Exercising Tips When Sore?

silhouettes

I really want a piece of corn on the cobb for dinner, but it will set me over 123 calories (I was already over a tad).

I tried new things yesterday, exercise wise and now my legs under my knee caps, above them, my sides and stomach all hurt.. basically I'm to sore to move.... but I don't want to go over on calories for the day...

So anyone know any light exercises (and not walking, it hurts to much and I am going way to slow) that I can do to burn off these 123 calories without causing more injuries to my body?

maryd523

Actually, you won't cause any harm to your body by exercising while you're sore. Some people find it helps them work out the soreness, although that's not true for me. While I am exercising I don't feel the soreness, but it comes right back when I'm done.

Go for it!

P.S. I understand you feel really sore as you're walking slowly, but I promise if you start moving faster and exercising, it won't feel so painful.

deadstarsunburn

You actually need to do some slightly intense cardio to relieve the pain but only if it's muscle pain, if it's joint I'd say swim, pilates, or yoga. If it's muscle ache you have lactic acid build up so you should go for a run or whatever gets your blood pumping really well. =]

vanessaclarkgbr

I have to say, I take an ibuprofen and go do it - if you have wii fit maybe put a bit of yoga on if you're suffering :-)

tmiqueen

Swimming! (And take an anti-inflammatory pain reliever like ibuprofen.)

maryd523

Actually you need to do some slightly intense cardio to relieve the pain but only if it's muscle pain, if it's joint I'd say swim, pilates, or yoga. If it's muscle ache you have lactic acid build up so you should go for a run or whatever gets your blood pumping really well. =]

Actually, it's not lactic acid, that has been debunked. Lactic acid leaves your muscles very quickly after you exercise the muscle. They think the soreness comes from inflammation due to microscopic tears in the muscle, if I'm remembering right.

sandrinamsilva

In my experience (my cousin who's a bodybuilder sometimes "helps" me workout) when I am so sore (It hurts to sit on the toilet sore) getting up and walking around is the only way I get some relieve. The longer I sit idle, the more it hurts to start moving, once my body warms up and moves I'm good. Good Luck, Hope this helps.

airycha

Actually you need to do some slightly intense cardio to relieve the pain but only if it's muscle pain, if it's joint I'd say swim, pilates, or yoga. If it's muscle ache you have lactic acid build up so you should go for a run or whatever gets your blood pumping really well. =]

Actually, it's not lactic acid, that has been debunked. Lactic acid leaves your muscles very quickly after you exercise the muscle. They think the soreness comes from inflammation due to microscopic tears in the muscle, if I'm remembering right.

So I think it's lactic acid during and then if it's lasts longer then it's the microscopic muscle tears thing?

maryd523

Actually you need to do some slightly intense cardio to relieve the pain but only if it's muscle pain, if it's joint I'd say swim, pilates, or yoga. If it's muscle ache you have lactic acid build up so you should go for a run or whatever gets your blood pumping really well. =]

Actually, it's not lactic acid, that has been debunked. Lactic acid leaves your muscles very quickly after you exercise the muscle. They think the soreness comes from inflammation due to microscopic tears in the muscle, if I'm remembering right.

So I think it's lactic acid during and then if it's lasts longer then it's the microscopic muscle tears thing?

From what I understand, lactic acid is used by the body during strenuous exercise to help convert carbohydrates to energy without using oxygen (anaerobic glycosis). The lactic acid leaves your muscles after about an hour.

I don't know enough else about it to give you any more reliable information, but yes, the delayed onset muscle soreness is caused by actual damage to your muscle fibers, not a build-up of lactic acid.