Can I eat immediately after exercise?

Now more and more people have joined the ranks of sports teams, because many people have realized the importance of exercise. People who exercise regularly have much higher physical resistance than those who do not exercise. It not only keeps people slim, but more importantly, it makes people look younger and more energetic. However, there are many precautions in exercise. So can you eat immediately after exercise?

It is not advisable to eat immediately after exercise, and you should not do strenuous exercise immediately after a meal. There are two reasons. First, during exercise, the cerebral cortex center responsible for skeletal muscle and myocardial movement is in a relatively excited state, while other parts are in a relatively inhibited state, gastrointestinal motility is weakened, and the secretion of digestive juice is reduced.

Second, during exercise, a large amount of blood is distributed to the musculoskeletal system, the blood flow to the digestive system is reduced, and its function is reduced. Even if you stop exercising, the above conditions will remain for a short period of time. Therefore, eating immediately after exercise will affect the digestion and absorption of food, which is not good for the body. Over time, it will also cause indigestion, chronic gastritis and other gastrointestinal diseases. After a meal, since there is a lot of food in the stomach, the diaphragm activity is hindered and breathing is greatly affected. This is not only not conducive to movement, but also easily involves the mesentery, causing abdominal pain and discomfort, and even gastroptosis. Therefore, you should generally rest for half an hour before eating after exercise, and it is best to perform strenuous exercise one hour after a meal.

Six taboos after strenuous exercise:

Don’t take a break immediately

During strenuous exercise, a person's heart rate will speed up, 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.

Avoid taking a bath immediately

In order to maintain a constant body temperature after strenuous exercise, the blood vessels on the skin surface dilate, 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.

Avoid drinking too much to quench your thirst

When thirsty after strenuous exercise, some people drink a lot 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 also cause blood volume to increase too quickly, suddenly increasing the burden on the heart, causing 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.

Avoid eating too much sugar

Some people feel comfortable eating sweets or sugary drinks 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 consumption of vitamin B1 in the body, causing people to 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.

Five taboos on drinking 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, causing greater harm to organs such as the liver and stomach than usual. Doing this for a long time can cause fatty liver, cirrhosis, gastritis, gastric ulcer, dementia and other diseases. Drinking beer after exercise is also not good, as it will increase the uric acid in the blood, greatly irritate the joints, cause inflammation, and cause gout, etc.

Sixth, avoid smoking to relieve fatigue

Smoking after exercise will speed up the body's metabolism, and all organs in the body will be working at a high level, causing a large amount of smoke to enter the body. The body also needs a lot of oxygen after exercise and cannot get it, making it more susceptible to the harm of substances such as carbon monoxide and nicotine. Therefore, smoking at this time is more harmful to you than usual. At the same time, poor oxygen absorption also affects the body's recovery after exercise, making people more prone to fatigue.

After reading the editor's introduction above, I believe you have a lot of understanding of some precautions after exercise. After strenuous exercise, do not eat immediately. If you eat immediately, it will cause some stomach diseases over time. After exercise, you should wait until your body calms down before eating. In addition, you must do some adjustment movements after strenuous exercise. Do not take a shower immediately, and do not drink water in large gulps.