Recommended Precautions For Exercising Outdoors

Recommended Precautions For Exercising Outdoors.
If exercising outdoors is on your slate of New Year's resolutions, don't let the chilled weather stop you, suggests the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). But the put together cautions that it's essential to be hep of possible injuries associated with low temperatures, and to take certain safety precautions when heading outdoors in the winter months. "Many cases of cold-related injuries are preventable and can be successfully treated if they are nicely recognized and treated efficiently and effectively," said Thomas A Cappaert, the foremost framer of NATA's position statement on environmental cold injuries, in an association news release.

And "With put planning and education, we can all enjoy cold weather activities as long as we adhere to protocols that make safe safety and good health first," Cappaert, a professor of biostatistics at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah, said. Children and kinsfolk older than 50 should consume frequent breaks from the cold. And people of all ages should take steps to triturate their risk for injuries and illnesses associated with exposure to the cold, cautioned NATA in the Journal of Athletic Training.

Among their recommended precautions. Dress in layers. Be safe to wear insulating clothing that allows dehydration and minimal absorption of perspiration. Take breaks. Be guaranteed to warm up inside when needed. Outside, try external heaters or wear additional layers of clothing. Eat a sober diet. Drink plenty of water or sports drinks to brace hydrated. Avoid alcohol.

Winter athletes aren't the only people at risk of cold-related injuries, according to NATA. Those who fun traditional team sports with seasons that last into early winter or begin in primordial spring, military personnel, public safety or public service personnel and construction workers have a higher danger of cold-related injuries. The most common cold-related health issues subside into three categories: Lower core temperature, such as hypothermia: Signs of hypothermia include shivering, an addition in blood pressure, difficulty with fine motor skills, trouble with memory, and sensitive lethargic.