Five reasons not to exercise if you have a hangover
Many people know that sports perfectly invigorate and bring you to life. People often use this quality to get rid of a hangover faster. But this is not a good idea. After drinking alcohol, the body needs time to recover and not additional physical activity, especially strength or high intensity (but simple exercises can be done).
Here are some reasons not to exercise when you are suffering from a hangover.
Dehydration
Drinking alcohol is very dehydrating. Alcohol acts as a diuretic by inhibiting the production of the hormone vasopressin (a natural antidiuretic).
If you go to work out after a stormy party, your body will lose even more fluid during physical exertion, and you will feel terrible: dizzy, dry mouth, darkening in your eyes, and muscles will become cottony.
In addition, the risk of injury will increase significantly.
Lack of nutrients
Our body spends a lot of energy on the processing and elimination of alcohol, therefore, after drinking alcohol, the metabolism slows down, and there is a lack of nutrients.
In general, if you don’t drink every day, it will not harm your health, but it will affect your well-being during physical activity.
You will not have the strength to do a good workout, and you will feel tired after the first dumbbell lift.
Lack of sleep
Even if you slept for many hours after an evening with alcohol, your night’s rest was not very good since alcohol causes sleep disturbances.
Not getting enough sleep and exercising is a bad combination. It is highly likely that you will have poor coordination after a lack of sleep, which can lead to injury.
So if you have a hangover, it’s best to stay at home and get a good night’s sleep.
Scattered attention
Another negative consequence of a hangover is distracting attention, with which you should also not run to the gym.
If you have attention problems, you can easily get injured, for example, stumbling and falling, dropping something heavy on your leg, hitting your head on the bar, etc.
Increased blood pressure
Exercise can dramatically increase blood pressure, which is a healthy person is likely to cause only a slight deterioration in well-being.
But a person suffering from a hangover will be much worse, and after a few intense exercises, he may faint. Fainting while playing sports is, of course, not uncommon, but this does not make them safer.
