4 Ways to Maintain Healthy Skin While Exercising

Frequent exercise will help you to have a healthy body and to maintain the appropriate weight, but physical activity can detrimentally affect your skin. Fortunately, there are great ways to care for your skin to avoid having any problems that can lead to cancer, wrinkles or acne. Here are four ways for you to maintain healthy skin while you are exercising.

Protection from the Sun’s Ultraviolet Rays

If you are exercising outside, then you must protect your skin from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Look for sunscreen lotions or creams that are water-resistant so that they will remain on your skin even after a day of hard exercise and sweat. Make sure to reapply the sunscreen products according to the package’s label to avoid having sunburned skin. Protecting your skin from sunlight can prevent skin cancer.

Proper Cleansing After Exercising

When you are exercising, you will perspire more, and your skin will also produce additional oils. This means that you must clean your skin frequently to avoid having blemishes that include pimples or blackheads. Look for facial and body skin cleansers that are appropriate for your skin’s type so that you won’t have greasy or dry skin. After physical activity, make sure to shower or bathe right away to avoid having a foul odor.

Professional Facial Services

At a medical spa, you can request professional facial services to have beautiful skin despite exercising intensely. There are several types of facials available, including exfoliating dry skin tissue or removing sebum from the skin’s pores. You can also undergo laser treatments to lighten skin discolorations. An aesthetician can also inject fillers to improve your facial appearance, or you might prefer an injection of a neurotoxin to reduce skin wrinkles.

Drinking Enough Water

Your skin needs hydrationto remain healthy and attractive. When you aren’t drinking enough water, you will feel terrible, and it will often affect your skin. The average adult requires a minimum of eight glasses of water each day, but if you are engaging in physical activity, then you will need much more than this. Begin your day by drinking a glass of water and make sure to carry bottles of water with you while you are exercising. If you can, find water bottles that you can clip onto a bicycle’s frame or that will attach to a belt around your waist.

Inspect Your Skin

After exercising, make sure to inspect your skin for any problems that can include having blisterson your feet or chafing around your waist. These are common skin problems that are caused by excessive skin rubbing when you are perspiring.Brooke Chaplan is a freelance writer and blogger. She lives and works out of her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She loves the outdoors and spends most of her time hiking, biking, and gardening. For more information, contact Brooke via Facebook at facebook.com/brooke.chaplan or Twitter @BrookeChapl