What are the dangers of exercising after drinking

It is very harmful to exercise after drinking, because alcohol can make people excited and excite the cerebral cortex, which can cause unstable brain function and affect the body's movement balance. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not exercise after drinking. Alcohol will stimulate blood vessels and cause muscle fatigue. If the muscles exercise vigorously at this time, it will lead to increased lactic acid secretion, causing muscle soreness.

Exercising after drinking is harmful

Some men believe that drinking alcohol can make people excited and more passionate during exercise, so they drink before exercise. In fact, doing so is not only bad for health, but also has many harmful effects, so it is strongly recommended not to drink alcohol before exercise.

First, alcohol causes a short-term excitement in the cerebral cortex, which manifests as talkativeness, emotional excitement and restlessness, and then turns into a longer period of inhibition, with symptoms of slow reaction and drowsiness. At this time, the brain function is in an unstable state, which reduces the discrimination, attention and judgment, and affects the balance and coordination of the whole body's movements. If you exercise in this state, the cerebral cortex will have to "force itself" to work, which will damage brain function and easily lead to dangerous situations.

Second, alcohol can cause muscle fatigue. Drinking alcohol relaxes muscles and reduces muscle tone. When muscles exercise vigorously, the oxygen demand increases suddenly, and the oxygen supply is insufficient. The muscles will produce a large amount of lactic acid, causing fatigue in the body. Alcohol accelerates the production and accumulation of lactic acid and slows down its elimination.

Furthermore, alcohol can increase heart rate, myocardial oxygen consumption, blood pressure, and induce arrhythmia, which increases the burden on the heart. If you exercise after drinking, it will further increase the burden on the myocardium and cause damage to the heart.

In addition, after drinking, the liver has to process alcohol, and the blood supply increases relatively. The gastrointestinal tract also accumulates some blood due to congestion caused by alcohol stimulation. If you exercise again, the body will mobilize a large amount of blood to the motor system, reducing the blood supply to the liver and gastrointestinal tract. This is not only detrimental to the liver's detoxification, but also impairs the function of the gastrointestinal tract.