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How long should I wait before exercising again!?

Some Background info:

My general daily exercise consists of walking the dog twice a day (on sandy beach) for about 45mins each time...

I'm going skiing in 3 weeks time and for the past two weeks I've been stepping up the exercise of my legs and arms by using my Rowing maching and Crosstrainer too (both of which I've not been using recently)...

Everything has been going fine... My legs feel much better, ready for skiing, but I went at it a little hard on Sunday (2days ago) and my thighs were REALLY painful. I had a rest day yesterday (just did the dog walking part) and was going to get back on the rower & crosstrainer tonight but the trouble is, my thighs are still really hurting...

The Question:

I don't know if I should rest until they stop hurting, or just take the "no pain no gain" approach and get on it again today?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Hi there, first of all, ignore the dude ramblling on about Wu Yi Tea because hes just promoting the product. Green Tea Works Just as well.

    Anyway, about your question. Your body will hurt due to lack of inactivity or prolonged strenuous exercise, This will subsided with increased physical activity/ If you want to help speed up recovery of these painfull areas,you can:

    - Eat Protein

    - Massage

    - Fluid Intake

    Try consuming proteins such as red meat, fish and chicken, this will help repair muscles and make them stronger, thus ensuring they can work for longer and recover quicker.

    You can also try massage techniques, a goo post exercise massage can help push lactic acid (the by-product of exercise responsible for that pain in your muscle) away from sore body parts. This is done by applying firm pressure to the tender part of the body in pain, and slowly but firmy move over the part in question. **Essential that you move towards the heart. So if its legs its up, neck downwards etc.** Repeat process 7-8 times then move on to next area. After this, shake off, stretch and consume a bottle of water.

    Finally, Consume 2-3 litres per day tp help flush out the toxin lactic acid, this will drastically improve recovery time.

    No need to stop exercising, just work on a different part of the body not affected by the lactic acid, e,g, sit ups, pressups, SWIMMING ESPECIALY. Its low impact and can help get rid of lactate.

  • 1 decade ago

    You should definitely rest until you have recovered otherwise you could end up injuring yourself quite badly. I over trained and my forearm was in pain every time i used my left hand. If i had just rested it when it began to be in pain i would have been fine. So rest your legs for a couple of days because training them again will do more harm than good.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You've probably strained a muscle and I find the best way to work it out is to take a warm bath. Definately take a day off from exercising until it's better. Try to knead the muscle out after the bath if it's not feeling better. And do some gentle stretching out.

  • 5 years ago

    After a heavy workout wait a day then if your still sore than do some light weights. I know, I do some working out too for football.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

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  • ttc #2
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    i usually work out each body part one day a week. but since you are training for an upcoming event i would say maybe every other day would be good and do not go over board tonight. once you get your mucles working it will not hurt as bad.

  • 4 years ago

    Fresh chilies, paprika, chilli or cayenne powder: Spice things up by adding slightly to your meals, and finding a met-boost as you eat.

  • 5 years ago

    Go bland. Plain, simple, unseasoned food such as barbequed chicken, plain rice and a nude baked potato are nutritious your palette will tire of these quickly, unlike salty moreish prepared food, which keeps you snacking and piling about the pounds.

  • 5 years ago

    Cinnamon: Just half a teaspoon of cinnamon every day, sprinkled into your breakfast cereal, can help you shift an amazing one kilo every 4 weeks.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    if ur muscles r sore then u should just wait and let them recover, otherwise it can be detremental to ur muscles, u might even lose muscle.

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