What will you do to avoid unwanted incidents during MVPA participation ?

Participating in MVPA is not just a simple activity or exercise One has to prepare himself or herself as well as the necessary things to bring to avoid unwanted incidents like dehydration, overexertion, hypothermia, and hyperthermia. So here are some things to do and to bring to avoid those injuries.

What to bring?

Water

Extra clothes

Extra clothesTowels and caps

What to do?

Prepare yourself. Know your limits so as not to overwork your body. Overworking your body might put your life to a threat.

Drink a lot of water. Do not wait to feel thirsty. If you know have sweat a lot already drink water immediately

Change clothes. Do not let the wet cloth dry up in your body.

Use towel. Use towel to wipe out excessive sweating.

Definition of terms

Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)- This activity refers or includes activities which spans from moderate physical activities. Brisk walking or bicycling and jogging, aerobic dance or bicycling uphill are moderate and vigorous activities respectively.

Dehydration- Dehydration happens when the fluid in your body is used or lost more than the fluid you drink or intake. Your body now does not enough water or fluid to do its normal functions, hence, you get dehydrated. Anyone my become dehydrated, as to the people who are more at risk, young ones or children and the older adults are more at risk.

Overexertion- This refers to the pressure one put in himself or herself, too much pressure that leads to a simple discomfort that might extend to more worse, injury.

Hypothermia- This happens when the body loses temperature particularly heat faster than the body is able to heat up. A person suffers hypothermia when his or her body temperature drops below 35 degrees celsius.

Hyperthermia-the opposite of hypothermia. Happens when the body temperature rises up significantly beyond the normal temperature which is 37 degrees celsius. Hyperthermia like hypothermia can threaten life too.

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