Bruises when you up exercise?

claire_xox
claire_xox Posts: 282 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I have no idea if this is normal or if I'm either doing something wrong or my diet is wrong but whenever I up the cardio exercise I do, in most cases running, by a fair bit I start to get a lot of random bruises. Usually on the outside sides of my calves and thighs. They don't hurt just unattractive and I assume it's because something is a bit off.
Anyone else experience this or know why I might be? It's only a minor problem but it happens enough to be an obvious pattern and if I can solve it I'd like to.

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  • Section117_Zolos
    Section117_Zolos Posts: 71
    I don't know if this is related or not, but when I started spinning, I got some random bruises on my legs. I have one huge one on the inside of my thigh and various little ones all over my thigh.

    I don't know if it's because of strenuous or because I'm clumsy and banging myself getting off the bike.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    It probably has more to do with what you are eating than the exercise. If you've started adding more veggies and other foods high in Vitamin K and either eating more oily fish or taking a fish oil supplement, these both lower your clotting factor and can temporarily lead to bruising more easily. So can deficiencies in certain vitamins and minerals.
  • suzitkd
    suzitkd Posts: 110
    I bruise quite easily - but I can always remember how I got each bruise, they don't appear randomly. If I were to start getting 'random' bruises which I couldn't remember knocking myself etc. then I would probably chat to my GP about it - not to worry you but I think it can be a symptom of other things going wrong, it's always worth discussing changes like this with a health professional, if for no other reason than to put your mind at rest. It may of course just be a vitamin or mineral deficiency, but a health professional should be able to advise you on that also. Hope you get to the bottom of it!
  • claire_xox
    claire_xox Posts: 282 Member
    Thanks for all your help :) you've offered a few good suggestions :)
  • extrapickles15
    extrapickles15 Posts: 2
    I got them too when I started exercising hard for the first time. Random bruises would pop up all over my legs. They eventually went away, but once I started the Insanity workouts (even more strenuous than I was used to) it started happening again. I read online and it seems like a common problem in people that are exercising harder than they are used to and losing weight. I don't think it's really anything to worry about, but get them checked out if you feel it necessary!
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