Instructions to avoid sunshine when running VM Ha Long
According to Dr. Vu Quang Hung - Head of Medical Group Metasports Marathon, when jogging for a long time, high intensity under hot weather, sunlight directly shining into the neck as the body's body temperature regulating center suffering from the body's temperature. Shocking, leading to body temperature disorders leading to heat stroke, heat shock.
The most obvious manifestation is dizziness, dizziness, increased heart rate, breathing, shortness of breath, cramps, worse may faint, coma. Falling into this situation, Runner needs to rest immediately. Because the longer the prognosis is worse, the first aid measures play an important role.
According to the official weather forecast of the Metasports Marathon Ha Long, about 6-7h will start to be sunny and hot. Dr. Vu Quang Hung gave a number of notes for Runner to take the initiative in measures to avoid sunshine, avoiding heat to ensure safety for himself on the run.
The sun with high UV levels will cause skin damage, dehydration quickly. Good shielding will minimize the evaporation of water through the skin, helping to stabilize body temperature. Runnings should wear light -colored costumes, thin, lightweight fabric and vents. Mixed cotton fiber material or small polyester fiber will absorb sweat better, creating a sense of comfort when moving.
In addition to basic costumes such as pants, shirts and shoes, Runner uses hat accessories, tube gloves in the Race of the Organizing Committee to shield the body to avoid direct UV rays. The VM Ha Long run has many sunshines shining straight into the eyes of the run. Therefore, it is necessary to use specialized sports glass to protect the eyes, limit the headache due to too much narrowed eyes because of the sun.
During running, the feet will pour a lot of sweat so do not use socks with 100% cotton ingredients, causing the feet to be moist and blistering. Socks made from acrylic, coolmax, polyester better moisture.
Running in the hot weather will make the body dehydration faster, the temperature inside the body is more likely to increase if there is no measures to cool the body in time. VM Ha Long Organizing Committee arranged 18 water stations on the run for the runner. Each station has drinking water, electrolyte water, cooling water, cold sucking for athletes to cool down. The running legs need to take advantage of all the cooling tools that the organizers prepare so that the body does not increase abnormally. Runner should drink water regularly throughout the road to keep the body's water.
"If on the road, there is a case where someone has a heat stroke, heat, need to rest in a shade, cool. Take off towels, hats, gloves, loosen clothes to escape heat, remove stagnant salt on The body. Then there are measures to rehydrate the feet running like drinking cold water, electrolyte water. Cold compresses in areas with large arteries passing through such as armpits, groin, neck and cool fans to reduce body temperature ". , Doctor Vu Quang Hung instructed
Runner needs to build a healthy, nutritious daily life regime to have a solid physical foundation. Getting enough sleep is essential for the body to be most alert when racing. In addition, before the racing day, the legs do not drink alcohol to avoid dehydration and burden the liver.
Before each run, athletes can learn carefully about the roads, roadmap, location of health stations and water reception stations provided by the organizers to respond promptly when bad situations occur. When signs of heat stroke, heat shock, must stop immediately and seek the help of teammates or volunteers and organizers. The layout of health stations along the track with a distance of 1.5 - 2km per station. Six ambulances and dozens of doctors are willing to be present when there is an emergency situation.
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