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When is it safe to expercise after donating blood?

  • I donated blood on Thursday, August 17. I love to ride my bike and play hockey. When would it be safe to go back to intense exercise after donating blood?

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    I think the guideline is 24 hrs, though 48 might be better. When you donate whole blood, you lose about 10% of your red blood cells, and it makes a difference during high exertion exercise. I donated blood a fews weeks ago and I went for a 20 mile bike ride the next day. I got winded going up some moderate hills, and thought I was really out of shape, until I remembered that I donated the day before. (duh, of course!) RBCs are produced in your bone marrow, and they take about 7 days to develop. Their typical lifetime is 120 days.

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it's safe to do anything within 24 hours after donating. btw, props for donating!

miss advice

You're supposed to take it easy for 8 hours. You should be okay as long as you eat well, rest a little bit, and didn't react weird to donating. They caution against lifting heavy things, etc, in case of reopening where the needle was, but i've never had that happen. Wait...the 17th? Oh yeah, you're fine to exercise by now. Have fun.

thisfleshavenged

First of all it's exercise! Usually around Saturday or Sunday is the best time. Eating steak can help you regain the blood you loss also.

KC

Don't donate blood. The Red Cross makes you buy it from them if you are ever in need. Plus, the director of the America Red Cross makes over $400,000 per year. All from donated blood.

DTB

It will be more save if you do your intense exercise after one week giving your body the opportunity to compensate the lost Red blood cells.

Ahmed A

anytime

Achman

Now. Restrictions on healthy donators are only for the day of giving blood. You should be fine how. You didn't donate enough to make you anemic, and any fluid changes that occured after donation have been corrected by your body.

Cheryl S

they said to me 2 hours after i give blood, i shouldnt exercise

iloveravioli

within one and half hour.i am a regular donor.i sometimes walk back home which is several kilometers away.try to sleep well at night after donation.donate regularly.

shunya

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