Exercise and Hair Loss

[Tom28]

Anyone can relate the frequency of exercising with that of hair loss?

Personally, I find exercising should be good for the scalp as it circulates the blood in the body and towards the scalp.

However, the scalp becomes oily and dirty after exercise and this may prompt more hair loss too.

Overall, I believe moderation is the key to exercising and one should clean the scalp promptly after every exercise session.

What are your views?

 

[s.a.f]

It makes no difference whatsoever.

 

[mj9]

some people have claimed that cardio helps grow/maintain hair and lifting weights increases hairloss....

i dont think the scalp being dirty has an effect on hair loss as i never ever washed my hair as a kid and had tonnes of hair...

 

[ChrisJ]

"Regular aerobic exercise can help keep androgen levels (particularly free testosterone levels) naturally lower while maintaining overall health, lowering stress and increasing SHBG. [1] [2]

Weight training without aerobic exercise may increase testosterone. [3]; [4] [5] [6] One study suggests that both heavy exercise and increased fat intake, in combination, are required for increased free testosterone in strength trainers. Increased total or free testosterone would help them build and repair muscle, but may cause susceptible individuals to lose hair. [7]

However, there is at least one study that indicates a decline in free testosterone combined with an increase in strength due to an (unspecified) strength training regime.[13]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldness

 

[s.a.f]

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=48389&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=0

 

[the Last Fight]

Enough with your links SAF .. i do know that intense excercise does put stress on your body, and its a good stress but it tends to make you body more acidic which can have many negative effects, such as inflamation, constipation, hairloss ... diet is a big part of any excercise progrom but especially an intense program.

 

[mj9]

its a good stress but it tends to make you body more acidic which can have many negative effects, such as inflamation, constipation, hairloss ... quote]

VERY INTERESTING! I thought I was the only one that believed in this.... So what do you suggest counteracts this acidity?

 

[s.a.f]

If you think that you can somehow stop/prevent your hairloss with excersice then all I can say is good luck with that. :shakehead:

 

[the Last Fight]

I agree with SAF, excercise is not going to stop hairloss, but it does make you body work better and reduces negatives like bad stress, high insulin levels that are bad for the body and might reflect with your hair.

From the research ive done about acidity is that to counter it is to eat food that are alkaline. You dont need to eat all alkalining food, green veggies, most fruits, but the majority of your food should be. You can do a PH test at home that will determine what your PH levels are. Symptoms of acicidy in the body is inflammation(joint pain), constipation, fatigue, and premature aging of the skin and hair.

 

[mj9]

i didnt say i was going to combat hair loss with excercise...

anyway, so where did you read this? i have been looking up this for a long time without any success.... any links? and links to alkaline types of food and acidic types of food?

cheers

 

[the Last Fight]

i dont have any links but just google those words, or beter yet google PH balanace, theres a great book called the Ph diet or something along those lines that i read in a bookstore, but theres plenty on the net to give you the basics