Could be one of any number of things...

* Often if I'm in the middle of a detox and I exercise instead of rest, my body feels unusally swiftly "drained". This goes away when I go back to my normal lifestyle.

* Dehydration can sometimes be a factor... ie working out (especially in gyms with airconditioning that dries or in full sun) can cause extra sweating, waterloss and thus the ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

* If you're not getting enough sleep, then similar to the first idea, the body is actually being drained of the energy its trying to use for healing.

* If you're fairly overweight, then just the fact that you could be carrying around excess kilos can make a short walk feel like a long hike.

* If your body is trying hard to balance your blood pH right now (from too many acidic, usually phosphorus rich, calcium/magnesium poor choices), then adding physical exercise (with the resulting lactic acid buildup) can once again drain resources.

* If you're demineralised from eating too many foods with too many macronutrients (fat, sugar, protein) and not enough antioxidants and micronutrients (eg vitamins, minerals etc), then exercise could be draining minerals already in short supply creating an energy imbalance. Particularly worth looking at are minerals in high use in exercise eg, iron and magnesium (dark, mineral rich, leafy greens), oxygen (clean air), organic sodium (celery, uncured olives).

* If you don't enjoy exercise it can literally be a self created feeling as a signal from your subconscious to try and get you avoiding "painful" situations in future, much like people "feeling" the need to tidy their desk "coincidentally" just as a project they've been putting off is due to be worked on.

* If your hormones are out of whack (often creating energy imbalances), exercise may be throwing that further out. Direct sunshine (see the work of Dr John Ott) on skin (not through glass windows) has shown promise here, especially on the forehead (where the pineal gland is located) and dare I say it on the reprodutive organs (hey, I didn't create this research! I'm just the messenger.) Maca and other highly mineralised foods show promise.

Can't say for sure without knowing you as a person (and no one can say for sure even then - no,  not even a doctor). Take a look at the ideas above and if any of them call to you you may choose to give them a try. Either way, we'd love to hear how you go.


Cheers!


Piers