Cooling Down After exercising

Cooling down after exercising may not be able to prevent soreness but you are certainly cutting down the risk of serious injury and even passing out. The reason is that when you are exercising vigorously, your muscles also pump blood. This blood is in fact pumped towards your heart. When you stop exercising, the heart has to immediately pick up the task of pumping on a redoubled scale. This may lead to decrease of blood supply to your brain and you may experience passing out.

What is cooling down after exercising?

A classic cool down after exercising can be simple aerobics. It can be walking after you have jogged. You can even do a few simple stretches in order to cool down. Cooling down after exercising will also help you bring your heart rate down in a safer way. Not cooling down can lead to your heart beating irregularly or not beating at all! Remember that as most exercises are performed outdoors or in a gym, you can be at a very serious risk of injury.

Benefits of cooling down after exercising

During vigorous exercising, there is an increased amount of lactate production in the body, cooling down can help you reduce that. You will also benefit from getting more flexibility in the long term due to cooling down. Cooling down after exercising is crucial, because it helps you come down to the normal rhythm of your body. You prevent sudden drops of blood pressure and the dangers of going in to syncope. You should not end any physical activity suddenly, but gradually.

What can I do for cooling down after exercising?

It depends on what type of exercising you were doing prior to beginning your cooling down. However, mostly cooling down exercises involves aerobic activity. You should simply try walking to your home after you have finished your jog. This will give you some time period to cool down. Similarly if you like, you can do some stretches that will add the flexibility component to your exercises.

Re-fuelling the last step of cooling down after exercising

The body goes through various stressful processes during vigorous exercise. You should give your body the chance it deserves to refuel and repair itself. This means that you should replenish lost carbohydrates, water and minerals. You can do that with sports drinks if you feel that you need them. However be careful of sports drinks with a lot of caffeine. You can opt for fruit juice and other carbohydrate rich foods that will give your body the energy that it needs in order to refuel. Try to relax after you have cooled down and you are likely to enjoy your exercise routine in the long term.

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