Muscle Healing

Ladjacket

Just wondering if anyone uses anything to help reduce aches and pains in the muscles with a hot bath, or if anyone has any techniques on how to avoid this.

I heard of using epsom salts in a hot bath, anything else?

Brian?

What's causing the sorness?

Ladjacket

just not being totally fit in general!

you know the feeling, you play a bit of five a side or whatever and you can hardly walk up the stairs at work the next day!

Brian?

There's loads of things you can try: foam rolling, contrast showers, massage, low intensity cardio the day after something strenuous, stretching etc....

But ultimatly it's a matter of your body getting used to a higher activity level. Contrast showers and foam rolling ease the pain for me.

InTheTrees

I used to use ice packs on my legs after hard runs.

Until some study found that there wasnt any benefit in reducing injury.

Hanley

How's your protein and calorie intake?

Graciefacey

I hear ya man! I'd consider myself fit but did some lunges yesterday for first time in ages and i'm in bits, stairs are my enemy!!

rotti oRiley

A large handful of epsom salts in the bath or A.Vogel Athro Bath Oil.
I use a grid roller for IT Band and back probs. Ice straight after exercise also works for me.