red face

[waterdragon]

i am gettin back into shape, i used to be really fit but i have had 3 years or so with very little exercise, mainly baciase of my job,

hey presto gym opened up just behind my apartment

I am concentrating on running, i don't feeel that i am pushing myself too hard to begin with but the other day when i was finished my run (30 mins) my friend commented on me having a very red face, this has not happened to me before when i was working out is it normal?

[daniella]

waterdragon,

Kudos for getting back in shape. Everybody's different, of course, but a red face following strenuous exercise is not uncommon. Red is the color of blood loaded with oxygen. Since you're just starting to exercise again, your heart rate is probably going through the ceiling, even though you may not be running as fast as you did in the past. 30 minutes of running is enough to get anybody's heart pumping. As your conditioning comes back, it will take longer for you to get that flushed appearance. But when your heart rate maxes, you may still get it. I have heard comments like your friend's all my life. My base fitness is good, so it takes a while for it to show up, but I still get flushed.

daniella

[stephenlavin]

nothin to worry about buddy ....you are just workin it out

[Italianangel]

Its just a flush, as long as your chest is not heavy and you feel find below the neck, no worries.
Linda