Aerobic exercise for hair loss

Many people may not know that aerobic exercise may cause hair loss, because we all know that aerobic exercise is good for improving the body's resistance and promoting gastrointestinal digestion, but we don't know the side effects that aerobic exercise may cause. In fact, aerobic exercise causes hair loss because exercise leads to the secretion of male hormones, which increases the administration of DHT, and the increase in DHT can cause hair loss to become more serious.

What's the connection between exercise and hair loss?

1. Exercise promotes the production of DHT

Exercise can increase the body's DHT level. When the human body exercises, the level of male hormones will increase, and DHT is synthesized by male hormones and 5α-reductase in the body. Recently, an academic paper was published abroad that studied the relationship between high-intensity exercise and hormones in men for a period of 12 months. The final conclusion was that after 3 months, DHT levels in moderate-intensity exercisers increased by 14.5%, and after 12 months, DHT levels in exercisers increased significantly. This is not good news for patients with male pattern baldness. Increased DHT means that your hair loss will increase and be difficult to control. In addition to DHT, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) also increased significantly. That’s right, Xiao Ke cannot generalize. There are still many athletes in the world who do not suffer from hair loss, and the vast majority of athletes participating in the Olympic Games show normal hormone levels during physical examinations.

2. Inherited DHT receptor gene

The medical community currently believes that patients with hereditary hair loss have genetic defects in the hair follicles on the top and forehead. There are a large number of DHT receptors in these defective hair follicles. Once combined with DHT, the hair cannot be synthesized normally. In other words, the so-called hair loss gene is the gene that controls the DHT receptor. This explains why athletes do not lose their hair because they do not have the genetic gene for hair loss; even if the secretion of androgen (DHT) is normal, excessive secretion of DHT receptors determined by genetic genes can also lead to sports hair loss.

3. Imbalance of scalp acidity and alkalinity

Jessica, an American scientist who studies hair

Clement pointed out that not showering or washing hair after working out is one of the main causes of hair loss in men who work out. Because the acid-base imbalance caused by the mixture of sweat and oil on the head after fitness will affect the hair follicles, which will cause the hair follicles to atrophy and necrotize over time.

Intense exercise will aggravate the hair loss process of patients with hair loss. Should we give up exercise? No! We all know that aerobic exercise refers to exercise performed with sufficient oxygen supply, mainly to enhance cardiopulmonary function and burn fat, such as jogging, swimming, football, mountain climbing, etc.; while anaerobic exercise refers to high-speed and intense exercise of muscles in a state of "lack of oxygen", most of which are high-intensity and instantaneous exercises, such as barbells, squats, dumbbells, etc. Researchers found that anaerobic exercise produces higher levels of androgen than aerobic exercise. The increased blood circulation brought about by aerobic exercise is beneficial to hair.

Some people have firm and smooth skin, and their secret may not be a certain brand of skin cream, but the habit of maintaining exercise. Exercise is the best way to keep people young and energetic. Now here's an interesting question: Can exercise benefit your hair?

How to exercise scientifically?

First, it is best to do outdoor exercise in the early morning or evening when the weather is cool. When you get up early in the morning, you should go to parks, lakeside, courtyards and other places with fresh air.

Second, the amount of exercise should be moderate and you should not over-fatigue yourself. Be careful not to exercise to the point of sweating profusely and becoming exhausted. After strenuous exercise, it is not advisable to eat too much cold food or cold drinks too quickly. You can drink some salt water appropriately, and it is best to take a hot bath.

Third, prevent the loss of trace elements in the body and cause acid-base imbalance. After exercise, a large amount of sweat is lost, which will cause a large loss of potassium ions in the body. The physical consumption will cause insufficient bond reserves in the body, which will eventually lead to an imbalance of acidity and alkalinity in the human blood. Therefore, we need to eat more alkaline foods. In that case, exercise is extremely beneficial to the body, so this is not a reason for us not to exercise, scientific exercise is still necessary!

If you have naturally very good hair and have no tendency to lose hair, then no matter how much you exercise, it will not have much impact on your hair. On the contrary, if you have a tendency to lose hair and your hair is already a little sparse, then if you exercise a lot, then your hair loss may be aggravated by your exercise.