What should you pay attention to when exercising in winter?

For friends who love sports, sports are not seasonal and they can be done all year round. This has become a way of life for friends who love sports. Especially in winter, it will bring us a lot of trouble for fitness. Not only will it be relatively cold, but the air will also be particularly dry. However, this will not stop us from exercising. We just need to be careful when exercising in winter. Let us learn about what we should pay attention to when exercising in winter.

1. It is not advisable to do strenuous exercise when getting up early. When you wake up in the morning, your muscles and bones have not yet fully stretched. In addition, it is colder in the morning and there is smog. You should not engage in strenuous activities to avoid harming your body.

2. Exercise time should not be too long. It is generally recommended to engage in some physical activities after 4 pm. Note that the exercise time should not be too long, about half an hour is appropriate, so as to avoid excessive fatigue of the body, which is detrimental to your health.

3. Prevent excessive sweating. The weather is cold in winter and people wear thicker clothes. Once they sweat, they will take off and change clothes frequently, which is most likely to cause a cold. In addition, excessive sweating, if not replenished in time, can also cause urinary stones.

4. Avoid drinking cold water. After exercise, you need to replenish a lot of water. It is taboo to drink water immediately after strenuous exercise, because drinking water immediately will cause circulatory system disorders. It is even more taboo to drink cold water immediately, because cold water can cause gastrointestinal spasm.

5. Wear casual and relaxed clothing. When exercising, do not wear too heavy clothes, but change into light and comfortable sportswear. Especially when playing ball, you cannot wear leather shoes, you should change into sports shoes to prevent yourself from injuring your ankles.

6. Use every possible way to exercise. Due to weather and occasion restrictions, physical activities in winter should not be the same as when the weather is warm. You should adopt various possible ways to exercise. For example, you can exercise on fitness equipment, do square dancing, or brisk walking. You don't necessarily have to play ball, swim in winter, etc.

Through the above introduction, we now know what to pay attention to when exercising in winter. We must pay attention when exercising, especially pay attention to weather changes, exercise appropriately according to weather conditions, and pay attention to the amount of clothes on our body. If we sweat after exercise, we must remember to keep warm to prevent colds.