| y"> | | | | - If you think your drinking enough water...try |
| I know there are many times where you are | | | | drinking more! Cause chances are it's not enough. |
| either lifting weights, taking a class, or doing your | | | | Don't just drink during exercise, drink before and |
| own cardiovascular workout like running, where all | | | | after to prepare your body for rigorous work. |
| of a sudden you get this sharp pounding | | | | 2.) Lower your intake of natural diuretics |
| headache. So in this article I'm going to talk about | | | | - Drink no more than 1- 2 cups of coffee per day |
| why we might get headaches during exercise and | | | | - Eat less salty foods and processed meat |
| what steps we can take to avoid them. | | | | - Do not add salt! Train your taste buds to enjoy |
| What happens during a headache? | | | | the food and not the salt!! |
| Nociceptors (the ends of the pain- sensitive | | | | 3.) Supplement with electrolytes, vitamins and |
| nerves) are stimulated by stress, muscular | | | | minerals |
| tension, dilated blood vessels, and other headache | | | | - With today's modern diet, chances are your |
| triggers, and send a message to the nerve cells in | | | | body is imbalanced or deficient in certain nutrients. |
| the brain, signaling that a part of the body hurts. | | | | Take a multivitamin and multi- mineral as an |
| Headaches typically target six main areas. These | | | | insurance policy. Capsule form is the best because |
| areas are the muscles of the face and head, the | | | | they are more easily absorbed by your body. |
| blood vessels at the base of the brain, and the | | | | 4.) Naturally increase endorphins in the body |
| nerves of the scalp, throat, face and mouth. Each | | | | - Before beginning intense exercise, warm up |
| affected area has a high number of pain | | | | really well and listen to some motivational music. |
| receptors in the immediate vicinity. | | | | - Focus on your breathing and meditate first for a |
| Different chemicals help transmit pain- related | | | | few minutes. De- stress yourself before you |
| information to the brain, including endorphins - | | | | stress yourself!! |
| natural painkilling proteins. It has been suggested | | | | - Try to get more sleep!! At least 7- 8 hours a |
| that people who suffer from severe headaches, | | | | night. |
| or other chronic pain, have lower levels of | | | | 5.) Stretch and increase flexibility |
| endorphins than people who are generally pain- | | | | - Stretch at the end of every workout. This will |
| free. | | | | improve flexibility, which will improve blood flow |
| Here is a list of factors that might cause a | | | | and recovery, which may alive vascular dilation in |
| headache to happen:o Dehydrationo Imbalance of | | | | the head. |
| electrolytes or other minerals.(ex: potassium and | | | | - Try Yoga...Great for flexibility, breathing, and |
| sodium)o Intake of too much salty foods and | | | | meditation. |
| diuretic type drinks like coffeeo Lack of sleepo | | | | Hopefully this knowledge will help alleviate those |
| Chronic stresso Lack of blood flow or muscle | | | | painful headaches. If headaches do continue after |
| spasms | | | | taking all necessary steps than I would advise you |
| Let's take a look at some steps we can take to | | | | to seek a professional and ask your doctor to |
| avoid exercise induced headaches: | | | | look into this further. |
| 1.) Drink more water. | | | | |