cold hands when jogging

monicainacoma
monicainacoma Posts: 84 Member
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know why my hands get cold when I jog? It's not weather related, because I'm inside on my treadmill.

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  • lauragriffin2
    lauragriffin2 Posts: 3 Member
    Are they just cold? Or do they turn colors, like white or purple? Does it happen at other times?
  • lizzue
    lizzue Posts: 276 Member
    Mine get hot, but I think blood rushes to them for some reason...?!?!
  • schismatik
    schismatik Posts: 2
    They're probably getting cold from blood rushing to your other extremities. I think it's also a sign of fat burning. Are you doing cardio in a fasted (non-fed) state? I'd be the same way doing light/moderate cardio in a fasted state or after being depleted from weight training.
  • Hirundo
    Hirundo Posts: 148 Member
    Vasoconstriction !

    Your working muscles needs a lot of oxygen to work that hard and, to carry them that oxygen, it needs to bring up as much blood as possible there ... so your vessels are constricting to your extremities to keep the most of your blood for your needing muscles. Blood also carry warmth to your extremities, so less blood mean you are colder there... Add some adrenaline to all the process and you definatly get vasoconstriction .. It's normal and a natural survival machanism of your body ! I suggest Gloves !

    Though if it happens on littles efforts or if your extremities gets white or blueish, I would talk to a doctor... Some pathology could be related, such as Raynaud syndrome...

    Good luck ! ;)
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