When Is the Right Time for A Shower After Exercise?

Many people sweat a lot after exercising. It is uncomfortable to be sticky and wet all over, so they want to take a shower at once, but it’s not right. Today we will talk about the related issues of showering after exercise.

1. 1. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to take a bath after 15 minutes when you finish exercising. This is because the body generates a lot of heat which was dissipated by sweating. Therefore, it is best to wait for the body to stop sweating a lot before taking a bath, otherwise, it affects the ability of body sweating to regulate its temperature. At the same time, 15 minutes allow the heart rate to decrease, and the regulation of body temperature, the state of heart and blood circulation would basically return to normal.

2. 2. Do you have any idea about the right temperature for bath water after exercise? According to some researches, it is recommended that the temperature of water in the bath be 1 to 2 degrees lower than that of the body.

A cold shower would shrink rapidly the open pores of the body after exercise. If the body temperature is dropping too fast, the venous blood vessels under the skin will contract excessively, which will lead to a rapid increase in the amount of blood returned to the heart, resulting in the rise in blood pressure and cardiac pressure. This would raise the probability of atherosclerotic plaque damage, and even cause myocardial infarction and stroke in severe cases.

3. 3. On the contrast, if the water is too hot, it will affect heat dissipation and endanger the safety of the heart and brain. This is because the body heat cannot be dissipated due to the hot bath water, and the body will accelerate the blood flow into the subcutaneous capillaries to dissipate heat. During exercise, the body itself has a large amount of blood for nutrition and metabolism in the muscles. If the blood is mobilized to dissipate heat at this time, it will cause a temporary shortage of blood supply to other organs, and even fainting shock. Meanwhile, it will also result in the reduction of blood supply to the brain, affecting the body’s judgment of actions and the environment, leading to sequent wrong actions, which is also one of the reasons for sudden falls in the bathroom.

Tips for taking a shower after exercise:

1. 1. It is recommended to thoroughly clean our face before washing hair and the whole body, and then shower with warm water.
2. 2. It is important to drink enough water after bathing to replenish water such as when you are losing weight, especially after workout in summer.
3. 3. And after high-intensity and long-term exercise, once the exercise exceeds 1 hour, it is necessary to have sports drinks in moderation during exercise to avoid hypoglycemia.

Seeing this, I believe that you have learned the appropriate bath time after exercise. I hope the content of this article is useful. Next time we’ll continue this topic and discuss other related dos and don’ts for showering after exercise. Please stay tuned.

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