Source :NEWS18 NEWS
Last Updated:May 06, 2025, 10:19 IST
Soreness affects your ability to train depending on its level and your threshold of pain
Soreness affects your ability to train depending on its level and your threshold of pain
You just finished a vigorous sweat session and, as a result, your muscles feel tender. Is it better for you to rest or continue working out? Jashan Vij, Health & Fat Loss Coach helps us in trying to understand this.
Muscle soreness after exercise is normal. It’s referred to as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and usually appears one or two days following a workout, particularly if you undertook something new or physically challenged yourself.
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If the soreness is mild or moderate, like in the case when your muscles feel taut, heavy or a bit achy, then you can move around. In fact, moving around a little can help with faster recovery of muscles. A light workout routine, stretching, Yoga or a short walk can increase blood supply to the affected muscles.
However, if you are experiencing severe soreness that causes truly painful muscles, exaggerated swelling, or an inability to move about freely, then rest would be the better option. Exercising with pain is counterproductive, can lead to injuries and considerably slow down your progress.
If you are sore, it’s ideal to work on alternate muscle groups, for example I your legs are sore, work your arms. Additionally, remember do not skip warm-up to the workout session, hydration, and proper rest, these all aid in a faster recovery along less soreness.
Soreness affects your ability to train depending on its level and your threshold of pain. If soreness is intense strictly rest so that you can bounce back stronger. If soreness is bearable, then gentle movements might alleviate it. Always pay attention to your body: It has a good understanding when it is time to go versus when is the time to slow things down.
Recovery and nutrition are as essential as training hard. To maintain peak performance, avoiding non-stop effort is the best policy. It’s about knowing when to take a breather so that you can come back stronger.
- First Published:
May 06, 2025, 10:19 IST
SOURCE : NEWS 18
