Re: Anxiety and exercise
Alde, I'm 53 and until about 3 months ago was grossly unfit while being roughly 8st overweight. I started walking, brisk walking while taking the steepest routes I could find. Like you I was exhausted at first, climbing a steep road left me gasping for breath.
Now I can do those gradients easily, ok puffing a bit but then your heart and lungs need to be working to get them functioning well. Combined with a better diet, cutting out junk and eating more fruit and veg, I've lost maybe 4st this year. Whether exercise actually helps anxiety is debatable, after all I was a slim and fit 20 year old when I had my first panic attack. However, in my experience you can only benefit, physically at least.
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PS - you shouldn't really be breathless at your age and weight, just by walking round a supermarket. See a doctor maybe?
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