Is it normal to have inability to exercise when not sleeping well?
So, I apparently didn't sleep well last night. Some girl was walking her dog and it started barking at some guy entering my neigbhor's yard which woke me up, and I was later awoken by the mailman. Later in the day, I was feeling pretty tired and I tried moving my car by pushing it, but I noticed I quickly fatigued, which I don't normally; I can normally just keep pushing and pushing and just keep on pushing, regardless of how much I sweat. I ate much carbs earlier so I don't think hypoglycemia was the issue. I also noticed that I had orthostatic tachcardia (pulse rate stays above 100 bpm when standing, seems to normally happen when I didn't sleep well.). All this seems to suggests the lack of good sleep was affecting my heart functioning and I made sure I got enough sodium/magnesium/potassium/carbs earlier(The essentials), kind of mimicking heart failure (Moderate increased physical demands significantly increases heart rate above normal, exercise intolerance, etc.) on some level. Is this normal when not getting good sleep?
I suspect lack of sleep increases baseline cortisol levels increasing noprenephrine/epipnephrine receptor sensitivity, which means that when cortisol is released during physical demands, a higher level of vasoconstriction occurs causing the heart to work harder/faster to pump a sufficient amount of blood to the muscles. I could see how this might decrease the maximum amount of effort one could sustain, if the amount of blood sugar and/or oxygen delivered to the muscles is subsequently decreased. More vasoconstriction -> less blood sugar/oxygen delivery to muscles -> faster fatigue. I suspect.