Why does my face gets red and blotchy when I exercise?

Answer 1

Your face will turn red because of excess blood flow to your capillaries in your face and cheeks. Other than not running, or running for a shorter period of time there is no way to avoid it. You run to get your heart rate up, but the side effect is a red face. If you keep running your cardiovascular system will get used to the overload and slow down (i.e. you'll get in shape) which means that you can run further without for face getting red.

You can also drink lots of water to cool down.

Answer 2

When we exercise our bodies create heat. We sweat to get rid of the heat, we also send more blood into capillaries so that the heat can more readily be dispersed. When the capillaries enlarge to assist in giving off heat the skin surface turns red.

In other words, it's entirely a function of what YOUR body does in response to exercise/heat.

AnswerI agree with the above poster but would like to add that your body gets very dehydrated quickly when exercising so drink that water!

But you havent answered the question, We want to know how to stop this from happening?

Answer 3

Increased blood flow to the face makes it red. Bringing the blood close to the skin surface in this manner helps cool the body.