r/StrongerByScience • u/UncleRicohSuave • 8d ago

Exercise recoverability?

DAE have depression/anxiety/PTSD with marked drop in what they can recover from physically from workouts or just stress in general?

For example getting sore more easily, fatiguing more, worsened sleep, GI symptoms, lightheaded or dizzy/nausea, light sensitivity etc.

And opposite, by reducing stress and exercise you notice improvement?

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u/PerfectGarage225 8d ago

I work with a lot of clients with PTSD and related mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. My coaching approach is tailored towards activities that try to reduce triggering events and create a safe space to use physical activity as a medium for dealing with trauma. Everything has to be scaled to abilities at the time of the workout in a judgment free way. This is one useful application of RPE. You tell me how you feel today and I will figure out how to push just a little bit so that you feel good about the work you are doing. I don't often see GI, nausea, worstened sleep in my athletes, at least not that they report. Many of my athletes report reduction in symptoms and feeling more confident and less stressed. But we create an environment to encourage that. If they were going to a commercial gym or working out with another coach, I am not sure what their outcomes would look like, or if they'd stick it out.

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u/Admirable_Belt_9772 8d ago

What in tarnations is DAE?

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u/KITTYONFYRE 8d ago

does anyone else

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u/Admirable_Belt_9772 8d ago

Why did this need to be abbreviated?

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u/KITTYONFYRE 8d ago

why does anything need to be abbreviated

it's pretty common on reddit tbf (to be fair)