So some background. I have terrible anxiety and panic attacks. I tried everything. Every single thing you can name. I even went into a 12 week program costing me over $15,000 CAD 8 hours a day, of mindfulness, CBT, DBT, group sessions the list goes on.

I eat healthily. So healthily. I’m 5’7, 145lbs, and am pretty built. I work out 6 days a week doing strength training, I do yoga, I do meditation, and after all this I still couldn’t get any release.

Tbh I felt like the strength training was even making me more tense. So I started going down the rabbit hole of “I was never like this at this point of time what’s changed”. 

And after months of obsession over this something clicked. 

When I was 18 and first diagnosed I use to skateboard all day everyday. Had maybe a panic attack once a month.
When I was 19-25, I boxed competitively and was at the gym 5 days a week.
Actually had one panic attack maybe every 6 months.

Now from 28-30 I was having panic attacks multiple times a day, developing ridiculous fears, not going out, just the worse I had in my life. (Which made me enrol in that program) 

Then I realized. The thing that’s changed (minus Covid) is I was always doing cardio. I haven’t done cardio in years because I was strength training only.

So a month ago I decided I’m going to drop the weights (not totally) and start doing HIIT work outs instead.

And honestly all. Quality of life has been sky rocketing.
And I just wanted everyone to know because me myself I sat here thinking I am working out, I am doing this, nothing is helping. Then when clicking two and two together I did more research on the well known working out  and anxiety. I found it cardio is what’s recommended. Not strength training, cardio.

Please. If you’re struggling trust me. Trust me and push yourself to do it. I want everyone to have the same boost I’ve been having. 

Get a stationary. Can’t afford one? Look up HIIT videos on YouTube. Play a sport you use to love, please just do something . I can’t express the hole I was in. I went to the very old days of being scared to go outside because of panic attacks. I just want to say it works. What do you have to lose? Love everyone and I hope this motivates you to try, and I hope you have a even bigger boost then I received and take back control!