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Soreness is part of being physically active. Some people think that when you work out frequently, you do not feel soreness anymore. This is wrong, as there will always be some muscles that have not been activated for a while. These muscles will feel sore as soon as you put them to work. For this reason, you might decide to skip your workout because of the pain. Is this recommended? Most of the times no. so what kind of workouts you can do when you are sore? This article will talk about 5 workouts that you can do when your muscles are sore.
1. Light cardio
While your soreness might be pushing you to chill on the sofa and skip any type of workouts, a light cardio session can be pain-free and helpful to keep your body active while having sore muscles. Go for a walk or around on your bicycle which can improve blood circulation, which will increase the flow to your muscles and help you relieve soreness. In fact, blood transports oxygen and nutrients that help repair your muscles faster.
2. Bodyweight exercises
If you have the ability to do more than a walk, you can add some light exercises to your session. Do some simple bodyweight exercises such as pushups, planks, and lunges. These exercises also increase the blood flow to your muscles. Use 25% or 505 of the weights that you usually use, and you can also do bodyweight exercises that require no weights at all.
3. Yoga
Yoga is all about relaxing and stretching your body, which is a good way to help decrease the soreness of muscles. When you practice yoga you are combining slow stretching with some deep breathing techniques, which can give your muscles a boost of oxygen and blood. You will immediately feel the relief from the pains and aches during and right after the session.
4. Swimming
Swimming is another way that can help you be active while sore, and relief the soreness. A swim can help your muscles relax after a workout as it will stretch them. Furthermore, the water massages the knots in a very gentle way.
5. Exercises that include a resistance band
A resistance band can be very useful in stretching muscles as they can help you lengthen certain muscle groups such as the triceps, the back, and the chest.
Some tips to relief muscles soreness:
Always remember that soreness is a good part of working out. Do not let sore muscles push you to give up on your goals. Make sure that you stay active so that your muscles recover faster and stay strong.
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