Tension at the local gym

[Upside Down Eagle]

Hi peeps!

I have a question about tension.

First, to clarify, don´t picture one of these humongous gyms with tons of sweating people in them and horrible music playing. My question is about a small gym with a class of 7 people who are all really relaxed and no pressure involved.

I went there to do bodyweight training. The training was good, but the tension I feel in my body when training is sh*t. During training all the tension goes to my head and explodes into this strong headache, which does get better if I just breathe better/deeper.

But in the days to follow I´ll still be really fidgety, tensed up physically and kind of angry. Can anybody tell me how to relax?
Or should I just avoid the gym altogether. I think I could buy some equipment and work out at home, it would just mean isolating more (and less motivation).

Edit: normally I don´t feel that kind of tension (anymore), it´s the intense exercise combined with lack of mindfulness that triggers it.

 

[somerandomguy]

To get through difficult exercise, I used breathing. Deep breaths. Pay attention to the breaths. Do the hard work on the outbreath.

It takes practice.

 

[DharmaGirl]

Have you had your blood pressure checked recently? If it's elevated it could cause headaches with training.

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

@somerandomguy did you have experiences with the tension at first? It´s not muscle fatigue, I can tell it apart from traumatic tension...

@DharmaGirl no, I actually have low blood pressure :)

 

[DharmaGirl]

That's good. Once a nurse, always a nurse.

 

[somerandomguy]

did you have experiences with the tension at first?

Yes. Remember, you don't want to fight your body, you want to be in your body. It's possible your body is telling you you're going too hard. It's ok to do light workouts.

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

Great! Thanks :)