What exercises reduces your anxiety

[Brightlight]

Hi

I’m interested to know what exercises help reduce your anxiety?

i find if I do cardio every 2nd day it reduces my anxiety and when I stop I’m a train wreck.

i find it hard to exercise cause of the medicine I’m on and looking for ideas on what other people think or do to stay active ?

thanks

[startingnew]

hi and welcome to the forums 🙂

i find walking is a great way to destress, it doesnt have to be fast but a gentle evening or early morning stroll esp on the beach is great.

and aslo yep cardio, get rid of that adrenaline in a productive way

i too find it hard to get motivated, some suggestions are

join a gym whether it be at a gym or more of a private group

get a personal trainer

get a walking partner

set a goal to do a certain amount of exercise each day and have a reward like allowing yourself to watch an episode of your fave tv show before doing anything else or something else you like

[MsPurple]

HI Brightlight.

I find any type of exercise helps with my anxiety and depression. Just getting my heart pumping and a bit of a sweat helps with my cardiovascular fitness and it helps my brain zone out which helps reduce my anxiety.

I do a mixture of exercises such as cardio like running, riding, swimming, stairs, rowing machine and walking. I also do some light weights. At the gym they have some classes like hiit and tabata type style which incorporates some light weights and using body weight. I like to spice it up because if I get bored I don't find it as beneficial as I become demotivated to do it.

If you find exercise difficult because of medication and your condition maybe talk to your doctor about this. You maybe able to get an EPC (enhanced primary care plan) to see a physio or exercise physiologist with some medicare rebate. They can help you make an exercise regime suitable for you. Although PT are great these professionals have more training and have a better knowledge of medical conditions. Maybe worth looking into

[demonblaster]

Hiyaz another good thread Bright liking your proactive learning approach to tacking anxiety

Ditto to Starts above I walk but do hills mainly, gets the puff happening which recently applied same principle breathing in hard & long & same out a few times took anxious tenseness outta chest

What restrictions do meds put on you? Dizzyness tiredness etc?

[white knight]

Hi brightlight, welcome

Please google

Topic: how I eliminated anxiety- beyondblue

Cheers

Tony WK