My hands swell up when i exercise?

Question

They start feeling all tight, and my fingers look fat and discolored. Has this happened to anyone out there? What is this?

Its not the heat, bc yesterday i ran outdoors and i hadnt even broken a sweat before my hands started tingling.

I dont really eat that much salty food, im pretty careful with what i eat

Answer 1

I get the same thing, especially at night when I workout on my treadmill. My hands get itchy and all swollen and red. It might be high blood pressure or a circulation problem? It helps when I put my arms over my head but as soon as I put them back down, they swell up again. Doesn't go away until I stop working out.

I just got this from "Saviz Agir" from another answer to the same question.

That happens to me when I going running sometimes. It's what I call the "Mickey Mouse fingers" syndrome. It does occur more often to me during warm weather but can happen during cool weather as well. Here are some of the common causes:

Electrolyte imbalance: 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 (that's why pregnant women's feet swell). 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.

What you can do when it occurs:
-remove rings, watches, etc from hands when walking
-keep elbows bent at 85 degree angle
-do arm circles every now and then
-rest hands on top of your head
-keep hands slightly open and stretch them every so often

As long as your fingers go back to normal after your walks then you should have nothing to worry about.

Answer 2

Swollen Hands When Exercising

Answer 3

um, i don't know if this is for sure, but i know when when it's hot outside my hands tend to swell up as do many others too and when i'm cold my hands kind of shrink. Maybe its from working out, when you get hot from the work, your hands might swell. hope this helps. = )

Answer 4

Sounds like a cardiovascular problem. Go see a doctor.

Answer 5

Sounds like you have a problem with circulation. See a doctor immediately.

Answer 6

You may be retaining water. How much salt/sodium do you consume on any given day?

Answer 7

well if your hands are holding something while you are running on a treadmill or something then you might be alergic to the material on the hand bars.

Answer 8

Wow!
See a doctor IMMEDIATELY.
If this is the result of any kind of aerobic exercise, it could be an indication of something your doctor should know about.

Answer 9

Never heard of that one before :) sorry