Learn to embrace and cope with the experience of crying during a workout, understanding its connection to exercise.

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As breathing, living, emotional beings were all susceptible to holding in feelings.

Its very normal to cry during a workout.

With any sort of exercise, there tends to be some sort of emotional connection.

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Reasons you may cry during exercise

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Exhaustion

You know when you see people burst into tears toward the finish line of a marathon?

Well, thats their exhaustion emoting.

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Just breathe through the feelings and keep on flowing.

Frustration

If youve ever started to get emotional in a particularly difficult workout class, youre not alone.

Janine Delaney, PhD, psychologist and fitness expert.

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These feel-good hormones can help ease physical and emotional pain, both of which can occur during a workout.

The mental state youre in can effect your perception of pain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

With that being said, if you feel tears coming during your exercise session, let them out.

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FAQ

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Why am I crying during my workout?

If you find yourself wondering, Why do I get emotional during or after exercising?

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it could be due to a few potential reasons.

Among the most common arefrustration, exhaustion, and introspection.

Do we feel better when we cry?

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In a word: yes.

This makes us feel more relaxed.

Additionally, crying releases feel-good chemicals like oxytocin and endorphins.

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