Aches and Pains

efirkey
efirkey Posts: 298 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
When I was inactive and eating every thing in sight I never seemed to have any aches and pains in my body. Of course that doesn't mean I am healthy. I had to have my gall bladder removed a couple of years ago and last year my cholesterol numbers were bad, but physically I felt fine.

How come every time I start working out I start having issues. Walking the easiest of exercises causes every thing from road rash to back pain. Every time I start doing core exercises my back seems to ache more. If I try to run I instantly get shin splints.

Am I alone or do others experience more discomfort exercising than if they did nothing at all?

Do these issues go away with time or are they just the result of living life and we have to accept them and move forward?

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  • ohnstadk
    ohnstadk Posts: 143 Member
    DOMS - Delayed Muscle Onset Soreness

    http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    get a hot tub and sauna ,, they work wonders.
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    my joints aches terribly when i first started exercising. i think the extra weight on my joints were too much.

    I started taking magnesium vitamins for it and started working out every other day (as opposed to every single day) and it went away. your body has to get used to the change and you have to fight through the pain which inst always going to be easy unfortunately. start slow and work your way into it.

    also hot showers before bed and upon waking up work wonders
  • laccy40
    laccy40 Posts: 136
    Make sure you warm up first and stretch afterwards. If you are not used to exercise, take it slow to begin with and build up gradually.
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    Yes but no?

    If you're exercising to build up strength, there's going to be some pain along the way (especially at the beginning), but the general function of your body will wind up being better. I was just thinking a couple of days ago about how I can't remember the last time I had back pain, and I used to have a "bad back". Also "bad knees", which I fixed by strengthening my quads, which were actually the problem. And you already know about the stuff that doesn't hurt until it kills you, which is... kind of bad.

    So... aches, sure. Today I'm getting up and walking around the office every hour because otherwise my legs stiffen up so bad that I can't move. But that's unusual, because I just restarted running after two months of ankle rehab. Pains, not so good. Start slow, focus 100% on your form and build up speed/volume/intensity later.
  • efirkey
    efirkey Posts: 298 Member
    This isn't DOMS. I know DOMS. I used to body build in my teen years.

    I do think I have a tendency to expect too much from my body too quickly. I used to run cross country in high school and my mind still thinks it can go out and run miles at a time, and my body says nope.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    This isn't DOMS. I know DOMS. I used to body build in my teen years.

    I do think I have a tendency to expect too much from my body too quickly. I used to run cross country in high school and my mind still thinks it can go out and run miles at a time, and my body says nope.

    I had to get over that too when I started. My humble self just started walking. Once I got where I could walk without pain and felt I could try some running; I started C25K...and graduated from there.

    I don't want to say I'm always sore. But it's not uncommon for me to have a bump, bruise, spider bite, concussion (well only once) etc from the exercises I engage in. My Doctor and I have discussed this. He said before you were killing yourself, now you're just sore.
  • nemrut
    nemrut Posts: 397 Member
    This isn't DOMS. I know DOMS. I used to body build in my teen years.

    I do think I have a tendency to expect too much from my body too quickly. I used to run cross country in high school and my mind still thinks it can go out and run miles at a time, and my body says nope.

    I had to get over that too when I started. My humble self just started walking. Once I got where I could walk without pain and felt I could try some running; I started C25K...and graduated from there.

    I don't want to say I'm always sore. But it's not uncommon for me to have a bump, bruise, spider bite, concussion (well only once) etc from the exercises I engage in. My Doctor and I have discussed this. He said before you were killing yourself, now you're just sore.

    I love what your doctor said!

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