Can I drink water after skipping rope to lose weight?

With the overall improvement of living standards, obesity can be seen everywhere in daily life. Obesity has become a difficult problem that affects people's lives. Now that people realize the bad phenomena brought by obesity, they start a long process of weight loss. In the process of weight loss, strenuous exercise is inevitable. After sweating profusely from high-frequency rope skipping, people like to drink a lot of water. So, can you drink water immediately after jumping rope?

If you drink too much water at one time due to thirst after strenuous exercise, the salt content in the blood will decrease. In hot weather, you will sweat a lot and salt will be lost more easily, which will reduce the osmotic pressure of cells, leading to an imbalance in sodium metabolism and causing muscle cramps. Because the gastrointestinal tract has less blood and poor function during strenuous exercise, its ability to absorb water is weak, and excessive water seeps into cells and intercellular matrix. The brain tissue is fixed in the hard skull. The swelling of brain cells can cause increased intracranial pressure, resulting in symptoms of "water intoxication" such as headaches, vomiting, drowsiness, blurred vision, and slow heart rate. If you drink too much water at one time, your stomach and intestines will feel uncomfortable and bloated. If you lie down to rest, the diaphragm will be squeezed, affecting your cardiopulmonary activity. Therefore, if you feel thirsty after strenuous activity, you should not drink too much water. Instead, you should drink water in small amounts multiple times.

Drinking water guide

1. Hydrate before exercise

Check your hydration status before exercise, as fluid requirements vary from person to person.

•Drink 450-600 ml of water or a sports drink at least 4 hours before exercise.

•Drink 200-350 ml of water 10-15 minutes before exercise.

Consuming moderate amounts of beverages, sodium (salt), or snacks helps stimulate the body's need for water and keeps it hydrated.

2. Rehydrate during exercise

• If you exercise for less than 1 hour, drink 100-200 ml of water every 15-20 minutes.

• If you exercise for more than 1 hour, drink 100-200 ml of sports drink (containing 5-8% carbohydrates and electrolytes) every 15-20 minutes of exercise. At the same time, the drinking amount per hour should not exceed 1 liter.

3. Rehydrate after exercise

Compare your body weight before and after exercise and check urine color to estimate fluid loss, and replenish water within 2 hours after exercise.

•Drink 550-700 ml of water or sports drink for every 500 grams of weight lost.

From the detailed introduction above, we can see that you cannot drink water immediately after doing intense weight loss exercise. For the sake of safety and health, we still need to pay attention to the harmfulness of these small details to our body. After strenuous exercise, we should do some slow exercises before drinking water and sit down to rest, so as not to cause problems to our health. You can also refer to the drinking water guide for specific situations. I believe it will be helpful to you.