Interviewee: Chang Cuiqing, Chief physician of Sports medicine Department of Peking University Third Hospital

Exercising is a healthy habit, but if you find that your exercise performance is getting worse or you often feel exhausted, it may be due to excessive exercise. Chang Cuiqing, Chief physician of the Sports medicine Department of Peking University Third Hospital, cautioned that the warning signals sent by the body when exercising excessively should not be ignored.

Nausea and vomiting. After excluding the causes of digestive system diseases, such as nausea during or after exercise, it is mostly caused by excessive physical activity and hypoxia in the body. Practitioners should slow down their pace and start with a small amount of exercise, gradually progressing.

Headache and dizziness. There should be no headache during or after exercise. If such symptoms occur, activity should be stopped and a cardiopulmonary function test should be conducted. Except for starting to practice certain rotation movements, dizziness should not occur. If it continues to occur, it is a signal of insufficient blood supply to the brain. Timely examinations of the cerebrovascular system and cervical spine should be conducted.

Chest discomfort. If excessive exercise leads to sweating in the chest and shortness of breath, it may be a signal that the heart is affected and activity should be stopped immediately. If you feel burning pain, chest tightness, etc., it may be that Vascular occlusion leads to the reduction of blood and oxygen flow to the heart, that is, a sign of heart disease or angina, you are recommended to go to the hospital immediately.

Mental exhaustion. Exercise can to some extent alleviate depression and anxiety, but excessive exercise can actually exacerbate depression, irritability, and moodiness. If you feel physically and mentally exhausted after exercise, it is best to adjust yourself in a timely manner and reduce the amount of exercise.

Limb weakness. The feeling of limb weakness should generally recover after resting for about 15 minutes. If it continues for several days, it may be a signal of spleen damage. If accompanied by stomach bloating and discomfort, the amount of exercise should be reduced.

Breathing heavily. Asthma during exercise is a common phenomenon, but when encountering situations such as wheezing due to mild activity and not being able to recover after a long rest, it may indicate poor lung function.

Joint pain. Joint pain exceeding 30 minutes after exercise should be noted. If the pain occurs in or near the joint and there is joint dysfunction, it should be considered whether the ligament is strained.

Muscle soreness. Those who have just started exercising, those who have stopped exercising for a long time but have recovered, and those who have changed their exercise content can all cause muscle soreness in a certain area, which is a normal phenomenon. But if the muscles continue to ache, check for damage to the muscle and soft tissues.

Chang Cuiqing suggested that before choosing exercise, the exerciser should go to the Sports medicine department of the hospital for evaluation, and formulate the type and amount of exercise suitable for their own conditions according to their own cardiopulmonary function. (Reporter Gao Jiayue)