Loosen Your Watch Band to Prevent Losing Circulation

Loosen Your Watch Band to Prevent Losing Circulation

Even if it just wiggles back and forth as you are running it could be an annoyance.

Something that I have noticed, though, is that often times people will make their watches too tight on their wrists. It is not as easy to tell when your watch is too tight as when it is too loose, but here are the warning signs:

You may lose circulation.

Your hand may become numb.

You will have a weaker grip.

If your watch band is too tight, then you may lose circulation. If you ever finish a run and one hand is white and the other a nice pink color, then your watch band was preventing blood from getting to your fingers.

If you lose circulation long enough, then you may also find that your hand becomes numb. If you are doing some sort of cardiovascular activity, especially outside in the cold, then your body will already be supplying less blood to the extremities and this can accelerate your hand getting cold.

If you are in the weight room, then it can become even more immediately dangerous by weakening your grip with that hand. Dropping a weight onto your chest or a foot because your hand went numb can put a damper on your workout.

How concerned do you really need to be about your watch band being too tight?

As long as you pay attention and loosen your watch when you notice your hand starting to go numb, you will be fine. Just be careful if your watch has a leather strap and you get it wet, as that will cause the watch band to shrink when you aren't expecting it.

If you don't loosen your watch band right away, then your wrist may swell a little during physical activity, but chances are that you have it correctly adjusted anyway.

This is just one of those little things you can check, especially with a new watchband, to improve your overall experience. I tend to set my watch as loose as I can without it moving around on my wrist. Depending upon the day and my mood, that can be one of 2 or 3 different notches on the band.

Blaine Moore is a running coach in Southern Maine with 20 years of training and racing experience, which he shares on his blog athttp://news.RunToWin.com - If you would like to get regular tips and training advice along with his his report, The 3 Components of an Effective Workout, then sign up for his newsletter at:http://www.RunToWin.com/newsletter.html

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