What to do if you get cramps after exercise

In the process of exercise, various accidents are actually very easy to occur, such as leg cramps after exercise. This can be said to be a situation that many people will face when exercising, and cramps after exercise are a very painful thing, so everyone must pay attention to and understand the effective methods to relieve leg cramps after exercise. I hope that after understanding the methods introduced below, everyone can solve this cramp problem more quickly.

Excessive exercise can also cause cramps, most commonly in sports such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, etc. that require long periods of movement, jumping, etc. When cramps occur in the body, it means the body is telling us that we have exercised too much. At this time, we need proper rest and treatment. Never try to be stubborn, so as not to cause excessive damage to the muscles.

When the calf cramps, the first thing to do is to rest immediately and straighten the cramped leg (do not bend the knee), press the sole of the foot down towards your body, then use sports spray or ointment to relax the leg muscles, and massage the cramped area with both hands. If you are afraid of pain, you can ask someone else to do it for you. Remember that the massage must be painful for it to be effective. If there is no one nearby to help, you can support your hands against the wall, keep your heels on the ground and feel the calf tendons being stretched. After a few minutes, relax and massage the leg muscles.

For other cramps, such as in the arms, you must gently straighten them; for cramps in the abdomen, gently raise the abdomen and straighten the abdominal muscles; if the front of the thigh is cramping, the easiest way is to squat, or gently place your wrists behind your knees, bend your legs backwards, and straighten the cramped front of the thigh. The easiest way is to squat.

As for how to prevent cramps, the simplest thing is to strengthen the "stretching" movements during the warm-up exercises before exercise and the exercises after exercise. In addition, during exercise, while replenishing water, you can also replenish sodium (salt) and electrolyte water to balance the potassium and sodium in the body. Drinking sports drinks can not only replenish sodium and electrolyte water at the same time, but also allow the gastrointestinal tract to quickly absorb water, reducing the weight burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

The second is appropriate and gradual exercise. Cramps are the body's way of warning us that the current amount of exercise has exceeded the body's burden, or the diet cannot adapt to the current exercise. Therefore, we must gradually increase the amount of exercise.

Everyone should have a more scientific understanding of the sports common sense analyzed and introduced above. If you find that you also have leg cramps when exercising, you can use the effective relief methods introduced above. This way you can avoid adverse effects as much as possible and achieve the most ideal exercise results.