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Author:  Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  How to improve circulation in your hands
I went training last night (wearing gloves) and was training outside for an hour. It is something I have done all the way through the winter with not too many problems.

Last night though, I got to the end of training and literally couldn't feel my finger tips of my middle three fingers on my right hand.

I got into my car and took my gloves off and the fingers were actually blue down to just past the first knuckle from the end.

I was constantly swinging my arms and flexing my fingers throughout the training to try and avoid this and my gloves keep my hands 100% dry if not warm.

It took about 15 minutes of driving my car with air vent blowing not very warm air (I've done the whole cold hands into hot air thing in the past and it isn't pleasant) over my hands before they got their colour back.

This is the second time ever that I remember being this bad.

Is there anything I can do to try and improve my circulation down to my finger tips?
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
Sounds like Raynaud's phenomenon. Most common in women.

More pathognomic if occurs in men under (or above) a certain age - can't remember which!

Watch your fingers to make sure they don't drop off! :lol:

EDIT: Not meant to be normal if starts occurring over the age of 20. Supposedly.
Author:  EddArmitage [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:30 am ]
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cloaked_wolf wrote:
Sounds like Raynaud's phenomenon

I have a friend with that. It's funny to watch him turn blue-y grey with orange spots.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
cloaked_wolf wrote:
Sounds like Raynaud's phenomenon. Most common in women.

More pathognomic if occurs in men under (or above) a certain age - can't remember which!

Watch your fingers to make sure they don't drop off! :lol:

My wife has that, so when Im feeling particulary PC I comment on her "spazzy hands", then duck very quickly :lol:

She has lambs wool lined gloves handy at all times.
Author:  Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/raynauds.html wrote:
Raynaud's can occur on its own, or it can be secondary to another condition such as scleroderma or lupus.

It's lupus!!! :lol:

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also...
Quote:
Keep warm
It is important not only to keep the extremities warm but also to avoid chilling any part of the body. In cold weather, people with Raynaud's must pay particular attention to dressing. Several layers of loose clothing, socks, hats, and gloves or mittens are recommended. A hat is important because a great deal of body heat is lost through the head. Feet should be kept dry and warm.

LOL! I guess that means not training outdoors in almost freezing temperatures wearing only shorts and a t-shirt.

Duly noted, will keep my long sleeved top on from now on.

Does anyone watch QI? They debunked the belief that most body heat is lost through the head the other week.
Author:  finlay666 [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:43 am ]
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Fogmeister wrote:
It's lupus!!! :lol:

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Pfft, you don't know anything

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It's never Lupus
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;)
Author:  Linux_User [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
finlay666 wrote:
Fogmeister wrote:
It's lupus!!! :lol:

[/House]


Pfft, you don't know anything

[House]
It's never Lupus
[/House]

;)

[House]
"I finally have a case of lupus."
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;)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
cloaked_wolf wrote:
Sounds like Raynaud's phenomenon. Most common in women.

Yeah my wife has that. I'm starting to think my son has it too.
Author:  tombolt [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
What sort of gloves do you have? I use these for Snowboarding. They might not be practical for whatever training you're doing, but they are the best gloves I've ever had and mean that I only need one pair now because my hands stay dry and I don't need to dry one pair for a whole day while wearing the other pair!
Author:  Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
Gloves clicky
These are the gloves I use.

Mainly because they are completely waterproof.

Once your hands are warm they stay warm in them. My problem is the fact that my hands don't get warm in the first place.
Author:  tombolt [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
Fogmeister wrote:
Once your hands are warm they stay warm in them. My problem is the fact that my hands don't get warm in the first place.


They look pretty decent. Maybe you should warm your hands before putting the gloves on and training?
Author:  pcernie [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
What about those heat up gel pad things? :?

They give out constant heat for about an hour, then you just boil them in a pot to get them back to their original state - good for hundreds of goes some of them apparently :)
Author:  Fogmeister [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
pcernie wrote:
What about those heat up gel pad things? :?

They give out constant heat for about an hour, then you just boil them in a pot to get them back to their original state - good for hundreds of goes some of them apparently :)

I thought about them but I don't know if they would work with the training I do.

Maybe if I found some small ones to go at the backs of my hands.
Author:  tombolt [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How to improve circulation in your hands
Mittens are also great if the training allows.
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:03 am ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
cloaked_wolf wrote:
Sounds like Raynaud's phenomenon. Most common in women.

Yeah my wife has that. I'm starting to think my son has it too.

My mom has a severe condition a bit like this. They tried treating it for a while by giving her LSD tablets daily :lol:
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