What should you do after exercising?

When many friends find that they are overweight or their physical condition has obviously declined, they always want to improve it through exercise. Reasonable and moderate exercise can not only lose weight, but also enhance the body's immunity and improve the body's metabolism, thus having a very good effect in preventing and fighting diseases. However, there are many taboos when exercising, which require our sufficient attention.

NO.1 Don’t squat to rest

This is a very common practice. When you feel tired after exercise, you squat or sit down thinking that you can save energy and rest. In fact, this is a wrong practice. If you squat down to rest immediately after fitness exercise, it will hinder blood return to the lower limbs, affect blood circulation, and deepen muscle fatigue. In severe cases, gravity shock may occur.

Therefore, after each exercise, you should adjust your breathing rhythm and do some low-calorie activities, such as taking a slow walk, doing some relaxing gymnastics, or simply taking deep breaths to promote blood flow from the limbs to the heart, so as to pay off the "oxygen debt", speed up physical recovery and eliminate fatigue. If you are really exhausted, you can ask your companions to help you walk.

NO.2 Don’t be greedy for cold drinks

Exercise often makes people sweat profusely, especially in summer. With the consumption of a large amount of water, people always feel dry mouth and urgent need to drink water after exercise. Most of them are young people, and most of them like to buy some cold drinks to cool off and quench their thirst. However, the human digestive system is still in a suppressed state and the digestive function is low. If you drink a lot of cold drinks in order to cool down and quench your thirst, it can easily cause gastrointestinal cramps, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and induce gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, do not drink a lot of cold drinks immediately after exercise. It is appropriate to replenish a small amount of boiled water or salt water at this time.

NO.3 Don’t eat immediately

During exercise, especially intense exercise, the motor nerve center is in a highly excited state. Under its influence, the parasympathetic nervous system that manages the activities of internal organs strengthens the inhibition of digestive system activities. At the same time, during exercise, blood throughout the body is redistributed and supplied more concentratedly to the needs of the motor organs, while the supply to the organs in the abdominal cavity is relatively reduced. The above factors weaken the motility of the gastrointestinal tract and greatly reduce the secretion of various digestive glands. It takes 20-30 minutes after exercise to recover. If you eat in a hurry, it will increase the burden on the digestive organs, cause functional disorders, and even cause various diseases.

After people have done a lot of exercise, due to the rapid increase in metabolism, they may also have a noticeable feeling of hunger. It is best to control their diet. Eating too much at one time may cause some burden on the gastrointestinal tract, causing indigestion, stomach bloating and other discomforts. It is also best to chew slowly when eating.