YES! The first few times I did Insanity I cried when I got to the end. I was so happy and proud of myself that the tears just came like crazy! There's also a part during plyometric cardio circuit where this sad-ish music starts playing and as i'm gasping for breath my eyes get all teary, lol.
Not in the way I think you meant when you asked the question, but yes, I cried during yoga. Constantly, for three months, as long as the class lasted. It happened during corpse pose, at the end. The teacher would talk us through that part, telling us to imagine ourselves on the beach or in some other comforting place. The tears ran sideways into my hair & sometimes into my ears. My father was dying of cancer at that point. When I had that empty contemplative space to let loose in, I would cry & cry.
Oh My. Me too. During corpse pose too. The trigger for me was something the instructor had said as well as how she said it. That summer I had a rather demanding workout schedule and yoga was an add on in the evening. What the instructor said was simply...Now your work is done....kind of like I needed permission to be done. I also had a sudden flash forward into the future (admitting that I have no idea what this moment will really be like) but what it may be like to know at the end of your life that "your work is done" and it's time to rest. A little heavy in thought, I apologize but yes, same thing: tears just rolled fell from the corners of my eyes and down my face and I just couldn't stop. It was so embarrassing for me to be honest. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was affected by a session this way.
I completely agree about the cathartic effect of exercise. It's astounding...every thing that's wrong in my life and in the world gets pounded out of me, is flung off of me, is exhaled by me, is sweated out of me, and yes, is cried out of me for that hour. For that hour, I soar, and I forget that I have limitations. I will never stop exercising again in my life.
No but I want to! I know that sounds silly but I've watched a couple of seasons of The Biggest Loser and they're ALWAYS CRYING. I'm watching it like, "Why don't I cry?! I want to cry!" hahah.
Teary maybe. Like when I finished walking my first half marathon I was pretty pumped. But not full on crying. This concept is alien to me.
You say you are starting again after a long time. You know 30 Day Shred and Turbo are advanced? Why are you starting there rather than building up? Don't get hurt ok?
The last 1/4 mi. of my first 5K was all uphill, pretty steep. It was SO HARD to push through. I was dry-sobbing--no real tears, but making panting/crying noises. I couldn't even walk it out after I hit the finish line--I had to sit down on the curb right there and rest for a few minutes.
