This is therefore unlikely to be the cause of your symptoms but if they happen again, get someone to check your blood pressure while you still have the headache. Effort Migraine Effort migraine are very common among people playing a variety of sports and seem to be linked to sudden intense aerobic exercise and a rise in body temperature, which may cause changes in the blood vessels in the brain. The person usually has had migraine before, although the symptoms may be slightly different. Other typical migraine symptoms such as blurred vision may occur, but this symptom is slightly worrying as it can also be a sign of other causes of headache during exercise. Very occasionally, like other types of migraine, effort migraine may lead to a stroke.
Treatment includes the usual medicines for migraine, including the preventative ones.
Another tip is to try to avoid getting too hot as you exercise. Exertional headache Another common type of headache associated with exercise is exertional headache. This was first described in 1932 and affects as many as 1 in 100 people. It, too, is usually benign. The typical picture is of a sudden severe throbbing pain, often at the back of the head, which settles down to a dull ache lasting up to 6 hours.