Cold after working out?

Dellie22
Dellie22 Posts: 167
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I don't know about anyone else, but, no matter how long my cool down is (generally between 5 and 10 mins), my body temperature drops dramatically and i'm shivering within minutes of ending cardio. I always put on 2 layers and a blanket after finishing my workout but that hasn't been working lately.
Any ideas on what i could do to keep me warmer ?

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  • serena22289
    serena22289 Posts: 36 Member
    That happens to me too. I always try to take a hot shower as soon after my workout as possible to get warm again.
  • kristinlough
    kristinlough Posts: 828 Member
    I get like that sometimes too! It helped me a lot to add 20 minutes of yoga after. Because it's really calming, it lowers my heart rate some, and it keeps me toasty.

    And I always always always put on sweats before I cool down. That might help. And cool down more slowly.
  • If you are getting enough iron I wouldn't be worried about the cold. Sometimes I'm freezing after working out; other times I am hot for an hour.
  • great question, I get like that too. I am going to try the yoga suggestion and see if that helps:)
  • mybutterflower
    mybutterflower Posts: 90 Member
    I'm usually freezing too. Part of me thinks it's because I'm burning off all the blubber that's been keeping me warm :laugh:
  • it's getting chilly at night here in the midwest....when we walk out from an hour of sweating during zumba class, that cold hits our wet bods and WOOOOOO is it cold!

    i sit here shivering until i take a hot shower.
  • I never realized that this was a common problem. Since I've been working out I've been freezing as well....to the point where I have to go and sit in a hot bath to thaw out. I didn't realize that maybe having a longer stretch/cool down afterwards would help. Thanks for posting your problem and for the suggestions posted after.
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