How to relieve soreness after exercise?

The National Day holiday is the golden season of clear and cool autumn weather. Many people will use this holiday to visit scenic spots and take a walk and have a look. They can enjoy the beautiful scenery, relax their body and mind, and exercise their bodies. However, due to long-term inactivity, many people may experience muscle soreness after suddenly increasing the amount of exercise. So, what are some ways to relieve muscle soreness after exercise?

1. Relax after exercise. After exercise, you can lie on a sponge pad or rattan mat to rest for a while. When lying flat, your feet should be placed slightly higher than your head, or at the same height as your head. Never lie on the steamy ground. After resting for a while, you can do headstand or wall handstand for 3-10 seconds. You can do it several times. This is good for blood flow back to the heart from the lower limbs. Then shake your limbs, first shaking and patting your thighs or upper arms, and then shaking your calves or forearms.

2. Massage after exercise is an important means to eliminate fatigue. The main massage techniques include shaking, acupressure, kneading, tapping, and pushing. 3. Exercise arrangements should be reasonable. After a period of exercise, the muscle soreness that originally occurred will be less severe with less exercise. And the performance is specific. For example, downhill exercise can reduce muscle soreness caused by downhill exercise after a period of training.

4. Warm the area and apply medication. Soaking in warm water after a workout can help relieve muscle soreness. Topical oils, pastes, or rubs may also relieve pain.

5. Stretching exercises can relieve muscle soreness. Stretching muscles can accelerate muscle relaxation and relieve antagonist muscles, which helps the recovery of tense muscles. This muscle stretching exercise also lays the foundation for preventing strains during exercise.

6. Do a good job of warm-up and cool-down during exercise. Adequate warm-up and proper cool-down can help prevent or reduce muscle soreness.

If you want to reduce muscle soreness after exercise, you can warm up properly before exercising. And after exercise, take a hot bath to relax your muscles; after taking a bath, massage the sore muscles, which can effectively prevent the symptoms of body pain after getting up the next day.