Cold hands and feet after exercise

Exercise is a way to keep fit. For people who need to strengthen their bodies or lose weight, regular exercise is a very good method. Moreover, people who exercise regularly are healthier and have a much lower chance of getting sick than those who do not exercise. But most people will feel very hot all over after exercising, but a small number of people have cold hands and feet after exercising. Why?

1. One of the reasons for cold hands and feet is that you are too thin

Girls who are thin and have a weak constitution are most likely to have cold hands and feet, because this type of people has poor peripheral blood circulation, which can easily disrupt the body temperature regulation mechanism. Cold hands and feet are caused by the poor regulation of the autonomic nervous system and the thinning of blood vessels. In addition, toes, knees, shoulders, fingers and other parts are joints that undergo more movement, and because they have relatively less fat and blood vessels, heat is easily lost.

2. The second reason for cold hands and feet is low blood sugar

Food is a very important source of calories for the body. If you lose weight too much or starve yourself too much, and your blood sugar is too low, you will have cold hands and feet. When blood pressure is low, blood circulation will also be poor. When you are tired or weak, blood pressure will easily drop, resulting in cold hands and feet.

3. The third reason for cold hands and feet is that the clothes are not warm enough

If your hands and feet are cold, it means there is a problem with the even distribution of body temperature. If you have put on several layers of clothes but your hands and feet are still not warm enough, you should pay attention, because for many people, the temperature sensory nerves on the surface of the body are too dull to sense the "cold spots" of the body and cannot feel the cold.

4. The fourth reason for cold hands and feet is insufficient Yang Qi

According to traditional Chinese medicine, cold hands and feet are a kind of "blocked syndrome". The so-called blocked means obstruction. Affected by factors such as cool weather or cold body, the liver is affected by the cold, and the liver's hematopoietic function is affected, resulting in insufficient liver yang, cold limbs, red or white hands and feet, and even pain.

5. Other reasons for cold hands and feet

5.1. When the pressure is too high

The stress of work or time pressure can make your hands and feet cold and tremble. Once this tense period is over, they will slowly return to warmth.

5.2. The weather is cold or you stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time

All of these will reduce blood flow, slow down blood circulation, and make your hands and feet cold.

5.3 Autonomic dysfunction

Cold hands and feet caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction and kidney deficiency.

5.4 Hypothyroidism

Due to the decrease in the patient's basal metabolic rate, the body's heat production is significantly reduced. In the cold winter, no matter how many clothes the patient wears, his hands and feet are always cold.

How to relieve cold hands and feet

1. Diet to relieve cold hands and feet

One reason for cold hands and feet is physical problems. People with yang deficiency are prone to chills and cold limbs due to insufficient yang. We should eat more high-calorie and spicy foods in winter to effectively alleviate the condition of cold hands and feet.

2. Exercise more

Exercise can promote blood circulation in the body, so that our blood can flow quickly to the hands and feet, which can achieve the effect of keeping out the cold. So when we have nothing to do, we move our hands and feet and shake our hands.

3. Keep your hands and feet warm

If we often feel cold hands and feet, we should wear gloves and thicker socks. This way your hands and feet will be warmer. It is best not to wear stiff and cold shoes, which not only fail to keep you warm, but also hurt your feet.

4. Soak your feet in hot water to get rid of the cold

I will not go into details about the benefits of foot soaking. In short, foot soaking can promote blood circulation and keep out the cold. If the cold hands and feet are severe, you can add Chinese medicine with blood circulation effect to soak your feet, which will have a better effect in dispelling the cold.