Why do I get a headache when I jump rope?

Rope skipping is a popular sport and has many benefits for the human body, especially for those who are overweight. Jumping rope more often can help to lose weight. Whether it is adults or children, skipping rope is a very suitable sport and is not restricted by the venue. However, some people get headaches when jumping rope. Why is that?

People who experience dizziness, lightheadedness or headaches during exercise sometimes experience them alone, but more often they are accompanied by symptoms such as pale complexion, limb weakness, excessive sweating, nausea, and even vomiting. When these symptoms become apparent, people are often forced to stop exercising.

There are roughly the following reasons for dizziness, lightheadedness or headache during exercise.

1. People who lack exercise engage in strenuous exercise. Usually, there are dizziness or headache, as well as pale face, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps and other symptoms. This is the response required when the functional level of the body's respiratory organs cannot adapt to intense exercise. Poor breathing rhythm can lead to insufficient oxygen in the body and cause dizziness. Sometimes participating in strenuous exercise too early after an illness, exercising after being tired, or participating in sports or competitions without enough sleep can cause a series of symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, and headache. It should be pointed out that people who did not experience symptoms such as dizziness and weakness when exercising, but now experience these symptoms, accompanied by loss of appetite, poor sleep, shortness of breath, sweating, increased blood pressure and decreased athletic performance, should be alert.

2. Signs of insufficient calories in the body. When symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness begin after a period of exercise or near the end of exercise, especially when these symptoms occur when the outside temperature is too high or too cold, the cause may be related to insufficient heat in the body and low blood sugar levels. This is why it is easy to experience dizziness, weakness, sweating, etc. if you participate in long-term exercise when you are hungry.

3. Caused by some diseases. People with chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, inner ear diseases, anemia, and hypertension may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, or headaches during exercise. Among adolescents, especially female adolescents, when they experience symptoms such as dizziness, pale face, and palpitations during exercise, it is often related to low hemoglobin levels. For symptoms such as dizziness and vertigo caused by such reasons, the primary disease should be actively treated to fundamentally eliminate the cause.

In fact, abnormal conditions during exercise, such as headaches, nausea, etc., can be prevented. The main thing is to strengthen your overall exercise in daily life, because many people feel uncomfortable when exercising because they are too weak. In addition, before exercising, you must do the warm-up movements well to make your body fully active.