Swelling hands during exercise

norweigan · June 2014

So the other day I went on a power walk with a girlfriend. It was the first time in awhile I've worked out (I finally had some energy), and the girl I walk with seriously walks incredibly fast. Almost a run sometimes. I can usually keep up with her, but not right now, and there were 2 hills where I had her go ahead of me and I lagged behind.

Well, afterward, my hands totally blew up. I could get my wedding rings off in the morning, but by the end of the walk my fingers were so swollen that I couldn't get them off. They went back to normal after a few hours of sitting in the air conditioning, but it did concern me. Has that happened to anyone else? Is that a sign I need to take it easy on the workout, or is that just normal?

norweigan · June 2014

Thanks guys. That has never happened to me before and I was worried I overexerted myself.

Manateearmz · June 2014

I get that when I'm not pregnant. Just be sure to stay well hydrated and monitor your heart rate.

beachy6 · June 2014

Same as the other ladies. Happens when I exercise sometimes. I just put my hands up and wiggle my fingers a little to get the blood flow going a bit, but as soon as I dangle my hands again, it gets bad. It usually clears up a couple of hours after I'm done.

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