Little Known Sore Muscle Remedies

 

After a rigorous workout, the feeling of aching and heavily used muscles presents a great sense of accomplishment. 

There really is no better way to possess that feeling than to slip into bed for a well deserved restful sleep. 

A serious workout, like HITT, leaves your muscles aching and raw, a feeling that goes with you all day. 

The pain can often be so intense that training in the following days is simply out of the question. 

Even if you take appropriate measures before and after a workout, you can still suffer from severe muscle pain. 

Maybe in hindsight it's 20/20, but it doesn't help now.

What can you do? 

List of remedies for muscle pain :

1. Persevere Your muscles can feel pain just by using them normally and not intensely. When aching, tired muscles become a pain, fight the pain with some exercise. At first, the muscles can feel very sore, as if they don't want to continue. Tired muscles often resist a workout at first, but once you do, they usually relax and the pain goes away after a few minutes of quick movement. Note that if your muscles are sore from previous intense exercise, you really need to be gentle with them or you can easily pull or strain one or more muscles with imprecise movements. 

 

 2. A warm bath Taking the time to soak tired or overused muscles in an extremely hot bath for 30-40 minutes works wonders for completely loosening and relaxing your mind and body, creating overall synchronization. 

 

While your muscles are stagnant and relaxed in the hot bath, the heat has the opportunity to offer deep therapy. After a full bath, and maybe even some gentle stretching while in the tub, getting out will be a lot easier than getting in. 

 

 3. Ice the pain Swelling is one of the main reasons muscles release intense pain and discomfort. Swelling is a recognized part of the muscle repair process, which can be compromised if you return to the gym with too much force and don't allow yourself some recovery time. 

Putting ice on the muscle, or muscles, may be the key to reducing swelling and relieving the incessant burn. This technique can speed up muscle recovery and control discomfort, making the next day more manageable, whether you're working out or exercising. 

 

4. Warm up the pain Where ice packs or baths fight inflammation and swelling, heat works to directly relieve pain. 

Over-the-counter spa massages (such as Tiger Balm and Deep Rub) offer relief through penetrating heat, causing blood to flow into overworked muscles. This helps them to be more agile and loose. 

The rubbing can pump oxygen into tissues and dilate blood vessels, relaxing an overloaded body.

 

 5. Work through the pain The well-known term "dog hair" is most often used in reference to a hangover, but it also perfectly describes how moderate training can aid recovery after strenuous exercise. Don't go back to anything intense. 

Take an easy, slow approach, giving your muscles a deep recovery with a relaxing yoga exercise (where stretching can also help the pain immensely) or another light exercise that gets your blood moving at an easy speed and intensity. 

 

 6. Repair with massage A relaxing massage might be just what the doctor ordered for sore muscles. A.R.T., or Active Release Technique, is a massage treatment that you can use to treat tired and stiff muscles and relax them by working on individual tissues and also between them. 

Stretching during a massage can also work wonders. Forget about deep tissue massages and focus on a gentle massage. This can relieve inflammation and relax tense muscles. 

 

7. Hug your partner Crouching to hug your partner releases the "feel-good hormone", also known as oxytocin, into the brain. Oxytocin helps repair muscles, stabilize blood sugar levels, reduce discomfort, and ultimately repair aching bodies. 

The hug can increase serotonin levels, release endorphins, and pump energy through reserved body fat which helps with muscle repair.

 If these muscle pain remedies don't work, there is a possibility that the pain is due to an injury. Keep in mind that muscle aches caused by exercise usually last no more than a week. So, if the pain doesn't go away, find a doctor.