I'm sore, should I walk?

larali1980

I have just gotten back into exercising. I have walked 3.5 miles each day for the last few days. Today, I am really sore all over! Should I give it a rest today?

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debrakgoogins

Are you sore...or are you in pain? There is a difference. If you're sore, you worked muscles that are not used to being worked and it gets better. Try gentle stretches to get the muscles loosened up a little and get back out there and walk. If you are in pain, true pain, see a doctor.

Francl27

Up to you. Walking is what I do when my muscles are sore, personally, lol.

KANGOOJUMPS

yes. walk. go.

Sabine_Stroehm

Francl27 wrote: »

Up to you. Walking is what I do when my muscles are sore, personally, lol.

+1

But yes, are your muscles sore? Walk. Are you in pain, from perhaps pulling or straining something? Perhaps don't.

jessicarobinson00

Walk-your body is adjusting. It seems to me the 4th or 5th day after I started exercising were ROUGH. I was tight, sore, and..looking for excuses not to continue. Keep it up: it gets better!

dujyandco

I keep walking. My calves have been tight every day for two and a half months.

tcunbeliever

Walking today will help increase circulation and speed healing time - if you are concerned about overdoing it you can reduce the distance you walk, or break the total distance into two separate walks.

SinomenJen

Yes! It will help loosen your muscles back up, as long as it is sore not pain, it is a good thing,

jessicapk

Walk again today and definitely stretch - hamstrings, quads, and calves - when you get done. It will be tough for a few days but the stretching will work wonders on tight muscles.

Kyrenora

If you're not sure whether it's soreness or pain, try taking a hot bath and massaging the affected areas afterward. If this does the trick, you were just sore and you'll be good to go. If the feeling stays the same or actually gets worse, then it's pain. In that case, you need to rest and call your doctor.

It's also not a bad idea to switch up your exercise routines to work on different areas of your body. If I walk several miles one day, I'll do yoga the next to give a rest to the specific muscles I used the day before.

larali1980

Cool thanks guys... I will walk today... goal weight here I come

Machka9

If I were really sore, I might only walk half the distance, but I'd still try to get out there and do some.

OldAssDude

I power walk every day from 3 to 8 miles at an average pace of 4.3 to 4.8 mph. If I do an extreme power walk one day, I will do recovery walks (much slower walks) for the next day or two, to let my body recover.

I would say keep walking and just slow the pace down a little until you feel better.

arditarose

Yes. Walk.

brb_2013

Walk and stretch!

kshama2001

larali1980 wrote: »

I have just gotten back into exercising. I have walked 3.5 miles each day for the last few days. Today, I am really sore all over! Should I give it a rest today?

If you went from not walking at all to walking 3.5 miles per day this week, I think you should back off and work back up to that over time.

ElizabethOakes2

I try to alternate walking days with swimming days, but if you can't do that, at least make sure you take one day a week to let your muscles recover. 0 to 3.5 is a huge jump. I've been increasing by a half mile a day for about three weeks, and accidentally did 5 miles today (I missed the 2 mile marker on the trail, and ended up past the 2.5 marker). Tomorrow might have to be a rest day for me!

jgnatca

When I am sore I stretch.

mrsloganlife

I would also invest in a foam roller--that has helped me with the soreness and stretching (my hamstrings are terrible). But if I am sore I move and walk--I've learned that if I just sit sedentary then I get sore AND stiff and that makes it worse.

ecdce

If you start exercising and, after your body has warmed up a bit, the pain gets better, you're good to go. If it gets worse, you might be hurt, rather than just sore, if that makes sense.