Newbie Runner

lollypoppet
lollypoppet Posts: 103 Member
edited November 17 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi All! :)

I have just decided to start running, actually yesterday was my first run, i normally run on a treadmill at the gym, but for some reason I really had the urge to go out for a run. So i did, and i loved it, but this morning i woke up and kinda noticed that my thighs looked a little bigger and my sides on my tummy, and hips kinda hurt. I put it down to not running on a tread mill and impact, but why are my thighs bigger :(

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  • lollypoppet
    lollypoppet Posts: 103 Member
    Any insight?
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Water. When you work the muscle, they take on water as part of the repair process. As you get more seasoned, you’ll flush the water faster (recovery faster).
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    My "hips kinda hurt" after my first run too. I was working different muscles. The soreness goes away.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    lollypoppet wrote: »
    Hi All! :)

    I have just decided to start running, actually yesterday was my first run, i normally run on a treadmill at the gym, but for some reason I really had the urge to go out for a run. So i did, and i loved it, but this morning i woke up and kinda noticed that my thighs looked a little bigger and my sides on my tummy, and hips kinda hurt. I put it down to not running on a tread mill and impact, but why are my thighs bigger :(

    It's your imagination.... You may well be retaining a bit of water but I doubt it's actually noticeable
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