Friday, April 1, 2011

Does Working Out Induce Headaches?

By Amy Hickens


Everybody understands that exercising routinely is something you need to do if you expect to lose weight. It does not matter what others might say; you can't lose weight just by sitting around. The factor that many men and women do not understand is that exercising can, quite literally, be a pain. You're probably by now prepared for such things as muscle aches and backaches and joint discomfort but are you geared up for the exercise induced headache? Unfortunately plenty of men and women suffer from exercise triggered headaches but, thankfully, there is plenty you can to do treat and prevent them. Here is the way to do that.

Drink plenty of water--you probably already understand that this is important to do regularly but it starts to get even more important when you exercise. Headaches are usually a result of being dehydrated and dehydration can definitely occur after a workout, particularly when you work up a good sweat (sweat drains the body's water). Drinking a good amount of water before, during and after your workouts can do quite a lot to help you prevent the onset of a headache after your workout. This can even make it easier to cure the headaches that turn up after the workout has been finished for a while too.

Make sure you perform an intensive warm up and cool down. Just starting a exercise routine can shock your system-blood will start rushing to the places you are working which takes it away from your brain and that can lead to the onset of a headache. When you warm up thoroughly your whole body has a chance to increase blood flow at a better rate and then redistribute it during your cool down so that your system doesn't get such a jarring shock. In the event that you are employing programs such as Fat Loss 4 Idiots as well as Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle they will provide you with fantastic exercise routine recommendations to help you lose fat quickly and also stay in shape while doing it.

Breathe adequately during all of your heavy exercising and weight lifting. Our brains require oxygen to survive and function properly. Most of us intuitively hold our breath if we are doing something difficult but that just reduces the oxygen that is available for your brain. Practicing correct breathing techniques enables you to keep a steady flow of oxygen to your brain and keep the headaches at bay.

If you realize that the headaches are occurring regularly and the things that you have been trying aren't helping you prevent them, you need to talk to your doctor. Your doctor will be able to help you learn if your headaches are caused by something going wrong while in your workouts or if they could be caused by your diet. It's likely that you may need to use medication to keep the headaches away. Your doctor will be able to assist you in finding a way to keep on working out and losing weight without having to deal with the headaches.

Nobody wants to have a headache; we do almost everything that we can imagine to keep them from happening to us. Thankfully there is no rule that says you just have to suffer through all of them. If you take the right precautions and have the right knowledge, you could absolutely avoid your headaches!




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