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How To Drive Away Those Post Workout Muscle Soreness Blues?

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If you’re either a fitness junkie who thrives on the rush of endorphins you get after completing a grueling but great fitness routine or whether you’re the type of person who lives a cohesively healthy lifestyle – mind, body and soul – by ensuring you get your daily dose of exercise, then I do no doubt that you have experienced varying degrees of muscle soreness after a workout.

Here are a few ways that you can relieve your body of this sensation and help yourself to a speedy period of post workout muscle recovery. 

Get the spa treatment

When you start to feel the first pangs of post workout muscle soreness your primary instinct or thought would be to imagine yourself in a soothing white walled room with lit candles, seducing your senses with their aromatic scent while being given a long and lengthy massage and dosing off as the masseuse relives your body of any built up tension.

Yes, this is probably a thought that has crossed the minds of many a fitness aficionado and a thought that fits the bill. Why? Because massaging the affected muscle for up to twenty minutes can aid the reduction of soreness after a workout. Even athletes enjoy relieving methods called sports massages that help the rejuvenation of your body’s flexibility as it serves as a treatment for soft tissue injuries.

Bounce your body right back into shape with a bit of beauty sleep

Other than the extremely relaxing methods of relief like lymphatic drainage Perth, which soothes the body by focusing on the cardiovascular system, an essential in every athlete’s day is a sufficient amount of rest so that your body can recuperate before your next workout session.

An average of 8 to 9 hours of sleep is a solid and substantial amount of time for an athlete’s body to recharge and reduce any built up muscle soreness that may linger in the nooks and crannies of one’s body.

Drinking lots of water

In order to keep your body and your muscles packed with a punch of power throughout your workout as well as after it you should keep yourself hydrated. Water is a necessity that is sometimes taken for granted as it is readily available to many and therefore goes under consumed. If you’re one of those guilty individuals who neglect their water intake then you should definitely throw a spanner in the works and up your water intake by massive proportions.

A man’s average daily intake of water should be about 3 liters, while a woman should consume at least 2.2 liters every day. By preventing dehydration you’ll be proactively combatting against post workout muscle soreness, so glug, glug and glug some more.


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