By: Hello Doctor
By: Hello Doctor
If exercise is an integral part of your healthy lifestyle, exercise before getting vaccinated against COVID – 19 will also provide benefits and could even boost your immune response to the vaccine.
To date there is no evidence that exercise before or after being vaccinated affects its efficacy.
Usually the side effects of vaccines last only a day or two, each person reacts differently depending on the type of vaccine, health conditions, among other variables.
However, mild side effects may occur to moderate after Covid vaccination – 19 as pain, redness and swelling in the arm where the injection was given, muscle pain, chills, fever, nausea, headache, tiredness, sleep, among others as mentioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
These Side effects are a sign that your immune system is responding to the vaccine and is working.
However, they can interfere with some daily activities, such as sports or exercise, usually only lasting a few days.
If the fever, headache or other symptom persists or is very intense after a few days, or you have any questions, consult your doctor or go to your Health Provider.
Post-vaccination encouragement to exercise as you normally do.
However, since each person responds differently to the vaccine and the response time may vary until the appearance of some side effect symptoms, the most prudent thing would be to rest a day or two and avoid strenuous exercise.
You might even feel good or be a little tired. It would be convenient not to strain and better to rest. Since you could also not enjoy your exercise routine the same and it could reduce your performance.
Since it favors the immune system, but over-training can exhaust it. One or two days of rest after being vaccinated would be convenient, if you feel good, avoid being sedentary, you can take walks, yoga or other light activity.
Fever increases water and electrolyte requirements. It is necessary to take a drink with electrolytes such as oral serum or a sports drink, as well as a lot of water and not be too clothed.
Ask your doctor if you can take any painkillers (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, aspirin or antihistamines) to help reduce symptoms after being vaccinated if necessary as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Do not take painkillers before the vaccine to prevent possible side effects.
Incorporate your normal exercise routine once the side effects of the Covid vaccine – 19 or if you prefer, do it gradually if you feel necessary.