After working out and sweating profusely, taking a shower immediately is the most comfortable thing for many people. As everyone knows, it is also very particular about when to take a shower after exercising, otherwise your fitness results will be greatly compromised.
The reason why you can’t take a shower right away
After sweating during exercise, the pores are fully opened. Taking a bath immediately with the pores open can easily allow cold air to enter the body. Even if you take a bath with hot water, this cannot be avoided. Cold air that invades the human body for a long time can cause damage to bones and joints, and cold muscles can also cause spasms.
Therefore, it is recommended that after exercising, you should avoid the wind and cold air, sit quietly or do soothing movements for 20 minutes, and wait until the pores are closed before taking a shower. This not only allows the body to have a relaxation period after strenuous exercise, but also allows the pores to be fully closed, killing two birds with one stone.
How soon can you take a shower after exercising?
Yoga:
Time management: 30 minutes
Taking a shower right after practicing yoga will not only greatly reduce the effect of the practice, but also cause unnecessary damage to the body. Because the body is often in a state of extreme excitement just after practice. If you take a hot bath immediately at this time, the blood vessels will expand rapidly, the blood will flow back to the brain, and the pressure on the heart will be increased. And the stimulation of hot and cold can harm the body. It is generally recommended that practitioners, especially those with arthritis, take a bath before practicing and then rest for half an hour. This can increase the body's sense of cleanliness and relaxation, increase the body's temperature, reduce muscle tension, and help stretch body and open various joints. People who practice as soon as they get up early in the morning do not need to take a shower before practicing.
Calisthenics:
Time management: 30 minutes
Doing aerobics has many benefits for the body, but you cannot take a shower immediately after exercising, and you cannot sit or lie down to rest. You must do stretching exercises in a room with a constant temperature for 30 minutes before taking a shower. In this way, it is not only good for physical health, but also the muscles of the whole body can relax in a leisurely manner, instead of relaxing, which greatly reduces the effect of exercise.
Fighting exercises:
Time management: 25 minutes
Aerobic boxing exercises are performed with neat and powerful movements accompanied by powerful music and the guidance of the coach. At the same time, the neat and powerful shouts make the atmosphere of the whole class very lively, and the exercisers' enthusiasm for practicing in this atmosphere will also be greatly improved. After finishing the boxing exercise training, do not drink water immediately. Take a deep breath to calm yourself down, and do jogging and chest expansion exercises for 25 minutes.(These exercises should be carried out slowly), let yourself slowly get out of the excited state and then take a bath, you can get the dual effects of health and fitness.
Anaerobic equipment exercise:
Time management: 20 minutes
Many people think that you can take a bath immediately after doing soothing exercises. That would be a big mistake. If you take a shower immediately after doing anaerobic equipment exercise, it will be very detrimental to the healthy development of muscles and easily cause muscle relaxation. Therefore, it is advisable to take a bath with warm water 20 minutes after performing anaerobic equipment exercise.
Fitness ball exercises:
Time management: 10 minutes
Ball aerobics is a highly entertaining form of aerobics that is highly targeted, accurate in location, and has a very good weight loss effect. The human body can use the elasticity of the ball to cushion the strong impact of exercise on the joints. Ball exercise has a large amount of exercise, but it is not a very intense exercise. It is a combination of movement and stillness. Therefore, after completing this exercise, relax for 10 minutes before taking a bath. Before taking a bath, it is best to jog on the treadmill for 6 to 8 minutes, then do abdominal breathing for 2 to 4 minutes, and stop yourself step by step.
Outdoor sports:
Time management: 10 minutes
After returning from outdoor exercise, the first thing to do is not to take a shower, but to remove the sunscreen on your face. This takes about 3 minutes. Then don’t sit down immediately. This will affect your figure. You can exercise a little in the room 5 ~8 minutes, such as wiping down your dresser and computer is great. After 10 minutes, you can take a nice shower!
Exercises that allow you to take a shower immediately
Not all exercises require a shower immediately. In fact, you can take a shower immediately after completing some exercises to replenish moisture to the skin.
Swimming:
Time control: immediately
Swimming is the first choice for athletes, whether they want to lose weight, get in shape, or stay healthy. You can take a shower immediately after swimming (except for winter swimmers), which will help replenish the moisture lost by the skin during exercise. It is recommended to use some shower gel containing citrus and mint, which can double the hydration and relaxation effects. However, it is important not to overheat the water temperature.