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kmc979
kmc979 Posts: 99 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I have been pretty consistant going to the gym recently but this past sunday I took my son skiing for the first time (his first time, he is 11). I signed him up for the 3 hour lesson so i figured why not go myself so I rented skis and off I went. I haven't been on skis in 20 years, I was terrified. However, after a couple of runs my body was back in the groove and I was feeling confient to leave the bunny slope, I was a pretty good skier back in the day. I skied for a couple hours and was feeling great, tired, sweating my butt off, but felt great. turned out my son was having the time of his life and is a natural skier.

anyway

yesterday my legs were killing me but not too too bad, the good kind of hurt like after a great workout. I skipped the gym and stretched instead, figured i'd exercised every day that week my legs deserved a break.

today, however, my calfs are beyond anything. it hurts to walk, hurts to stretch, hurts to touch. I really want to hit up the gym but should i? I think getting my legs moving will flush that stiffness out

so what should I do, should i rest another day and stretch or go to the gym?

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  • Gunsentry
    Gunsentry Posts: 121 Member
    You have DOM's "Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness"

    You can give the muscles a rest, nice hot bath or Jacuzzi if you have access and drink some extra water as muscles need the H2O to rebuild.

    If you need to get some gym time, elliptical trainer would be a good choice, not impact on the joints and only slight on the lower legs (calf) muscles.

    Else you could do upper body work.
  • arnfolly
    arnfolly Posts: 79 Member
    WATER WATER WATER. Also, Aleve or Motrin will help reduce inflmation. They really do help. Do your calf stretches and do things for exercise that do not focus on calves, like pilates or upper body/abs work outs. I like to put Epsom Salts in my bath tub. Also, make sure to take a vitamin supplement.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,676 Member
    WATER WATER WATER. Also, Aleve or Motrin will help reduce inflmation. They really do help. Do your calf stretches and do things for exercise that do not focus on calves, like pilates or upper body/abs work outs. I like to put Epsom Salts in my bath tub. Also, make sure to take a vitamin supplement.

    All of this.

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