Why does traditional Chinese medicine not encourage swimming?

In the hot summer, when the weather is hot, most people will choose to spend time in the swimming pool, which is refreshing and can relieve heat. Swimming has many benefits, but it also has disadvantages. Let's follow the editor to understand why traditional Chinese medicine does not advocate swimming, as well as the taboos of swimming.

Why does Chinese medicine not advocate swimming? Chinese medicine suggests summer swimming taboos

1. Swimming on an empty stomach

I don't know if you have felt the same way, but every time I finish swimming, I always feel very hungry and have no strength in my body. Why is this? Because swimming is an exercise that requires the whole body to exercise, especially the arms and legs, which have very high exercise intensity and consume most of the body's heat.

If we don't eat anything before swimming, it is easy to cause a drop in blood sugar, especially for diabetics, who may pass out due to low blood sugar. If the swimmer is on an empty stomach, has low blood sugar, and is under great physical exertion, it is very easy for him to experience muscle tremors, dizziness, physical exhaustion, coma, and even fall into the water and die immediately. Therefore, the editor here would like to remind everyone that you must not go on an empty stomach when swimming. If you are very hungry, you can drink some fruit drinks to avoid causing unnecessary harm to the body.

2. Swimming while drunk

The most popular saying nowadays is "Don't drink and drive, don't drive after drinking". Then the editor would also like to say, "Don't drink when swimming, don't swim after drinking". Many people go to the swimming pool to have fun after a party with friends. In fact, it is a very dangerous behavior, and its risk factor is no less than that of driving under the influence of alcohol. After drinking, alcohol will numb the brain nerve tissue, causing the person's consciousness to be more blurred than normal and the reaction speed of all aspects of the body to slow down. If the human body is in water and cannot respond immediately to the commands from the brain, it would be a terrible thing. In addition to causing unconsciousness and adverse effects, alcohol can also accelerate the consumption of glucose in the human body, causing a drop in blood sugar levels and dizziness.

3. Excessive swimming

Many people like to take a dip in the swimming pool after excessive exercise, but they don't know that this will invisibly increase the pressure on the heart; in summer, the temperature in the swimming pool is lower than the normal human body temperature. When the human body enters the water, the body temperature will drop rapidly, the body's resistance will be reduced, and it is easy to cause a cold.

4. Long-term exposure to the sun and swimming

Ultraviolet light is strong in the summer. Long-term exposure to the sun will not only cause sunburn, but will also continue to cause sunburn, and then cause sun spots. It is a small matter to affect the appearance, but it is very complicated to cause a series of skin diseases. When swimming outdoors in summer, everyone must do a good job of sun protection. It is not enough to use only sunscreen lotion for sun protection. It is best to choose special tools such as parasols and towels to assist in sun protection.