Everyone who in his life schedule has allocated a place for physical exertion, after the first session, faces such a problem as muscle pain after training. Worse, if such pain does not arise - this means that the person did not train hard enough. Much less often muscle pain after training can appear in more experienced athletes, after a long break in sports activities. Those who regularly exercise, after training, feel, as a rule, only a pleasant tone in the muscles. But any new exercise or a more intense load can lead to unpleasant sensations in the muscles. Therefore, those who are going to start fitness or other sports activities should be ready for this.
The main causes of muscle pain:
- as a result of physical exertion, the muscles of our body tensify, which leads to the formation of lactic acid. Lactic acid accumulates in the muscles and causes pain after training. Pain occurs with muscle tension, and also, with pressure. Fortunately, this pain is of a short duration;
- The pain in the muscles after exercise is due to microtrauma. The slightest muscle injury causes the inflammatory process and irritates the pain receptors, which causes unpleasant sensations. Typically, this kind of pain occurs a day after training. Pain due to small ruptures of muscle tissue occurs, as a rule, in beginners, over time, muscle fibers are strengthened and after 4-5 workouts, unpleasant sensations do not appear. Pain after the first workout goes by itself in 3-4 days;
- pain can occur after a very long and intense training. As a result of heavy loads in muscles, the sensitivity of pain receptors becomes acute. And because of the violation of the natural ratio of liquid and salt in the tissues there are unpleasant sensations. This phenomenon can lead to pain in the lower back after training or to cramps in the legs. Specialists recommend in this case to use liquid directly during training to restore balance in the body;
- pain in the muscles and joints after exercise occurs if the body is overworked. As a rule, in addition to pain, a person feels a decline of strength, weakness and inability to perform physical exercises in the usual volume. In this case, also, the balance of biochemical substances in the body is disturbed. If these symptoms are observed for a long time, you should immediately call a doctor, otherwise the body may start serious problems.
How to relieve pain after a workout:
- The best remedy for muscle pain after training is a warm bath with sea salt. The water in the tub should not be hot - no more than 39 degrees;
- you can get rid of muscle pain after training with a hot warmer or compress, which should be applied to the diseased part of the body;
- a highly effective remedy for muscle pain after a workout is massage. During the massage, blood circulation increases, which contributes to the rapid restoration of the water-salt balance in the body. To enhance the effect, you can take advantage of
massage oil, preheating it in your hands. It is important that this procedure does not cause any discomfort. Massage is better than any other means to get rid of back pain after training; - To save from muscle pain after training can be special ointments and balms, which are sold almost in any pharmacy. The composition of such agents includes special astringents or active components that act on the pain receptors.
Remember that with regular pain in the muscles after training, you should reduce the load so as not to harm the entire body!