1. Is running in winter good for your skin?
All right.
Running in winter can promote blood circulation, improve metabolism, excrete toxins from the body together in the process of sweating, detoxify and beautify the skin, make the skin full of luster and elasticity, and make the skin tone healthier.
2. The benefits of running in winter to the skin
(1) Enhance skin adaptability
It's cold in winter, so running outdoors often can enhance the skin's adaptability and cold resistance, and can better adapt to the cold environment.
(2) detoxification and beauty
In the process of running in winter, the body will sweat a lot, and the toxins in the body will be excreted together with the sweat, thus having a good detoxification effect and playing a role in detoxification and beauty.
(3) acne
When acne grows on your face, it is helpful to stick to the habit of running, because during running, the pores on your face will open and when you sweat, the dirty things in the pores will be discharged. Washing your face in time after running can clean up the dirt inside your skin and the dust and grease on your face.
(4) Improve dull complexion
Many people's facial skin is dull, and even their faces are dark yellow and white, which is mostly caused by poor blood circulation. Running in winter can promote blood circulation in the body, deliver more oxygen and nutrients to skin cells, and make the whole body radiant. Long-term persistence can nourish ruddy complexion and help improve dull complexion.
(5) Slow down the speed of skin aging.
The biggest culprit of skin aging is free radicals, and running in winter generally leads to sweating. Sweat can excrete dirt and free radicals in cells, which also has a good effect on reducing the speed of skin aging.
(6) Relieve skin problems
Stress affects skin quality, causing problems such as acne, sensitivity, tightness, dryness and freckles. And running is an excellent way to relieve stress. When you release stress during running, your skin problems will be relieved and you will get better naturally.
3, how to do good for the skin?
If you want to get the benefits mentioned above in winter running, you also need to pay attention to the ways and means in running.
(1) Clean your skin before running.
Before running in winter, do a good job of skin cleaning. Don't run in makeup. Run with clean skin, and you can have clean sweat. If you can't wash your face after running, facial dirt will do much less harm to your skin.
(2) Replenish enough water
You should know that running in winter consumes a lot of water. If you don't replenish water in time, skin cells are easy to dry due to lack of water.
It is recommended to drink about 300ml of water half an hour before running, replenish 200-300ml of water after running for about 15 minutes, drink less for many times, and take a sip when drinking.
(3) keep warm.
Because of the low temperature in winter, unless you wear warm clothes, if you don't take warm and cold-proof measures for your face, ears, hands, neck and other parts, the cold and dry wind will easily cause frostbite, which will cause a series of problems such as dry skin and cracking. So wear hats, headscarves, gloves, earmuffs, scarves and, if necessary, masks for running.
(4) Control the running intensity
You should know that running too much in winter will not only damage your knees and other parts, but also damage your skin, so you should control your running intensity and run for 30-40 minutes.
(5) Take care of the skin in time after running.
This is very important. After running, if you don't clean up the dust and dirt on your skin in time, it's easy to clog your pores and cause skin problems. Therefore, it is suggested that you can wipe your sweat with a wet tissue after running, then rest for about half an hour and wash your face with warm water, which can help clean dirt, and then use skin care products such as water and lotion.
(6) Diet
Avoid spicy, greasy and high-protein foods after running, avoid drinking coffee and strong tea, and eat more alkaline foods such as vegetables, fruits and soybean milk, especially fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, which can dilute pigmentation and whiten skin.
In addition, minerals are indispensable substances to maintain the natural health of the skin. Because of magnesium, potassium, sodium and so on. With the loss of a lot of sweat, foods rich in trace elements such as eggs, milk, lean meat, dried fruits, kelp and so on. Can be served on the table, porridge and soup can replenish the water lost in the body during running.
4. What's the itch?
Although running in winter has many benefits to the skin, some people have itchy skin, which may be caused by the following reasons:
1, itchy skin after running in winter is caused by the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor. The skin is exposed to the cold outdoor and then enters the warm indoor, which causes the skin to be irritated and itchy.
2, people with dry skin, low air humidity in winter, coupled with running to improve blood circulation, leading to body warming, fever and sweating, water loss in the body, leading to drier and itchy skin.
3. When running in winter, the blood circulation is accelerated, some unstable capillaries in the body are too narrow, the skin pores are tight, and the pressure caused by accelerated blood cannot be accepted. The pores cannot sweat, and itching will occur.
4. When running in winter, the metabolism is accelerated, and the toxins in the body will be excreted with sweat, and the sweat containing these toxins may irritate the skin.
Some people are allergic to the material of clothes they wear for running in winter, and their skin itches.
5. What should I pay attention to when running in winter?
1. After running in winter, clean your skin even if you don't sweat, so as to avoid the dust and dirt from running from clogging your pores.
2. It is suggested to reduce running in harsh environments, such as sandstorm, smog, dust and low temperature, which are actually harmful to the skin.
3, the effect of running on the skin needs long-term persistence to see, and at the same time pay attention to the amount of exercise not to be excessive.
Don't forget to replenish water before and after running, and usually eat more fruits and vegetables that are good for your skin.
6. Running outdoors in winter
1, for most of us, the biggest test brought by winter is not the cold weather, but from June 1 1 to March of the following year, there are few competitions here, so for many people, the biggest test is how to keep enough focus on some daily basic training. Comparatively speaking, it is undoubtedly easier to concentrate on preparing for the game after one month than to prepare for the game after three or four months.
For those friends who live in cold areas, you may be very tired of wet and cold weather, but you should still take it as a challenge and try to overcome it. You know, it's no use complaining about the weather blindly, it will only make the situation you face worse.
If your clothes are very suitable, you can easily cope with any weather conditions. If you feel terrible when running in cold weather, it's not the weather's fault, but your own fault. It is not a difficult thing to make yourself comfortable. Even if you run in a snowy day with a few degrees below zero, you can feel as comfortable as running in an environment with more than 20 degrees. It depends on whether you are wearing the right clothes. Don't worry about dressing like a zongzi. Comfortable body temperature is always one of the most important things in running.
4. Keep a smart mind. If the road is very muddy or snowy, try to find some places where the traffic is not crowded. You should miss the busy time of commuting, because everyone seems busy and impatient at this time.
5. Try not to use the treadmill. For many runners, if they can't run out, it is equivalent to not taking part in this sport. The feeling of running outdoors is never felt on a treadmill unless the conditions outside are really dangerous.
6. For some people who are not in good health, running in winter often brings more dangers, because the temperature difference before and after exercise is large, which may lead to bronchitis and other factors. Therefore, before running in winter, fully evaluate your physical condition. If you don't get used to running, it is wise to give up for a while. Here is a 30-minute slimming exercise.