Can You Get Headaches By Exercising?

     Everybody understands that exercising routinely is something you need to do if you expect to lose weight. No matter what anyone says to you, you cannot easily lose weight by sitting around and watching television. The issue that many individuals do not comprehend is that working out can, quite literally, be a pain. You're probably currently prepared for such things as muscle aches and backaches and joint soreness but are you ready for the exercise induced headache?? Unfortunately plenty of men and women suffer from exercise caused headaches but, thankfully, there is plenty you can to do treat and prevent them. Here is how you can achieve that.

Drink a lot of water--you possibly already understand that this is important to do regularly but it starts to get even more important when you exercise. Headaches can be a result of dehydration and that can easily occur after a particularly sweaty and successful workout. Drinking adequate water before, during and after your exercise sessions can do quite a lot to help you prevent the onset of a headache after your workout. This is typically usually all you will need to do to cure any headaches that turn up a while after your workouts too.

Be sure you do an entire warm up and also cool down. Just starting an exercise session 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 completely your body has a chance to increase blood flow at a far better rate and then redistribute it during your cool down so that your system doesn't get such a jarring shock.

Breathe deeply during any weight lifting or major exercise. The brain needs constant oxygen to be able to perform correctly and to survive. Most of us intuitively hold our breath when we are executing something difficult but that just minimizes the oxygen that is available for your brain. By breathing appropriately, you will keep a regular flow of oxygen running to your brain and, hopefully, keep the headaches away.

If you find that you suffer from headaches regularly and your normal preventative measures aren't helping to stop them then you need to call your doctor. Your doctor might be able to recognize something that you are doing wrong when you are exercising or something that may be amiss in your diet. You may need to take prescription medication to keep the headaches under control. Your doctor is able to support you in finding a way to continue working out and losing weight without having to deal with the headaches.

None of us hopes to experience a headache; we do everything we can to keep them out. The nice thing is that there's no reason to merely suffer through them. With the right prep and know-how you can avoid exercise induced headaches altogether.

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