Flu like symptoms after light workout

[Superfluo]

Hi!

Due to Covid pandemic, stress, health problems and work to do, in the last 1-2 years I've not worked out consistently, while before I worked out properly.

Recently I wanted to stop this situation and I started working out at home: about a month ago I started my first workout sessions, with 10 minutes of cardio (running on threadmill) and some bodyweight exercises. I exercised for 4 days consecutively, along with doing some heavy bioenergetics exercises (for those who don't know, bioenergetics exercises are exercises that make deep muscular tension come to the surface, it's a practice of emotional healing and trauma integration).

The fifth day I got sick: fever, cold, sore throat (sore throat is also a side effect of bioenergetics exercises if you do exercises for the neck area). I also resulted positive to covid. So I rested 2 weeks. However I sensed that those symptoms could also have been due to the stress that exercise put on me.

So I decided to restart working out more slowly. About a week ago I started with 10 minutes of light cardio, running on a threadmill, and I planned to do a month or two doing only that daily, maybe slowly increasing the speed. However yesterday, after 4 days of training I got sick again, but the symptoms were less intense. I tested for covid and the results were negative.

So, what is happening? I've never experienced being sick after training so little.

I mentioned that in the last years I had health problems. However I recently did a complete bloodtest and everything was fine. Checked thyroid, hormones, B9, B12, D3, iron, and other stuff.

I also supplement with D3, B12 and other B vitamins daily.

However it might be adrenal fatigue, because since September 2021, after a very stressful and long period, I've been having energy crashes after lunch.

Does anybody have some insight on this? Should I rest more, and wait before starting working out again? However the more I wait, the worse my health is going to be.

Thanks!

[Osaid]

Well, you had Covid, and tried getting into training, and now you have flu-like symptoms. So, Covid probably made you deficient in some way. Maybe you missed something in the blood test. Just research and look for symptoms. Or maybe it's simply a matter of waiting it out, and the recovery time is a bit long.

Look what I found after just 1 Google search:

https://www.avogel.co.uk/health/immune-system/flu/flu-symptoms-after-exercising/
https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/workouts/fitness-hangover-headache-tired-nauseous-after-exercise/475544#:~:text=However%2C during a strenuous training,burning sensations in the muscles.”

This guys post sounds similar to yours lol:

https://www.reddit.com/r/crossfit/comments/aenu46/flulike_symptoms_after_working_out/

Edited April 9, 2022 by Osaid

[Michael569]

do you think you could post the full results of those blood tests here? (without name or any sensitive info ofcourse) 

 

[Asayake]

Are you a vegan? This sounds very similar to me when I used to be a vegan, working out basically gave me the flu so I only got more broken down by working out. I think it was because of a mineral deficiency, vitamin a deficiency, and undereating calorie-wise are the things that come to mind. What's your bodyweight & height? Are you muscular/skinny/fat? Next time you try training, don't go as hard and try to eat something before and a lot afterwards. See if that makes any difference.

[Superfluo]

@Osaid Thanks!

@Michael569 I'll PM you.

@Asayake I'm not vegan. I used to be lacto-ovo-vegetarian, I've been it for 2 years, I stopped being it almost a year ago. Could be a vitamin/mineral deficiency due to stress, or too little calories. Thank you

Edited April 10, 2022 by Superfluo

[UDT]

On 09/04/2022 at 6:39 PM, Superfluo said:

However it might be adrenal fatigue, because since September 2021, after a very stressful and long period, I've been having energy crashes after lunch

Good!

Adrenal fatigue is very real and guess what pushes adrenals? Exercise. 
 

Is your TSH high? 

You´d benefit much more from fixing your metabolic health first and then adding work outs 

Edited April 12, 2022 by UDT

[Superfluo]

22 hours ago, UDT said:

Is your TSH high?

Nearly in the middle of the range, so I think it's okay.

22 hours ago, UDT said:

Adrenal fatigue is very real and guess what pushes adrenals? Exercise.

I know, but if I don't exercise, my health deteriorates. If I exercise, I stress even further my adrenal glands. And this if I have adrenal fatigue, which I'm not sure of. Don't know what to do. I feel trapped in this situation.

22 hours ago, UDT said:

You´d benefit much more from fixing your metabolic health first

What do you suggest?