Autumn is thick, cold and summer come and go, adding clothes and quilt, and finally autumn in the real sense. The autumnal equinox is a special day. On this day, the sun shines directly on the equator. Day and night are equal in most parts of the world. After the autumnal equinox, the direct point of the sun begins to move south, and the days with short days and long nights begin in the northern hemisphere. After the autumnal equinox, the northern hemisphere gradually enters late autumn, and the temperature will become colder and colder day by day.
Exercise properly in the middle of autumn
As the days in the northern hemisphere get shorter and the temperature gets colder, the sunlight is no longer sufficient, and the secretion of thyroid hormone and adrenaline related to sunlight is reduced.
It causes the decrease of human excitability, so that people will be depressed, feel tired and even depressed at this time of the year.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, in autumn, the viscera is the lung, the lung governs the Qi and controls the breathing, and the will is the worry.
Therefore, in the period of seasonal changes in autumn, it is a very normal physiological and psychological reaction to watch the autumn wind, cold rain, flowers and trees wither, and the "sad autumn" emotions such as desolation, sadness and depression.
However, if people stay in the "sad autumn" state for a long time, they will lose their sense of pleasure, reduce their self-confidence, even feel inferior, feel tired due to decreased energy, have sleep disorders, and seriously have the idea of suicide.
In this case, we must take certain measures to curb the bad stimulation brought by the "sad autumn" mood.
Strengthen and adhere to physical exercise in autumn
First of all, we should reasonably increase or decrease clothes to prevent wearing thin clothes and feeling cold. We should also prevent wearing too much clothes and causing a lot of sweating. We should pay more attention to avoid wearing sweaty clothes after exercise and staying in the cold wind.
Second, in cold weather, our body muscles tend to become stiff and our flexibility will be reduced. Therefore, we must do the necessary warm-up activities before exercise to avoid the damage of muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints during exercise.
Third, exercise must be done according to one's ability to avoid excessive exercise and convergence in autumn. When the human body enters the period of internal cultivation, excessive exercise will increase sweating, resulting in yang depletion, which is not conducive to health preservation in autumn and winter. Therefore, exercise must choose relaxed and gentle projects with good tolerance.
Finally, we should also remind that dryness is the main Qi in autumn. The weather is dry and windy. Sweating during exercise will also cause the loss of water in the body. Therefore, we must pay attention to the retention and supplement of Yin fluid in autumn and pay attention to replenishment during exercise.
After exercise, pay attention to eating some foods that nourish yin, moisten lung, replenish fluid and generate fluid, such as pear, lotus root, water chestnut, lily, tremella, honey, etc.
