Why do you get cramps when swimming? What should you do if you get cramps when swimming?

Friends who are familiar with Encyclopedia Knowledge Network know that we have been sharing all aspects of swimming with you in recent issues. Today we will continue to take you to understand why you get cramps when swimming? What to do if you get cramps when swimming? And what is the heart rate control range for swimming, so that we can swim more healthily.

Contents of this article

1. Why do you get cramps when swimming?

2. What to do if you get cramps while swimming

3. What is the heart rate control range for swimming?

Why do I get cramps when swimming?

There are many reasons for swimming cramps, the main ones are:

1. The warm-up exercises are not done well. If you don’t do warm-up exercises, your muscles will not be able to adapt to the underwater activities and will easily cramp.

2. If the water temperature in a swimming pool, sea, lake or river is too low, muscles will be suddenly stimulated after entering the water and cramps are likely to occur, especially for people with weaker bodies.

3. Swimming when hungry or after a full meal. Swimming when hungry can easily lead to hypoglycemia, and swimming after a full meal can cause stomach cramps and cramps.

4. If the swimmer is overtired or lacks sleep for a long time, muscle cramps are likely to occur while swimming, especially for people with reduced resistance.

What to do if you get cramps while swimming

1. When your calf cramps, take a deep breath, dive your head into the water, float your back out of the water, grab your toes with both hands, pull them toward you, and stretch your legs at the same time. If it doesn't work once, repeat it several times.

2. When your thigh cramps, float on your back in the water, bend the cramped leg, then hold your calf with both hands and press it against your thigh.

3. When your upper arm cramps, clench your fist, bend your elbow as much as you can, then straighten it, and repeat several times.

4. When your fingers cramp, you can first clench your fists tightly, then open them tightly, and repeat this quickly several times until your fingers recover.

What is the heart rate control range for swimming?

Everyone's health and physical condition are different, and the aerobic heart rate range for fitness exercises will vary from person to person and from time to time. Generally speaking, the reasonable exercise load that can strengthen the body is between 65% and 85% of the maximum exercise heart rate. In addition, the specific exercise heart rate will also vary according to the intensity of the exercise. The heart rate of low-intensity exercise is between 110 and 140 beats per minute, and the heart rate of more intense exercise such as weight loss is between 160 and 180 beats per minute, and the maximum does not exceed 210 beats per minute.