Best way to address sore muscles

dustyhockeymom
dustyhockeymom Posts: 537 Member
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
I overdid it a little in my workout yesterday. Attempted JM 30 day shred and I am feeling it today. My entire lower half is really annoyed with me. I normally would work out again today and take tomorrow off due to evening family committments on Mondays. Should I work out again today or is that going to make it worse and have me in pain and missing workouts all week? Or should I rest today and try to squeeze something in tomorrow. I am not even sure what I would be able to do today, but I have a sense that working out a little may help ease the pain. I appreciate your help.

Oh, and I was hoping to exercise today to have a little wiggle room in my calories for holiday indulgences.

Happy Easter!

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  • b00b0084
    b00b0084 Posts: 729 Member
    I started teh 30DS yesterday and was sore this morning. I did day 2 this morning and my abs are killing me, so I am most def taking the day off tomorrow lol. It is really all up to you, how you feel and how your body feels. You could give it a try, but if it is too much then stop and take a day off.
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    I started this journey doing the shred, and let me tell you, I was so sore from doing it I could hardly move, but I pushed through the pain from the first 4 days then I was good to go. Just listen to your body!
  • lisaw325
    lisaw325 Posts: 12
    In my experience its better to try and do a little something to help push past the soreness, but sometimes that easier said than done. You may also try soaking in a hot bath with epsom salts.

    Hope you have a Happy Easter!
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374
    You should probably not workout today, your muscles need to rest... and often it's worse the second day (tomorrow)... hopefully not. Walking or something low impact might be a good idea today. Stretching today would also be a good idea.
  • exercisechic927
    exercisechic927 Posts: 64 Member
    By exercising again it will take the soreness away some. I would do it today for sure unless you are having intense pain then that would be different than post workout soreness.
  • jsmith2377
    jsmith2377 Posts: 208 Member
    I normally just push through. I've always noticed the soreness gets much better 5-10 minutes in.
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    Instead of another full workout, you might try a nice long stretching / flexibility session to work out the kinks in the muscles. If you don't allow some recovery time, it can make it worse.
  • JohnnyNull
    JohnnyNull Posts: 294 Member
    It's best to work out when you're sore (providing you're giving yourself appropriate rest time). You'll warm up those muscles, flush out lactic acid, and feel better.
  • pixietoes
    pixietoes Posts: 1,591 Member
    I'm not familiar with the Shred routine, but I don't fail to workout unless my muscles are so fatigued they can't hold. On the other hand, I try to not work the same muscles day after day, so if you did a lower body workout that was effective, today do an upper body workout, follow it up with a cardio exercise that gets those lower body muscles moving a bit, you'll be glad you did tomorrow. for me second day pain is always worse than next day pain. LOL
  • yaddayaddayadda
    yaddayaddayadda Posts: 430 Member
    I would do a light work out. Start out slow, and don't overdo it again today. For me, if I do just a little when I'm sore, I feel better. Hope you feel better:-)
  • Bethannny
    Bethannny Posts: 66
    I was extremely sore after my first time doing the 30 Day Shred. I decided not to push myself and just took walks as my exercise. After about 4 days, I felt better and now I don't even get sore after doing the 30 Day Shred.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    A little ibuprofen may help.
  • dustyhockeymom
    dustyhockeymom Posts: 537 Member
    I didn't do the Shred again today, I don't think it would have been productive. I will get back to it though in a day or two. I did a moderate workout on my stationary bike just so I wasn't doing anything. Then I soaked in a bath. I am still sore but proud of myself that I didn't let it keep me from working out at all today. Thanks for the advice.
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