How to recover after a long run

Patients should not sit down or lie down to rest immediately after a long run, but take a slow walk to keep the heart beating, gradually slowing down and the body gradually regaining calm. Sudden rest will be a shock to the heart and lead to body discomfort. Slow walking can also relieve the lactic acid accumulation in the legs and avoid leg muscle soreness. As the body will be seriously dehydrated after exercise, patients should be properly hydrated, but do not drink water immediately after exercise, rest for about 15 minutes before drinking water, try to choose light salt water, do not choose water with lower temperature to avoid hurting the stomach and intestines, do not make up too much water at one time, within 200ml is appropriate, and can be hydrated after a few minutes interval. Patients also need to make energy supplement, can eat some candy, chocolate and other high energy food, so as to avoid more energy deficiency of the body, can maintain the blood sugar balance. Patients can massage their legs after a long run to effectively relieve leg muscle tension, and can take a hot bath after two hours of long run, which can effectively relieve the fatigue of the body.