why do my fingers sometimes swell when I am jogging/running???

Question

I am training for my first marathon with a walk/jog/run routine. And yesterday during my training I noticed that my fingers were swollen, any reason why????

Answer 1

A few different issues could be in play.

Electrolytes are the salts in your bloodstream, which must be kept in balance to prevent swelling in the tissues. Sweating without replacing the lost salt can upset this balance. Too much salt can swing you in the opposite direction and still cause swelling."If you are not taking in adequate electrolytes, the imbalance in salt levels between the blood stream, the cells, and the extracellular spaces essentially results in a trapping of the water in the tissues as the sodium is lost in sweat. The same thing can happen if you are taking in too much salt.

Centrifugal Force:If you are walking / running properly, the centrifugal force generated by swinging your arms will gradually lead to edema (swelling) in the hands.

Blood Pooling: Swollen fingers/hands are due to blood pooling in the extremities of the body. Blood pooling also occurs in the feet. However, in our legs we have large, efficient muscles that are pretty good at getting the blood pumped back up to the heart. In the hands and fingers, we have smaller muscles that are not as good at getting the blood pumped back up to the heart. So, what you get is numb, tingling, swollen fingers.

Answer 2

Circulation isnt running through your fingertips when they are at your side. For good circulation...your supposed to keep that body part above your heart. Thats kind of hard to do (and look sane) while walking. Id keep my arms up in sort of a boxing style and sway them forward and back like you see the daily joggers do. See if that helps. You must be retaining some water.

Answer 3

I have that problem too, when I am walking. My mom says its because I don't move my arms, you know like, pumping them as I am walking. Maybe that is the problem.

Answer 4

You may be retaining water...Maybe you drink too much sugar drinks,,,,Try mostly water,or tea with sweetener...Or water with lemon or sweetener