What a wonderful workout that was. You were totally focused and gave it your all. You especially feel that the day after. Muscle pain lasts two days on average, depending on how hard your workout was.
You might be wondering if it's bad to exercise again with muscle pain? Read on quickly to discover all about what muscle pain actually is, how to ensure minimal muscle pain and to what extent it is bad to exercise through pain.
When exercising, you strain your muscles to progress and get another step closer to your fitness goal. You do this by building up the weight or performing those few extra reps. Prolonged or excessive strain on your muscles causes a build-up of waste products such as lactic acid. Due to the large accumulation of lactic acid, you get the feeling of pain, cramping or stiffness in the muscles. Recognisable?
Let us reassure you, it's not bad to exercise with sore muscles. That doesn't mean it doesn't feel unpleasant. What you feel are the small damages in your muscles. This won't hurt you during exercise, but you may find that performing exercises properly is difficult due to the muscle pain. Therefore, it is advisable to give your muscles an extra day of rest.
This does not mean that you should not move at all during this rest day. On the contrary, it is wise to keep moving with muscle pain. This is because movement stimulates blood flow, which makes for faster recovery. So you can be back at it in no time.
Of course, muscle soreness cannot be prevented 100%. However, there are a few tips to give your muscles a helping hand and, more importantly, make the pain symptoms a little more bearable. Take advantage of it. Your muscles will thank us.
At Circle-Fit, we know better than anyone else how to reach your fitness goals in a proper and responsible way. That's why we like to welcome you with an introductory meeting. Together, we look at your goals and how to achieve them with our circuit training. Because our state-of-the-art fitness machines automatically adjust to your level, training goal and physique, you never train too heavy and you perform the exercise with good posture. This not only saves muscle pain during exercise, but also prevents injuries.