5 tips for exercising in cold weather to avoid stroke
(Baonghean.vn) - In winter, many people still keep the habit of waking up very early to exercise. However, there have been many people in critical condition, even dying from respiratory failure, heart attack, stroke just because of unscientific exercise in the early morning... So how should we exercise on cold days to be safe for our health?
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In winter, you need to exercise later than in summer; you should delay your exercise time when there is sunlight, the cold dew will also melt to avoid sudden cold. In particular, if you exercise too early and encounter sudden cold temperatures from the outside, the arteries that bring blood to the brain can constrict, become blocked, causing a lack of oxygen and nutrients to the brain, leading to a stroke... |
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When it is cold, you should warm up a little longer because the body in winter is more sluggish than in hot weather. Warming up before exercising will help secrete synovial fluid in the joints, which has the effect of reducing injuries. Extending the exercise time a little longer and increasing the intensity of exercise gradually also avoids the risk of stroke. |
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You should open the main door or window slightly to let your body adapt to the low temperature outside. You should not suddenly go out from a closed room, it is easy to get heat shock... On cold days with drizzle, you should do light exercises such as yoga, walking around the house is still effective. |
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Prolonged exercise will make the body tired, the body's resistance will decrease while the cold weather makes it easy to catch a cold. For middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with cardiovascular disease, lung disease, bronchial disease... should avoid exercising for too long in the early morning. |
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In winter, not wearing enough warm clothes when exercising early is very dangerous; because the temperature often drops, when starting to warm up, the body cannot immediately warm up to adapt to the environment, so it is easy to catch a sudden cold, leading to a stroke... At first, you should wear warm clothes, when your body heats up and the outside temperature increases, take some off; You should wear a hat and a scarf to keep warm. |