News flash: exercising is not only great for your lungs, heart, and mental outlook.
It is also great for your skin. Health experts encourage people to work out even during the pandemic because it is great for their physical health.
What many do not realize is that working out is a great thing for one’s skin as well. Think about it.
Whenever you get to exercise and sweat, your skin is glowing.
Now, you can’t very well work out before a date or a meeting with a client; but by working out regularly, you will create healthy and glowing skin.
How come that physical activity can more than benefit one’s cardiovascular health?
People are so focused on the benefits of working out for those with heart and weight problems that they fail to realize another aspect of exercising.
Anything that lets the blood circulate in your veins is essential.
As long as the activity promotes circulation, then your skin will get that glow you only see on celebrities.
In fact, if you have skin problems such as acne, rosacea, and psoriasis, exercising can be of great help.
While you will need to take extra care of your skin as you exercise, it has more benefits than drawbacks. Even with medical conditions, exercising is still a no-brainer and an important activity.
What Can Exercising Do Good for the Skin?
Your skin’s overall appearance will benefit from a regular fitness routine. Exercises can get your heart rate up, which means they will also improve the blood and oxygen flow into your bloodstream.
This is an essential process of the production of collagen and the promotion of new skin cells.
This is the reason why your skin is glowing after running on the treadmill for 30 minutes or more.
You might notice that your skin actually looks better after a workout compared to when you just had a spa or facial.
Making your skin glow will also help in fighting against aging that produces wrinkles and fine lines. Sweating while exercising also clears out your pores.
But make sure to clean the sweat off your skin after exercising because it can also clog your pores.
So When Is It Bad?
When you are not careful, exercising outdoors can be bad for your skin, too.
If you are applying whitening toner to your face, you have to be careful with the time you spend exercising outdoors.
There is nothing good that will come out of exercising outdoors if you already applied toner on your skin.
You are only increasing the chances of burns. Remember that toners are not designed to work together with sun exposure, so make sure you protect your skin from the sun when you apply chemicals to it.
But if you are adamant about exercising outdoors, then you should know that applying sunscreen is the only way to do that.
Make sure to apply sunscreen liberally on all exposed areas of your skin to protect it from the harsh rays of the sun.
Although getting enough sun is great for your skin, too much sun exposure can damage skin. So no matter the weather forecast, have that sunscreen ready.
Experts said that you must use sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or above to protect your skin. You must reapply it every two hours.
If you sweat a lot, make sure to get a sunscreen lotion with water-resistant properties.
Remember not to wear makeup when you work out. Yes, you want to look good but honestly, who will look good with makeup and sweat on?
Sweat will even cause your makeup to run, which isn’t a good look at all.
One misconception about exercising is that sweat is a natural moisturizer, which means you do not need one anymore.
The truth is that exercise can sometimes cause chaffing and rashes.
This is because of the friction and moisture build-up.
What you can do under these conditions is to use an antiperspirant and moisturizer on the areas of your body where redness, uneven skin tone, and chapping can occur.
Exercising does a lot of great things for the body, your skin included. You will notice a different glow to your skin when you start exercising regularly, so make this a part of your skincare routine.
And while it is not easy these days to push yourself off the bed and start doing what you have been doing pre-pandemic, remember that living a healthy lifestyle is also one way of fighting off whatever virus strain there is.