Am I severely out of shape?

[nevooo]

i was mowing the yard today, its pretty large, with a push mower. its 90F today, about 30 minutes in i felt like i was going to collapse. it was a weird sensation, kind of like i ran a marathon, started getting a weird feeling in my neck, kinda like a muscle was spazzaming, also felt like i was going to puke. i took a break for maybe 1-2 minutes, in the A/C, then i felt almost 100% better, and i went out to continue and about 15 minutes in it happened again but worse. when i mowed the lawn when it was cooler out this never happened to me. i did wear a crew neck sweatshirt because im out of sunblock, buy midway through i took it off. am i severely out of shape? i didn't feel anywhere near this bad when it was cooler outside and i could knock the front and backyard out at one time. this time i needed 3 breaks. i kinda still feel sick. by the way i am 25 year old male

[_Maya_]

That sounds like heat exhaustion. That really isn't a good indicator of the level of your fitness. That could be part or the problem but not the entire problem. That is damn hot out no matter what you are doing and you were physically active. If you are really concerned go see your doctor. They will do a physical and likely a blood panel which can tell them a lot about your health. Should get that done once a year anyhow.

[Quackthulu2]

Not really the best way to measure overall fitness. Could be heat exhaustion if you just aren’t acclimated. Could be an underlying health issue. Could be poor physical conditioning. How often do you normally exercise?

[nevooo]

i have a routine i do daily. nothing crazy, this experience felt very odd though, i didn't feel tired or strained so much as a i started to become sick to my stomach and feel like i was going to faint. i wasn't aware heat exhaustion occurred so rapidly.

[Quackthulu2]

If you can’t maintain body temperature your brain stops functioning pretty quickly. Humans maintain temperature predominantly through sweating, if you can’t sweat or your sweat can’t evaporate for one reason or another (heavy clothing) then your body temperature will rise, and your break will literally start to cook. I’m not a doctor, so take what I am saying with a grain of salt but I do have a biology degree, and spent a year studying human physiology. What you are describing sure fits the symptoms of heat exhaustion.

[Jonnyanalog]

You probably had heat exhaustion or are dehydrated. I’d suggest drinking at least your weight in ounces per day. Before you do anything outside, eat a banana or something else with electrolytes in it and make sure you drink water throughout the duration of your activity. Electrolyte imbalance will cause major health issues so be careful.

[DryGermanGuy]

At every military swearing-in ceremony during summertime there are roughly a dozen new soldiers collapsing from heat exhaustion, just from standing for hours at attention. And they went through months and months of basic training.

[ShesRad80]

heat exhaustion or heat stroke there are different levels but get in the a/c and drink cold drink, if possible get in a cool shower asap and take an aspirin if you have them in the house. been there the heats been crazy this year. you need to get your body temp down. i should know im in healthcare and still had one a day ago. hope you are feeling better.

[CrimsonAngel09]

Nope.

When I was younger than you, helped my family in the hot heat. A couple hours later I got really sick, parents said it was heat exaustion.

[236color]

Look up the condition "heat exhaustion", that should give you all the answers you need.

[Iron_Man]

Don’t do it in the hottest part of the day you have to drink a lot of water be hydrated before you get out there. Do it in the evening

[nevooo]

this makes sense. im a little too cautious about annoying my neighbors but i gotta do what i gotta do

[Iron_Man]

Right

[slatyb]

What was the humidity? You can die working in high heat and humidity.

[JoeMichael67]

At 25 y/o? Yeah that's not good. After cooling off in the a/c for a few minutes you should've been okay, not out of breath 15 minutes later.

[jahaims]

Probably not in the best shape if it effected you that much. Could of just been dehydrated too.

[Anonymous]

Did you take any of those COVID shots?