How long after exercising can I take a shower and drink water?

How to drink water after exercise seems to be a simple question, but the facts are very particular.

Blindly drinking water after exercise will not only make you suffer from nasty diseases such as chronic gastritis and chronic enteritis, but also make your immunity decline rapidly. Therefore, Mi Liehan, a professor of traditional Chinese medicine at Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reminded athletes to pay attention to drinking water.

First of all, after a strenuous workout, never opt for an ice-cold drink. Mi Lehan pointed out that because people are in a state of excitement after exercising, if you drink cold drinks, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal disorders, which will cause diarrhea, and if you drink for a long time, it will damage the metabolic function in the body, gastrointestinal function and motivation will also decline, and there may also be gastrointestinal disorders and indigestion and other symptoms.

Secondly, after exercising, when choosing to drink room temperature water, you should also balance time, water and temperature, otherwise it will not be conducive to body absorption. After exercising, do not drink the water in one breath, because just after exercise, the heartbeat is fast, breathing fast, and the load on the heart will increase after drinking a large amount of water, which will affect the respiratory function, which is not easy to quench thirst and is not conducive to absorption. If it is 500 ml of water, it is best to drink it slowly within 40 minutes, so as to facilitate gastrointestinal absorption, otherwise it will bring a burden to the stomach and intestines and cause diseases.

Third, if you don't want to choose room temperature water after exercising, you can also choose some cool fruit juices that can reduce heat accumulation in the body. For example, watermelon, hawthorn, pear, mangosteen and other fruits are juiced and drunk, these fruits not only contain a variety of vitamins and trace elements, but also can quench thirst, diuretic, heat dissipation and appetizing, and taste good. But depending on the individual's situation, it is best to drink warm water for people with poor gastrointestinal function or gastritis.

Take a shower for more than half an hour.

The heart beats faster after exercise, and taking a shower immediately will increase the burden on the heart. Take a break, feel your heartbeat return to normal, and take a shower again.

After exercise, the body temperature rises, the capillaries dilate, and the heat is taken away by perspiration profusely. If you take a shower immediately after exercising, especially if the water is relatively cold, it will make the sweat glands sweat "abruptly stop", and the heat cannot be dissipated, which is not conducive to the recovery of the body, and even cause muscle spasms, reduce immune function, and cause colds, colds and bronchitis and other diseases.

Sweating during exercise can cause the body to lose water and electrolytes, and proper hydration can help maintain fluid balance and promote recovery. However, if you drink a lot of water, it may cause "water poisoning", with symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, weakness, rapid heartbeat, and muscle cramps in severe cases. In addition, if the water temperature is too low, it can also cause gastrointestinal discomfort and abdominal pain.

After exercising, sit down and rest for 10 minutes before drinking water.

Drinking water immediately after exercise can cause a sudden increase in blood volume in the body, increasing the burden on the heart. A large amount of water stored in the stomach will also affect the rise and fall of the diaphragm, causing discomfort such as chest tightness and wheezing.

After exercising, sit down and rest for 10 minutes before drinking water to give your body a buffer time; At the same time, drink 150 200 ml each time, do not drink too much at once.

In addition, not drinking a lot of water in a short period of time will increase the amount of urine and sweat in the body, the former will increase the burden on the kidneys, and the latter will cause excessive loss of salt in the body, leading to electrolyte imbalance.