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There’s nothing like the personal satisfaction and rush of endorphins that comes with crushing an intense workout, but your muscles might start singing a different tune 20-48 hours later. Delayed onset muscle soreness is the ache that follows your fitness high, when just standing up can feel like an Olympic event, painfully reminding you of every lunge, squat and step. This post-run stiffness and gym soreness is a normal part of the process, the result of inflammation triggered as your body works to repair microscopic damage to your muscle fibres and make you stronger.
When you’re just building up to a more active lifestyle or new workout and still getting in tune with your body’s limits, it can be harder to bounce back and keep your head in the game. Stretching, hydration, and rest are three non-negotiables for helping you stay in fighting form before, during, and between workouts, but there are other tried and tested methods you can add to your recovery routine to take some of the sting out of sore muscles.
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