Do not drink water or take a shower immediately after exercise

After exercise, the body will be dehydrated to varying degrees, and people will feel very hot. At this time, many people will drink water or take a shower immediately for the sake of momentary relief, hoping to make themselves feel more comfortable. In fact, this is very unscientific and may affect their health. Fitness coaches remind everyone that you must not drink water or take a shower immediately after exercise.

Do not drink water or take a shower immediately after exercise

It is inevitable to feel thirsty and hot after exercise. Many people drink a lot of water to quench their thirst, or go home and take a shower immediately. In fact, this is extremely detrimental to your health, so people who exercise must not do this.

Drinking water: This often happens in business competitions. During breaks or at the end of a game, athletes drink a lot of water because they feel thirsty, and they may even run to the tap and drink a guzzle of water. This kind of behavior that seeks temporary pleasure often has adverse effects on the body, because strenuous exercise will consume a lot of energy in the body, and the functions of various parts are at a relatively low level. If you drink a lot of water at this time, it will inevitably cause excessive burden on the heart, and drinking a lot of raw water or cold water will also irritate the stomach and intestines, causing "stomach pain", etc., which are all bad for health. The correct approach should be to drink a small amount of water after strenuous exercise, and then increase the amount of water you drink after resting for a period of time. Avoid drinking raw water or cold water.

Bathing: Many athletes bathe immediately after practice or competition, thinking that this will remove dirt and eliminate fatigue. In fact, this approach is not scientific, because during exercise, the blood flow to the muscles increases and the heart rate increases. After you stop exercising, this situation will continue for a while. If you take a hot bath immediately at this time, the blood will not be enough to supply other important organs, such as the heart and brain. You will feel dizzy, nauseous, and general weakness. In severe cases, it may induce other diseases, so you should pay special attention.

Taking a cold shower immediately after exercise does more harm than good. Because the body's metabolic process is enhanced during exercise, the subcutaneous blood vessels expand and sweat profusely. Taking a cold shower immediately after exercise will prevent the large amount of heat generated in the body from being dissipated well, resulting in internal heat and external coolness, which will disrupt the balance of the human body and make it easy to get sick. The correct way is to rest for a while after exercise (until the pulse returns to near normal) before taking a shower, preferably a warm shower.

After reading the above content, we know that we cannot drink water or take a shower immediately after exercise. In serious cases, it may cause illness. The correct approach should be to drink a small amount of water first, then rest for a while before drinking water again, and take a warm bath after resting for a while.