Not sore after 5th time at the gym this week?!!

SophieStar932014
SophieStar932014 Posts: 22 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I have just started back at the gym this week after months of not going. I have been 5 times this week, but only have a bit of soreness in my legs and behind. I have really been pushing myself .. (well considering I've just started back, for me it's not bad!) MAINLY using treadmill on incline from 7-12 on different days, exercise bikes & cross trainer etc. I was expecting to be quite sore, as at the beginning of the year, I never took it seriously and was sore for days after.. I'm confused! Am I doing it right ?

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  • dwick1017
    dwick1017 Posts: 21 Member
    Soreness is in no way related to improvement. Many people think that soreness means your muscles are breaking down and rebuilding but that is not necessarily the case. Especially doing cardio. If you want to get sore, which you don't need to do, start weight lifting. Just keep working hard.
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    Have you been walking and biking casually before this? That could explain why you're not sore. You won't necessarily be super sore anyway, as dwick1017 mentioned. It sounds like you are doing lots of good exercise!

    Also, it's possible that you won't be sore until you've done even more days in a row with lots of exercise included-- though I think it's nicer to not be sore, and take a day off now and again to let your body rest and rebuild.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    It doesn't mean anything. Soreness is not directly related to getting a good workout. It's cardio.
  • SophieStar932014
    SophieStar932014 Posts: 22 Member
    dwick1017 wrote: »
    Soreness is in no way related to improvement. Many people think that soreness means your muscles are breaking down and rebuilding but that is not necessarily the case. Especially doing cardio. If you want to get sore, which you don't need to do, start weight lifting. Just keep working hard.

    Ah right, I see!that's great .. thank you x
  • SophieStar932014
    SophieStar932014 Posts: 22 Member
    Linnaea27 wrote: »
    Have you been walking and biking casually before this? That could explain why you're not sore. You won't necessarily be super sore anyway, as dwick1017 mentioned. It sounds like you are doing lots of good exercise!

    Also, it's possible that you won't be sore until you've done even more days in a row with lots of exercise included-- though I think it's nicer to not be sore, and take a day off now and again to let your body rest and rebuild.

    I do walk pretty much everywhere tbh, thanks for your advice guys!: ),X
  • SophieStar932014
    SophieStar932014 Posts: 22 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    It doesn't mean anything. Soreness is not directly related to getting a good workout. It's cardio.

    Yes, I can see that now, Thanks X

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