have i done the right thing?

robbda
robbda Posts: 82
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
ok so i've had a week off as i've been on holiday..... yesterday i did a 45 min core stability class (first one ever) and today my belly hurts if i cough and if i touch my ribs they feel bruised... i'm taking it thats a good sign but i did decide not to excerise today as I don't want to over do it... have i done the right thing or should I have worked through the pain?....

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  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    Listening to your body is important, but sometimes light activity can help reduce that soreness. There is a difference between muscle soreness and injury soreness.

    Try a light workout (like a walk) for 10 minutes. If you feel good, keep going. If not, you know you tried.
  • robbda
    robbda Posts: 82
    thanks! i'm newish to excerise and i dont want to over do it and ruin my chances of excersising daily
  • MrsRadder
    MrsRadder Posts: 207 Member
    I would stretch and do some back work. Anything to get your muscles to relax.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Ya, I'd do stretching, bit of walking, and then a nice bath :D
  • melbaby925
    melbaby925 Posts: 613
    I would just walk - at a comfortable pace, and drink lots of water!

    Oh, and sometimes the 2nd day of sore is worse than the 1st...just warning you :wink:
  • Countryslove
    Countryslove Posts: 50
    When you get sore you really don't feel like working out until you are better.
    I find though that if I am sore and work out that the soreness seems to get better a lot faster.
    Maybe just don't do as much as you would normally do but try to do a little.
  • llamalland
    llamalland Posts: 246 Member
    I am no expert, and I'm sure you'll get advice from those who are trainers or just experienced at working out. However, I think you should do at least a modified version of the same things that made you sore. If for no other reason, to keep those sore muscles from tightening up even more.

    Soreness is a good thing, in the beginning!
  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    You learn as you go. This isn't all or nothing! Even if you don't workout today, it does not mean that all is lost! Be proud of your hard work from yesterday .... sore muscles mean you worked them!
  • KPainter70
    KPainter70 Posts: 152
    I tend to work through soreness (I'm usually sore somewhere at any given time) and find it diminishes with exercise. But I'd never work the same area. When my legs are sore from Monday's workout, I know I'm not working them hard again until Monday, so there's no point in skipping whatever's up next - arms, back, chest, etc.
  • robbda
    robbda Posts: 82
    Thanks gang! X
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    man I miss those days when a hard workout would hurt real bad. you've inspired me I'm going to hit it hard today, I feel a great ab workout coming on. :happy:
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    200 sit ups yesterday................................. Thanks I kind of feel it today
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