Dealing with post exercise soreness— what do you do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only real answer is to scale down your workouts and then slowly increase, and take rest days. A little soreness is normal, but intense soreness is not.

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Sorry but this is the answer. Especially since OP said it’s their joints.

No you have to make sure you're stretching too, FULLY, and you can soak in Epsom salt baths too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only real answer is to scale down your workouts and then slowly increase, and take rest days. A little soreness is normal, but intense soreness is not.

+1

Sorry but this is the answer. Especially since OP said it’s their joints.

Doesn't read the thread past this post, but I agree.

It took me maybe 4-6 months after joining a gym and taking fitness classes to not feel sore a lot. I was starting to intensely at first.

I also highly recommend taking MOBILITY classes. Not stretching, which is muscles. Mobility works on getting your joints to move better. Some yoga classes will incorporate it, but most are muscle focused.

[Anonymous]

54yo postmenopausal woman here. Increasing variety helped me a lot. I used to only do (a lot) of tennis every day, but it was making me stiff and sore. Tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis were part of my everyday normal.

So now, I take Tuesdays and Thursdays off. And weekends are now just 2h of doubles.

On my tennis playing days, I've added 30-m walks before and after playing to warm up/cool down, plus footwork and lunge-twisting drills.

I also added pilates 3x per week (using the reformer), and padel 2x per week (which I know you don't really have in DC yet, but it's fun & fast moving like tennis, but without the extreme shoulder use from the serves). And I do short hikes on my off days. And massage therapy when anything starts to feel off.

So it's still a lot of exercise, but I feel a lot stronger and batter-balanced. The pilates really helps with mobility, stretching and balance. And the hiking gives my arms a rest.

[Anonymous]

PP again (11:56) -- Plus multivitamins that include a decent amount of magnesium!

[Anonymous]

Epsom salt baths do nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Epsom salt baths do nothing.

I beg to differ! Maybe not for you but I swear by them. So relaxing and they help me sleep better too. I use Dr. Teals magnesium bath and my muscles are less sore and it is a natural stress reliever and relaxer. Nothing wrong with trying once to decide but I love them!

[Anonymous]

My sports nutritionist recommends tart cherry juice

[Anonymous]

I go to a gentle yoga class a few times a week and take lots of epsom salt baths.

[Anonymous]

^ oh yeah and foam rolling for particularly sore days. Yum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Epsom salt baths do nothing.

Wrong. They help me a ton.

[Anonymous]

Advil

[Anonymous]

Epsom salts
Arnica
Heating pad
Ice
Cold plunge
Massage
Foam rolling
Yoga or pilates

[Anonymous]

Cold plunge with Rogan