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Painful calf muscles after jogging - should I take a break from exercising?
Painful calf muscles after jogging - should I take a break from exercising?
I want to get fit, so for the past two weeks I have been walking about 3.5 miles a day at a brisk pace (about 4 mph).
This morning I couldn't go walking, so I decided to jog around my room for half an hour.
A few minutes after I stopped jogging, my calves felt painful, and now whenever I walk they feel very tense, as if I have a cramp in my calves. They feel sort of seized-up.
Should I take a break from exercising (daily 3.5 mile walk) to give my legs a break?
Or should I just walk through the pain, even though it hurts a lot?
Could walking through the pain injure my legs in the long-term?
4 Answers
- OM0110Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
stretch before and after running. this will drastically help. also make sure you are drinking water during the day. Muscle is made up tissue which is made up of water. also with time pain will decrease as your body adjust to the newly discovered activity. also you don't have to run to get your legs in shape. there are exercises you should do in between running days to help them grow. hope this helps
- 1 decade ago
Your calves hurt because you've only just started working out. Yes you should walk through the pain, but there are ways to minimize it. First, you need to stretch before and after you work out. If you feel yourself cramping it's likely the result of a lack of potassium in your body (eat a banana). Just keep going, it'll get easier.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
Your achilles tendons tightened up and that makes the entire muscle shorter so it is going into ache considering the fact that it can not enable the foot to have right motion any longer. You ankle has to have provide in it in your foot to be in a position to rotate for the stairs you're taking and whilst that is tight your ankle does not have any provide left in it. Here is how you can unlock your achilles tendon: Achilles tendon: While sitting and your leg in your lap, take each thumbs and position them aspect via aspect at approximately ankle peak at the tendon at the again of your leg and practice strain rough and keep. After 30 seconds slowly lift your feet up so far as you'll be able to, unlock the strain however keep your foot there for a further 30 seconds. For satisfactory outcome loosen up your frame first via taking a deep breath and exhaling then stay this comfy.
- 1 decade ago
It sounds like you should be stretching before your walk, to warm up you calf muscles, and stretch after your walk to reduce soreness.
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