2007-05-01 06:57:07 · 4 answers · asked by Queenie 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
when your muscles hurt they are telling you to relax. pain is always a message that something is wrong. Definitely rest your muscles for a few days. They need to recover from being overused. When you feel better you can exercise again. I would recommend swimming because it does not cause any hard jolts to the joints. Running causes more joint pain than most exercises.
2007-05-01 07:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Light exercise can be good, since it increases blood flow, aiding healing from overuse. It depends on how sore you are. Very sore ? A rest day, or just walking or a light exercycle workout is good.
A lot of athletes train with alternate hard and easy days. Some even use just two very hards workouts a week, and a moderate and a couple light workouts mixed in. Adequate recovery is important to improvement.
They are sore because you already strengthened them.
2007-05-01 15:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Laurence W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are most likely suffering from is called DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). Basically its micro-tears in your muscle fibers. Your muscles need some time to repair those tears, basically a day or 2. You can speed the recovery by doing some gentle stretching to the affected muscles, drink a lot of water, and some light massage to the muscles can help.
2007-05-01 14:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a long tiime runner and a long distance runner i would advice resting,, soreness is your bodies way of saying its time to rest.. take a day off from running and do a light stretch and maybe indulge in a hot bath to soothe them...
2007-05-01 14:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by hello kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋