Exercise is another good health habit that helps improve acne
symptoms. Besides being good for a person’s overall health, exercise
causes the body to release endorphins, natural chemicals that give exercisers a feeling of well-being. This reduces stress and
stress-induced acne outbreaks. For these reasons, it is important
that people with acne get plenty of exercise.
As beneficial as exercise is, people with acne must take special
care after they exercise to remove excess perspiration from their
skin in order to prevent acne outbreaks. The reason for this is that
perspiration can trap bacteria on the skin. If it is not washed off,
the bacteria will eventually get trapped in hair follicles and aggravate
acne symptoms.
Tight-fitting athletic clothing can trap perspiration
and rub and chafe the skin, which irritates and inflames
acne lesions. Such garments as sweatbands, bicycle shorts, chin
guards, and shoulder pads, to name a few, can exacerbate acne
symptoms. Therefore, people with acne must take special care
when they wear these types of garments and shower immediately
after exercising to remove perspiration from their bodies.
