Can I exercise immediately after a meal?

I believe many people get a headache when they hear the word "exercise". Exercise has many benefits to the human body. It can effectively help us lose weight and increase our disease resistance, making us less likely to get sick. In addition, exercise can improve our physical fitness, promote the growth of our bones, and is beneficial to the growth and development of the human body. But there are certain rules for exercise timing, so can you exercise right after a meal?

You can’t exercise within half an hour after a meal, otherwise you will get stomach problems over time!

Precautions

1. Do not drink a lot of water during and after strenuous exercise

During strenuous exercise, salt in the body is excreted along with a large amount of sweat. Drinking too much water will reduce the osmotic pressure of the blood, disrupt the body's water and salt metabolism balance, affect the body's normal physiological functions, and even cause muscle spasms. When exercising, you need to increase your heart rate and breathing rate to increase blood and oxygen to meet the needs of exercise. Drinking a lot of water will cause the stomach to swell and fill, hinder diaphragm activity, and affect breathing; the blood circulation rate increases, which increases the burden on the heart, which is not only not conducive to exercise, but also can damage the heart.

In addition, drinking a lot of water can reduce the concentration of gastric acid and affect food digestion. Drinking water after long-term and extensive exercise can easily cause stomach problems.

2. Do not exercise after eating

After a meal, more blood needs to flow to the gastrointestinal tract to help digest food and absorb nutrients. If you exercise at this time, blood will flow to the limbs, hindering gastrointestinal digestion, which will lead to disease over time. The blood pressure of weak people will also drop after a meal, which is called postprandial hypotension, and they are prone to falling when going out. Long-term post-meal exercise can easily lead to appendicitis. Do not engage in sports such as swimming after drinking.

3. Exercising in inappropriate locations can cause harm

Since the basic function of exercise is to take in a large amount of fresh oxygen from the outside through breathing to meet health needs, you must choose a good location before exercising. Flat and open places with fresh air, such as parks, river beaches, and stadiums are the best.

Through the above information, I believe everyone must have a better understanding of sports. Don't exercise when you are in a bad mood, as this can easily lead to injury during exercise. Also, the amount of exercise should be moderate and not exceed what you can bear. Try not to talk to others while exercising, as this can easily lead to injury during exercise.