What should the elderly eat before morning exercise?

　　As May Day approaches, the weather seems to be on the “right track” and is starting to get hotter. As a result, there were suddenly more old people doing morning exercises in the park, and Uncle Chen, who was in his 70s, was one of them.

　　Uncle Chen told the "Life Times" reporter that he had developed the habit of morning exercise a long time ago. Every morning when he gets up, he must first go out and practice Tai Chi for half an hour to stretch his muscles. Recently, in addition to doing Tai Chi, he also added some jogging exercise , I actually felt a little dizzy and panicked. Uncle Chen wondered: "Am I not suitable for jogging? ”

　　“This may not be the case. ”Shanghai Jing'an Senior Citizens Hospital Wang Kai, director of the Rehabilitation Department, said, “Uncle Chen’s condition may be caused by fasting exercise. ”After a night's sleep, people will consume a lot of the original water and calories in their bodies, so they must eat in time to replenish energy.

　　For some elderly people with diabetes, their ability to regulate blood sugar will decrease when their stomach is empty, which can easily lead to hypoglycemia. The consequences may be more pronounced if you run on an empty stomach.

　　In the same way, those with unstable blood pressure elderly , after a night of sleep, the blood volume in the body will decrease, and the blood pressure regulation function will decrease accordingly. If energy is not replenished in time, the dilation of blood vessels after exercise, coupled with insufficient blood volume, can easily lead to insufficient blood supply or hypoxia to the brain, causing orthostatic hypotension. In particular, the vasoconstriction function of the elderly is not as good as that of young people, and they are more likely to feel dizzy and cause accidents.

　　Therefore, Director Wang suggested that the elderly should add some watery, easy-to-digest and high-calorie foods before morning exercise, such as soy milk, oatmeal, porridge, or eat some cakes, bread, etc. It should be noted that drinking milk can easily bloat your stomach and make you uncomfortable during exercise, so it is best not to drink it.