What should you do after strenuous exercise?

Many different physiological reactions will occur after many strenuous exercises, so we must pay attention to these contents and pay great attention to them to avoid unnecessary harm to ourselves. Some appropriate protective work after strenuous exercise can effectively help us better get rid of the harm to our body. Let us now understand what we should do after strenuous exercise.

You cannot rest immediately: During strenuous exercise, your heart rate will speed up, your muscles and capillaries will expand, blood flow will speed up, and at the same time, the rhythmic contraction of muscles will squeeze the small veins, causing blood to flow back to the heart quickly. If you stop to rest immediately at this time, the rhythmic contraction of the muscles will also stop, and the large amount of blood that originally flowed into the muscles will not be able to flow back to the heart through muscle contraction, causing low blood pressure and temporary cerebral ischemia, leading to symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, pale complexion, and even shock and fainting. Therefore, after strenuous exercise, you should continue to do some light exercises and stop to rest after your breathing and heartbeat return to normal.

Do not take a bath immediately: After strenuous exercise, in order to maintain a constant body temperature, the blood vessels on the skin surface expand, the sweat pores open, and perspiration increases to facilitate heat dissipation. At this time, if you take a cold bath, the sudden stimulation will cause the blood vessels to contract immediately, the blood circulation resistance will increase, and the body's resistance will be reduced, making people prone to illness. Taking a hot bath will continue to increase the blood flow in the skin, and too much blood will flow into the muscles and skin, causing insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain. In mild cases, it may cause dizziness, and in severe cases, it may cause collapse and shock, and it may also easily induce other chronic diseases. Therefore, you must rest for a while before taking a bath after strenuous exercise.

Do not drink excessively to quench thirst: When you feel thirsty after strenuous exercise, some people drink excessively of cold boiled water or other beverages, which will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and dilute the gastric juice. This not only reduces the bactericidal effect of gastric juice, but also hinders the digestion of food. Drinking water too quickly will cause blood volume to increase too quickly, suddenly increasing the burden on the heart. It causes temporary disorders of electrolytes such as potassium and sodium in the body, and even heart failure, chest tightness, abdominal distension, etc. Therefore, you should not drink too much water or too quickly after exercise, let alone cold drinks, otherwise it will affect the heat dissipation of body temperature and cause colds, abdominal pain or other diseases. It is not advisable to eat a lot of sugar: Some people feel comfortable eating some sweets or sugar water after strenuous exercise, and think that eating more sweets after exercise is good for them. In fact, eating too much sweets after exercise will cause a large amount of vitamin B1 to be consumed in the body, and people will feel tired, lose appetite, etc., which will affect physical recovery. Therefore, after strenuous exercise, it is best to eat more foods containing vitamin B1, such as vegetables, liver, eggs, etc. Do not drink alcohol to relieve fatigue: After strenuous exercise, a person's body functions will be at a high level. Drinking at this time will cause the body to absorb alcohol faster and enter the blood, which will cause greater harm to organs such as the liver and stomach than usual.

Knowing more about what we should do after strenuous exercise can help us better restore our health. Strenuous exercise can also bring many adverse reactions to our body. We must actively seek effective ways to solve this situation. It is very helpful for us to know more about related aspects.