Why Do My Muscles ACHE After Exercise
If youโre on theย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย youโll most likely be asking your muscles to work a little harder than they might be used to. So there is a chance that youโll experience Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS).
This is quite common especially if you havenโt exercised a certain muscle in a while. The reason itโs called โDelayedโ Onset Muscle Soreness is because you donโt actually feel the full extent of the soreness until around 48 hours after performing the exercise.
You may feel a little sore the next day, but itโs not until the following day that DOMS really kicks in.
The soreness wonโt be present at rest, but as soon as you ask the muscle in question to perform a movement you will quickly know about it.
Itโs important to note that this isnโt an injury and doesnโt require medical assistance โ the only thing you can do is let the soreness subside in its own time which could be up to 7 days.
Itโs also important to remember this isnโt a reason to stop your exercise routine โ it just means that you need to manage the intensity that you choose on the ย 28 Day Weight Loss Challengeย and not push too hard while your muscles are recovering.
Why not try the Warm-up and Cool-down workoutsย in the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge app? These are some short and easy workouts that will assist your body to cater for extra exercise that you are now achieving.
Here are 10 reasons why you should always add a stretching sequence to your workouts.
1.ย It reduces muscle tension, and makes your body feel more relaxed.
2.ย It helps to increaseย your range of motion. The more you stretch, the more flexible you will become and less proneย to injury.
3.ย It helps to prevent muscle strains. A pre-stretched muscle resists stress far betterย than an un-stretched muscle.
4.ย It helps to prevent joint strains.
5.ย It reduce yourย risk of having back problems.
6.ย It prepare yourย body for a strenuous workout.
7.ย It helps to increase โbody awarenessโ.
8.ย It promotes good blood circulation in your muscles.
9.ย It can help reduce period pain (in women).
10. It reducesย muscle soreness after exercise.
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