Is it okay to ignore sudden severe headaches that occur during exercise??

I had been nicknamed the general hospital since I was young, but I barely managed to hold on with youth as a shield. Now, with no way to stop the pain all over my body, I finally decided to start private Pilates lessons after much 고민.

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Those who have tried Pilates know that it's actually a very intense workout.

I have to use muscles I haven't used in a while, and I also need to correct my already misaligned body, so during the entire class, I was making such loud noises that it was almost embarrassing, and since it's a private lesson, I can't really push myself enough...

I am so exhausted that I can't keep up with the exercise, and I even feel frustrated with my miserable body that is in such a mess.

The really funny thing is that there are no magic mirrors at all in the Pilates classroom mirror;;;;;;;;; merciless reality...

 

 

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Every day, I feel overwhelmed and in pain, as if my whole body is twisting and squeezing, and I wonder if I am paying a lot of money to be tortured. But I tell myself to endure it, thinking that it will help me avoid more suffering in old age, and I have been persevering through the classes. On Monday, at the end of the class, we did lunges.

It was about when I had only done around five reps~~, and my pelvis or thigh, my leg was trembling all over, and suddenly I felt a pain as if someone had hit the back of my head really hard.

 

 

Then, as if everything in front of my eyes turned white... a headache came on... I was so surprised.

I told the instructor about the pain and took a short break, then barely managed to endure about 8 more legs, and the class ended. Even during the brief rest, it felt like there was no oxygen in my head... my head was pounding as if it would burst... Yesterday, I also had a heavy head and migraine symptoms throughout the day...

Has anyone experienced such severe headaches while exercising???

I'm really worried that this might be a symptom of a brain hemorrhage...

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I asked a lot of people around who are consistently doing Pilates, but... I wonder if I was breathing incorrectly... or if I'm taking the class too intensely early on... but I couldn't get a clear answer even after asking.

Especially, a lung lesion isn't a symptom that causes headaches, right??

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Even though I often experience severe migraines and frequently take Tylenol in my daily life, this was the first time I felt such intense symptoms at the back of my head, which made me feel scared and worried.

During exercise, I wonder if there are people who might have a stroke or brain hemorrhage, and whether I should get a CT or MRI just in case... I keep thinking about sudden death and all sorts of possibilities...

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But while searching for storm articles, I came across this article.

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Company employee Kim Sang-kyu (35) was lifting a heavy barbell at a neighborhood health club. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven..." He usually lifted ten without difficulty, but that day, for some reason, it felt hard. He mustered all his strength and said, "eight, nine," and with a grunt, squeezed out the last remaining bit of strength to lift the final tenth. He pushed so hard that it felt like all the blood vessels in his body might burst, and a dull pain began at the back of his head. The headache gradually worsened. Suddenly, he worried, 'Could it be that blood is rushing to my head and a capillary has burst?' The headache disappeared after about two days, but he couldn't shake the uneasy feeling of 'what if,' so he went to the hospital. After hearing the doctor say, "It's not a cerebral hemorrhage, but exercise-induced headache," Mr. Kim finally felt relieved.

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During or immediately after exercise, there are cases where one feels a pounding or splitting headache as if hit with a hammer. This is called 'exercise-induced headache.' Sometimes, dizziness and nausea accompany the symptoms. The exact medical cause has not been identified, but doctors suspect that the headache occurs due to repeated excessive dilation and constriction of blood vessels during exercise. Professor Kim Man-ho of the Department of Neurology at Seoul National University Hospital said, "I often see patients who come to the hospital anxious about exercise-induced headaches, and the age group is middle-aged, with more women than men."

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National marathon runner Kim Wan-ki said, "It happens occasionally even to professional athletes, but it occurs more frequently in beginners who lack athletic ability or in people who have taken a break for a while and are starting to exercise again."

That's right.. I started exercising vigorously again after about six months of quitting table tennis that I used to do regularly;;

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The cases where exercise-induced headaches frequently occur are first, when sudden intense and excessive force is applied, or when exercise is continued beyond physical limits. Especially, if one persistently exercises in a state of exhaustion, energy depletion causes excessive stress on various organs of the body such as muscles and the brain, leading to headaches.

This is also correct. Most of the Pilates moves are hard to follow, but lunges are really very difficult. It was my first time doing lunges... I was also starving and feeling weak that day, so I was even more exhausted than usual during the class.

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Second, it refers to cases where individuals overexert themselves to the point of exhaustion, experiencing difficulty breathing. In fact, exercises like swimming require holding one's breath, which often leads to headaches during the activity. Professor Kim Young-in of the Department of Neurology at Gangnam St. Mary's Hospital stated, "Swimming is an exercise that frequently causes exercise-induced headaches," adding, "When breathing becomes difficult and oxygen supply decreases, the blood vessels in the brain expand significantly in response, which is the cause of the headache."
Because it's so difficult, I might not have been able to breathe properly;;

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Third, it refers to exercising forcibly. Headaches can be triggered by mental stress or pressure from feeling compelled to do it even when you don't feel like it.

Wow!!! Well... I'm just forcing myself to exercise. Exercise isn't as fun and delicious as Kim Jong-kook, after all;;

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Fourth, exercising on hot days. When you exercise, your heart rate increases and your body heats up, and if the weather is hot, your body temperature rises more easily. As this elevated body temperature rises to the upper body, stress on the brain increases, leading to headaches.

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Fifth, it refers to people who originally had migraines and overexert themselves during exercise.

I told you earlier, right? I am someone who really lives with migraines.

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Exercise-induced headaches usually improve on their own over time. Professor Park Jung-wook of the Department of Neurology at Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital said, "Some doctors prescribe medication for migraines, but most cases improve with rest, so there's no need to worry too much," and "It's rare for a brain hemorrhage to occur just from exertion during exercise, so you don't have to worry excessively." However, Professor Park added, "If the headache symptoms are severe, it is necessary to consider the possibility of a type of brain hemorrhage called 'subarachnoid hemorrhage' and undergo an examination."

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Meanwhile, once a person experiences exertional headache, it is easy for it to recur. Professor Park Jung-wook said, "When a headache occurs due to intense exercise, the brain's sensory organ, the 'sensitization organ,' is stimulated and becomes excited once, and if similar exercise or sudden exertion occurs again, it can easily recur."

What should I do?? I'm so scared.... I have to exercise again today, but what if I get a headache again today?? It's almost as scary as sleep paralysis nightmares;;;;

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Mr. Hong-yeol Lee (48, Ph.D. in Physical Education), a former national marathon team member, said, "The key to preventing exercise-induced headaches is to adjust the intensity and amount of exercise according to your own fitness level," and added, "When you feel a dull headache, reduce both the intensity and volume of exercise by half, and if it becomes severe, you should take a break."

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Source:https://health.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/06/17/2008061701333.html

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Anyway, after reading this article, I have to go to my Pilates class today...

There are many people doing Pilates here, and many others engaging in various exercises for their health...

How do you feel?? Have you ever experienced such a severe headache while exercising??

The intensity of the exercise, from what I see, doesn't seem to be something the instructor is forcing us to do excessively... but honestly, even if I can't keep up, I tend to try my best to follow somehow, and I can endure quite a bit of difficulty.

Actually, I've been living my life like this all along, so I wonder if everyone else endures this much too... It's painful, and I can't tell if I'm stubbornly holding on or if I'm just being foolish.

I understand the soreness in muscles I don't usually use, but headaches are a different experience, so I still don't really know what's going on. I look forward to many people's advice.

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