Constantly sore

kristen5286
kristen5286 Posts: 329 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've started exercising recently. Only cardio at this point. I go walking or jogging or runnig, sometimes I'll do a kickboxing type video. I stretch before and after every workout and I am constantly sore. I feel like I've been hobbling around non-stop for the last two weeks. Is this normal? If it's all just a part of the process then that's cool I just wanted to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong.

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  • spritey86
    spritey86 Posts: 70 Member
    edited April 2016
    Have you been allowing yourself some down time to recover (days off)?
    Rest is as important as exercise.
  • ConicalFern
    ConicalFern Posts: 121 Member
    Do you warm down, or do you go straight from full exertion to stopped? If the latter try working at a much lower intensity at the end of the workout.
  • biscuitnow
    biscuitnow Posts: 141 Member
    In my experience, that can happen in the first few weeks. It should get better soon. :)
  • kristen5286
    kristen5286 Posts: 329 Member
    Thanks y'all. I took yesterday off and didn't do anything. Some days I only walk 30 minutes and others are more exerting.

    I definitely do a cool down. I'm 219 lbs so I can't do crazy intense workouts right now.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    take your rest days. stretch afterwards. try warm showers after

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