Did Your Last Workout Leave You Sore?

We've all been there, the day after our first workout session. Your alarm goes off and its time head to the shower and get ready for the up coming day. But, wait you sit up and notice that your abs feel like you went through a boxing match. As you begin to stand you notice that your legs feeling like the muscles are torn apart. So as you slowly make your way to the shower feeling each step you make, you begin to contemplate calling off for the day and going back to bed. After of course calling your fitness coach to tell him off about how sore he made you. I mean, after all your not 18 anymore what was he thinking. 

This is an extreme case, but still many of us have had these mornings. While some people may enjoy feeling sore and associate it with a good workout and view as a just necessary part of the program, most do not. 

And no making you sore is not your fitness coaches goal, even though we may smile when you tell us how sore you were or currently still are.

So now that you're sore what should you do:

1. Get up and getting moving. Once you are moving around your muscles will begin to feel better. Sitting around or laying in bed is the worst thing you can do, it just makes your muscles more stiff.

2. Avoid Advil and other similar drugs. Even though you may think that these may help with the pain they actually hinder your bodies ability to recover.

Hopefully you don't have too many, if any, days that you are very sore, but if you do just get going you will feel better.

Live Fit,

Josh