Training and muscle pain 

Training and muscle pain / Why muscles hurt after training: 5 non-obvious reasons.

Training and muscle pain/muscle pain the next day or the day after an intense. The workout is a perfectly normal reaction of the body to strong physical activity. At the same time, you can reduce the discomfort. If you take a little more time to stretch, take a hot bath with soothing oils.
But what if you didn’t do anything supernatural and your muscles still hurt? Here are a few things that such a reaction may indicate.

   You need a break.

When your muscles are forced to work more than usual, microinflammation occurs in the muscle tissue. Which is why you experience such strong pain after 24-48 hours after training. For the state of the body to return to normal. The muscles need time to recover within even the densest fitness regimen. So if after two days the muscles still hurt, get yourself a week of rest. Does that sound scary? Especially for you. Experts suggest at least changing intense strength training to something less aggressive. For example, jogging, Pilates or yoga.

You do not drink enough water. 

Cramping occurs when a muscle contracts involuntarily. While researchers have still not determined exactly what exactly causes these cramps. They can say for sure that dehydration significantly increases the risk of their occurrence. “Interval training, which allows you to change the pace and approach to exercise, as well as regular drinking during exercise, can really help,” said Brian Schulz, MD, orthopedic surgeon, and sports medicine specialist.

    You need electrolytes.

After a particularly intense workout, just drinking water and doing a massage is not enough – you need to replenish the number of minerals in the body such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium, which help the body maintain the correct fluid balance. Experts warn that the lack of these important salts and water leads to a limitation of blood flow. Which can subsequently provoke muscle injuries?. Which means pain and cramping? Can’t call yourself a fan of sports energy drinks? Bananas, peanut butter, seaweed, and regular milk will also help.

You are affected by weather or illness.   

If you feel tired, and at the same time you feel aching muscles in your muscles for no apparent reason, it is quite possible that muscle tissue is trying to warn you of impending weather changes. Also, these symptoms, when it comes to the manifestation of meteorological dependence, may be accompanied by mild nausea. Another common cause of unmotivated muscle cramps is a viral illness that is just beginning to “seize power” in your body. Try to take measures so that the infection does not cause the body even more serious damage, and for a few days give up an active lifestyle in favor of a lazy pastime in the company of your favorite series.

   Yesterday was a great party.

Excellent, but somewhat protracted. The fact is that if you allow yourself more than three glasses of wine during the evening. Then the next day your muscles may feel as if you had run a marathon at least yesterday. Alcohol activates the immune system, as a result of which your body begins to actively resist inflammatory processes. Plus, alcohol is known for its diuretic effect, so the same thing happens here as with insufficient drinking during exercise. “The combination of dehydration and an inflammatory reaction leads to severe muscle pain,” warns Brian Schulz. So if you cannot refuse an obviously superfluous cocktail. Try during the event to drink a glass of water after each glass.