Sports and Skin Aging: These 3 Sports Can Make Your Skin Age Faster and What You Can Do About It

Sports are widely known for their positive effects on health and well-being. However, sports, in addition to their numerous benefits, can also act as a stressor for the body, impacting your skin. In fact, some activities can accelerate skin aging.

Here are three sports that can make your skin age faster and what you can do about it:

1. Long-Distance Running

Long-distance running, and endurance sports in general, are extremely popular and offer numerous health benefits. However, excessive running outdoors can accelerate skin aging. The reason: oxidative stress.

Intensive, prolonged physical activity rapidly increases the production of free radicals in the body due to increased cellular respiration. These radicals damage cell structures, particularly DNA, contributing to skin aging. However, you can protect your skin by supplying the right nutrients.

KA-EX is particularly suitable for this: the ingredients in KA-EX, such as riboflavin, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc, help protect cells from oxidative stress. Besides oxidative stress, dehydration plays a crucial role in accelerated skin aging.

It’s important to note that dehydration is not just about fluid loss. Minerals ensure the right moisture content in the skin, keeping it hydrated from within. Few products maintain the correct composition of all essential minerals, as found in KA-EX.

2. Swimming

Swimming is a great holistic sport that trains the entire body and is gentle on the joints. However, there are pitfalls for skin health here as well.

1. Chlorine: Most public swimming pools use chlorine to disinfect the water. Chlorine can severely dry out the skin by stripping away natural oils that serve as a protective barrier. Dry skin tends to develop wrinkles faster and lose elasticity.
2. Water Exposure: Prolonged contact with water can weaken the skin barrier, making it more susceptible to environmental damage. This leads to increased dryness and premature skin aging.

Here too, KA-EX can help: vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for normal skin function.

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has established itself in recent years as an extremely effective training method. It boosts fitness and burns calories in the shortest time. However, it can also have negative effects on the skin.

HIIT workouts are extremely intense and can increase cortisol levels in the body. Cortisol, the so-called “stress hormone,” can promote collagen breakdown, making the skin thinner and less elastic.

Therefore, optimal recovery after such a workout is essential! KA-EX contains all the important nutrients that support the recovery process.

The unique KA-EX formula is the result of 5 years of scientific research. It not only helps protect the body from skin aging but also fights muscle soreness and helps you recover faster. Additionally, hard-earned training results are further enhanced, and fatigue is combated.

These positive effects of KA-EX are no longer a secret: KA-EX has already established itself in professional sports and supplies clubs like FC Basel, FC Zürich, BSC Young Boys, and the Swiss Tudor Pro Cycling Team with its recovery mix. The professional regeneration drink is available at www.ka-ex.ch, in all pharmacies, Migros, Coop, Coop Pronto, and various fitness studios like Holmes Place, Aurum Fitness, Balboa, or PureGym.