I am not sure which comes first for me, the chicken or the egg, in regards to elevated mood and exercise. Definitely I am much more physically active when hypomanic and manic. It has slowed down a bit as I have aged and am in poorer shape. When I was a young woman I was a super exerciser. I could dance almost continuously for over five hours, no problem. Walking briskly 12 miles was no biggie at all. I used to walk those distances with my friend several days per week throughout my teens, 20s, and much of my 30s and then even come home and start dancing. Then I slowed down. Heavy exercise when hypomanic/manic is now in shorter bursts.

I do believe that my medications also contribute to my slowdown. Though I don't feel tired on them, there is still sedation enough to curb what I used to call my "Speedy Gonzales" tendency. I'm definitely still not a slow-poke, though. Then there is also my tendency to sweat easily. That is annoying.