Recovery without laziness?

ekr2107
ekr2107 Posts: 23 Member
edited November 8 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone, I have a question about muscle recovery I'm hoping you can help me out with!

Yesterday I had my first wadaiko practice for the first time in three months. Wadaiko is a very active type of Japanese drumming that includes dance-like movements. It's very high-energy and very taxing on the whole body, ESPECIALLY when you're out of shape like me!

My quads, biceps, and forearms are especially sore. I rolled out my legs this morning with my foam roller and that definitely helped, but sitting at my desk all day at work (of course I get up now and then) has NOT.

I know I need to let myself recover so it doesn't lead to injury, but I want to burn some more calories today if I can. What kind of gentle aerobic exercise can someone do when they are very sore? Should I just take the night off? Any help/suggestions are much appreciated!

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  • jmvmisc24
    jmvmisc24 Posts: 85 Member
    yoga is good because it stretches the muscles. a thirty minute walk wouldn't be to bad either.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Take the night off but keep up with the stretching!
    Also have you ever thought about taking a BCAA supplement?
    It helps with recovery.
  • ekr2107
    ekr2107 Posts: 23 Member
    I've not heard of BCAA supplements, but after looking them up, I'm not sure I can get my hands on them where I live (Japan). Is there a similar food alternative that you recommend?
  • addisondisease
    addisondisease Posts: 664 Member
    BCAA (Basic Chain Amino Acids) are found in the foods we eat. There are only a few that you can't get from diet if i remember correctly.

    There is this website called www.amazon.com they will send you pretty much anything, you should try it out.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Plenty of red meat in japan!
    Great source of BCAAs are meat or any type of high protein food.
    The perk of having it in a liquid form is faster amino recovery to damaged muscle.
    I only take it because I train fasted.
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