Headache after strenuous exercise

Exercise is very common and there are many ways to exercise. When exercising, you can choose your favorite exercise method. However, it should be noted that if there are some abnormalities in the body during exercise, you need to stop immediately, especially when running. You must pay attention to this. So what causes headaches after strenuous exercise? Many people are not very clear about this.

Many people do not fully understand the causes of headaches after strenuous exercise. When this problem occurs, it needs to be improved in a timely manner. Therefore, when this happens, you should follow the following methods to relieve the headache.

What to do if you have a headache after strenuous exercise:

Don’t drink a lot of water right away

If you drink too much water at one time due to thirst after strenuous exercise, the salt content in the blood will decrease. In hot weather, you will sweat a lot and salt will be lost more easily, which will reduce the osmotic pressure of cells, leading to an imbalance in sodium metabolism and causing muscle cramps. Because the gastrointestinal tract has less blood and poor function during strenuous exercise, its ability to absorb water is weak, and excessive water seeps into cells and intercellular matrix. The brain tissue is fixed in the hard skull. The swelling of brain cells can cause increased intracranial pressure, resulting in symptoms of "water intoxication" such as headaches, vomiting, drowsiness, blurred vision, and slow heart rate. If you drink too much water at one time, your stomach and intestines will feel uncomfortable and bloated. If you lie down to rest, the diaphragm will be squeezed, affecting your cardiopulmonary activity. Therefore, if you feel thirsty after strenuous activity, you should not drink too much water. Instead, you should drink water in small amounts multiple times.

It is not advisable to take a cold shower, swim, blow dry or use air conditioning immediately:

Some people, in order to feel momentary pleasure, immediately turn on an electric fan, go into an air-conditioned room or sit in a cool vent to cool off as soon as they finish strenuous exercise. This will take away a lot of heat, causing the skin temperature to drop rapidly. At the same time, through the reflex activity of the nervous system, it will cause the blood vessels in the upper respiratory tract to constrict, reducing the local disease resistance. The bacteria and viruses that parasitize on the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract will then take the opportunity to multiply in large numbers, causing diseases such as colds, flu and tracheitis. Some people go swimming or take a cold water bath immediately after strenuous exercise. Due to the huge difference in body surface temperature and water temperature, calf cramps are very likely to occur. Therefore, you should wipe off the sweat after strenuous exercise, and wait until the sweat stops before swimming or taking a cold bath.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of what to do if you have a headache after strenuous exercise. Solving it according to the above methods is the best choice, and these practices do not cause any harm to your own health. Therefore, it is a safe choice, and it is also very simple to do.