after the aerobics, not the weights.