Can I take a shower immediately after sweating?

We often sweat a lot after exercise. Sweating can expel toxins and excess heat from our bodies and help shape the body. Therefore, sweating a lot is very beneficial to human health. But sometimes we sweat too much after exercise and feel uncomfortable with the sweat sticking to our bodies. At this time, we especially want to take a hot bath. So can we take a bath immediately after sweating?

You can't take a shower right away because you have just finished sweating and the pores on your skin are still opening. If you take a shower right away, it will be harmful to your body. The best way is to rest for more than 10 minutes after sweating before taking a shower.

Don't take a shower immediately: If you take a cold shower after strenuous exercise, your skin will be suddenly stimulated, causing blood vessels to contract immediately and blood circulation resistance to increase. At the same time, the body's resistance will be reduced, making you more susceptible to illness.

Taking a hot bath will continue to increase blood flow in the skin, leading to insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain. In mild cases, it may cause dizziness, and in severe cases, it may cause collapse and shock. It may also easily induce other chronic diseases. Usually, many people like to take a hot bath after exercise, thinking that it can both remove dirt and restore fatigue. In fact, this is not the case. After exercise, the body has not yet returned to normal, so it is not advisable to take a bath immediately, especially a hot bath.

According to research by sports medicine experts, when people exercise, the blood flow to the muscles increases and the heart rate speeds up. When exercise stops, blood flow and heart rate will ease, but they will still last for a long time. If you take a shower immediately at this time, the blood flow to the skin and muscles will increase. This means that the remaining blood is insufficient to supply other vital organs, such as the heart and brain, which can induce heart disease.

Some people take a hot bath immediately after exercise, and often feel dizzy, weak and other discomforts afterwards. This is the reason mentioned above. Especially for the elderly or obese people, they should not take a hot bath immediately after exercise. Do not drink too much water to quench thirst: drinking a lot of water will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and dilute the gastric juice, which will reduce the bactericidal effect of gastric juice and affect the digestion of food. However, drinking water too quickly will suddenly increase the burden on the heart, causing temporary disorders of electrolytes such as sodium and magnesium in the body, and may even lead to heart failure, chest tightness, abdominal distension, etc.