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I have just started working out at the gym...I do strength training on the machines and started out at 10 minutes on the treadmill and have worked up to 30 minutes this morning. My pace isn't fast...but it is more steady at 2.5 speed (if that means anything to anyone)...anyhow no matter how long or little I am on the treadmill...when I get off...and start walking to the locker room I get light headed and dizzy...should I be concerned or is this normal?

Never really felt this before....I have average blood pressure when I get checked. It runs about 90 over something...can't remember the second number.

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Thats actually rather low blood pressure, average is about 120/70. It could be your problem.

I have pretty lo blood pressure though its usually over 100, and i am, a littke prone to dehydration too due to other issues - i iften get that lightheaded seeing spots feeling after exertion. Its not really serious unless you actually faint regularly.

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I have that problem if I don't eat enough before I work out. My trainer likes me to do cardio beforehand, so I've already burned a few hundred calories before I even see her and start exerting myself with weight training. If I don't have enough fuel in the tank at that point, I feel crummy and light headed.

Like Jacqui said, if your systolic BP is running in the 90s, that is awfully low. Has your GP cleared you for exercise? Maybe a quick visit to get your pressure checked might not be a bad idea.

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Thank you ladies...my family doc encouraged me to exercise and has never said anything about my low blood pressure....the most I ever got from it was the nurse always saying "You are really relaxed huh?"...no one ever said it was low. I will call their office to make sure. I eat peanuts on my way to workout and stopped Protein shakes in the AM because my weight stalled. I may go back to shakes since i am not exercising and could use more Protein.

Thanks!

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Pb can contribute. But I would also try standing in one place before getting off the treadmill and focus on one spot. Think about it, you have been moving forward according to your body but your eyes have been seeing the same thing. Now your walking off the treadmill and the world is moving. Give your body sometime to adjust. This works for me after I get done running in he treadmill. Also make sure you are moving your arms so your blood won't have a chance to pool anywhere.

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Thats actually rather low blood pressure, average is about 120/70. It could be your problem.

I have pretty lo blood pressure though its usually over 100, and i am, a littke prone to dehydration too due to other issues - i iften get that lightheaded seeing spots feeling after exertion. Its not really serious unless you actually faint regularly.

Some people just have low blood pressure. I went to the doc last week and when the nurse took my BP it was like 98/64 (or something like that) I asked isn't that low, as I to though 120/80 was normal, and she said last time I was 100/? so she said I just naturally run low.

It may be you're just not used to it. When I first started working out years ago the first few times I got off the treadmill I was a little dizzy too. It might also be the intensity you're not used to. I've had a couple times in the last number of months I've felt dizzy/nauseaus during a workout. My trainer said it probably was the intensity I pushed myself to. The first time this happened I was talking to her about it and she said if you have to vomit, go ahead and then go back to your workout...LOL. (Knowing me I probably would too.)

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I have high blood pressure and the same thing happened to me. I was dizzy for a good 20 minutes after I got off.

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Yes! I was dizzy after doing a one hour treadmill going up to incline 15 and back down. I drank plenty of Water but I think I get motion sick easily. I ended up having a huge muscle recovery Protein Shake when I for home. Seemed to help.

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are you hydrated??

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Thanks everyone for their input. I actually started to drink a whole bottle Water on my way to the gym now and have one with me as I work out. I also now skip the treadmill and hop on the stationery rowing machine...I burn more calories in less time and I don't fee bad afterwards.

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I get like that anytime I get a really really good workout, or that's what I'm thinking... give me a good high, again, so I'm thinking cause I've never been high, LOL! But, I definitely feel a bit loopy for a little bit after I've worked out hard. I like the feeling! My exercise physiologist said I have a low resting heart rate, and I have normal BP (on BP meds) so I don't know if that has anything to do with it or now.

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I used to do that with the treadmill too at my gym. What the trainer had me do is slowly back the speed down until I'm barely walking and then finally stop. After stopping I stayed stationary until the dizzy feeling passed and I could get down.

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Good to know on slowing down on treadmill to a stop

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