Excessive exercise, the number of free radicals in the body increases rapidly, easy to cause aging and chronic diseases, if the cause of muscle cell damage, muscle loss instead of gain, but also may cause a decline in immunity.
The way to prevent excessive exercise is to stop in time when the body feels tired, because muscle fatigue will lose all the protective mechanisms. Exercise should be "form of labor but not tired" as a guideline, a combination of work and rest, in order to achieve the exercise does not feel fatigue as appropriate. The exercise of the body through the exercise is not overnight, need a long time to persist in order to be effective.
Misconceptions about exercise:
1, insist on exercise with illness. This is the most dangerous. The body feels sick, should suspend exercise or reduce exercise, otherwise it will aggravate the condition, resulting in irreparable consequences. Especially the elderly, their own immunity is poor, the body is in an abnormal state, must stop fitness activities.
2, fasting activities. Many people (especially in the morning) like to exercise on an empty stomach, which is very wrong. Exercise requires energy, and lack of energy can cause dizziness, rapid heartbeat, cold sweat and other problems, and serious sudden death may occur.
3, the more exercise the better. Overload exercise will lead to excessive fatigue, body aches and other discomforts, and even cause tendon and muscle strains. The correct way to exercise is to start with a small amount of exercise and gradually increase the amount of exercise.
4, blind exercise. Exercise has both benefits and risks. The frail must do medical evaluation before exercise, choose the appropriate program. The exercise should also strengthen the medical supervision to ensure safety.
5, drink a lot of water during exercise. You'll often feel thirsty during exercise, but avoid drinking a lot of water. The correct method is to swallow slowly in small bites, each time the water should not be too much, can relieve the symptoms of thirst is good. After an hour of exercise, you can then replenish the missing water in your body.
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