Exercising every day keeps the muscles going. If you skip a day they start to weaken again and that’s when the pain and soreness will set in harder. The stronger your muscles are, the more they can endure.
You’re going to get tired and you’re going to get sore. That’s what happens when you’re working muscles that you haven’t worked before or in a long time. Let’s be realistic in our expectations here. There is a difference between good pain and bad pain. I persoy like the the kind pain you get from working out. Yes, I’m stiff and I’m a bit sore but I stretch, soak in and Epsom salt bath, make sure I have banana because the potassium helps the soreness. There are lots of things you can do to help yourself. Educated yourself.
Make sure you are only doing 70% of your max capacity every day and eat plenty of protein to repair your muscles. It is more beneficial to show up for yourself every day in completing the exercises than to push to your limit every time you work out. This teaches you discipline and gives you a boost of energy daily. Happy exercising!
Go slow and listen to your body. If you don’t regularly workout, start with something small like a low intensity circuit of 3-4 leg exercises. If your legs are a little sore, that’s good! That means they worked and are rebuilding themselves into stronger muscles. The next day do a circuit of arm or ab exercises and give your legs a break, or do a short yoga routine to get some stretch in your legs. Always stretch the muscles you workout for at least 30 seconds afterwards, that’ll help with soreness as well.
Start with walking for 15 minutes and then add time or increase intensity every few days. I can’t guarantee fatigue or soreness will not occur. It comes with the territory, but this can minimize it.
I started with some light yoga. You can YouTube morning yoga routines. User Yoga with Kassandra has a 10 minute one that you can do from your bed. I didn’t really feel overexerted doing that one, but it did give me a deep stretch that made me feel more energized.
I take supplements such as magnesium, calcium, collagen, trans resveratrol, whey protein, i make sure I am training different muscle groups on different days, getting enough rest, drinking plenty of water, breathing deep and sleeping a lot!
Try stretching before workouts. And push yourself to the limit, not passed the limit. So try to give yourself relaxing days.
If you’re new at working out, start with something small. 5 pushups 5 sit-ups 5 leg lifts. And gradually work yourself up. Do bodyweight exercises. Meaning squats lunges push ups sit-ups things you can do without equipment. Remember to warm up thoroughly. And always stretch when you’re done. Take your time. It’s not a race.
I’d say, begin with a steady small step. I begin with 7 minutes work out, then have 1-5 rest days as the muscle is in sore. When I feel my body is ready to workout again, I continue the work out again. The break for rest days would eventually get shorter until the 7 minutes workout finally become implemented as daily habit. Key is to focus on the process and trust in one’s ability to grow.
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