How to relieve excess lactic acid

Many male friends will encounter some diseases in their lives. Many factors in daily life can cause diseases. Many male friends should have encountered the situation of excessive lactic acid, but they don’t know what method should be used to relieve this symptom. So, how to relieve excessive lactic acid?

First, how to relieve excessive lactic acid? Lactic acid is a waste product produced by the body during exercise and maintaining normal body temperature. Excessive lactic acid accumulation will cause cells to be unable to absorb nutrients and oxygen smoothly, blood circulation will be blocked, and the blood will be acidic. Instructions: 1. Massage. Use gentle techniques, mainly kneading and lifting. 2. Hot water soak. Promote blood circulation and speed up the transportation and metabolism of lactic acid. 3. Low-intensity walking or jogging. Especially after high-intensity exercise, you cannot stop and rest immediately. You should do low-intensity aerobic exercise such as jogging for a period of time to help the transportation and metabolism of lactic acid accumulated in the muscles.

Second, sometimes, we do a lot of exercise, and when we wake up the next day, we feel severe soreness all over our body or in our hands and feet. The pain will gradually disappear after a few days, and walking or doing a little exercise in the meantime will be very painful. Usually, the reason for this phenomenon is related to muscle energy metabolism. Anyone who has studied biology knows that muscle contraction requires energy, and energy is generated because of the three energy supply systems in the muscles: the phosphagen system, the lactic acid system, and the aerobic oxidation system. When there is sufficient oxygen or the muscles are in a resting state, the aerobic oxidation system is in operation, and sugar, fat, and protein are completely oxidized into water and carbon dioxide in the cells. In this process, ATP is synthesized, and ATP is the direct source of muscle energy.

How to relieve excessive lactic acid? Stretch your muscles after exercise. Be sure to do some stretching and relaxation after exercise, especially for the exercised parts. Muscle stretching can eliminate some accumulated lactic acid. Because muscles will constantly contract during exercise, muscles will swell due to congestion, which hinders the flow of blood. Stretching movements can relax and recover the congested and swollen muscles to the greatest extent, reduce accumulated lactic acid and dredge blood. Muscle stretching generally uses static stretching, that is, slowly stretch the muscles to the maximum stretching degree, and then maintain this movement for 10-20 seconds, rest, and repeat two or three times. Stretching movements can relieve muscle spasms caused by excessive excitement and improve blood flow during exercise. It would be even better if stretching movements are combined with exercise, which can promote better recovery of the body. Take a warm salt water bath, a hot bath, or an ice bath. Salt water baths can not only reduce oil on the skin, but also treat acne on the body. If you are injured after exercise, salt water has an anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effect, and is also very good for skin diseases. Ice bath refers to taking a bath with cold water mixed with ice cubes. Some long-distance runners like to use ice bath to reduce muscle soreness. Because this can effectively reduce the degree of inflammation and soreness, and is more effective than ice compresses, leaving no part of the body covered. If you don't have access to an ice bath, you can also apply ice packs to the sore areas. If none of the above conditions are met, you can take a hot bath. Hot baths can relieve fatigue and soreness. Taking a hot bath after exercise is refreshing and comfortable. For particularly sore areas, you can apply a hot towel to them (the hotter the better), and then rub and massage them with your hands.