First Week Soreness!

We started a new month today and we had a great first class! Great job on your first class you really worked hard! We hope you enjoyed it and hope to see you again!

Starting a workout program can be challenging. Making the time to exercise, creating a balanced routine, and setting goals are hard enough, but add to that the muscle soreness that comes with adapting to that program, and it may be difficult to stay on track. But you can do it!

Chances are, you won't be leaping out of bed to get to come to class when it hurts to hold your arm up to brush your teeth. Fight through it and I promise you will feel better.

After participating in some kind of strenuous physical activity (first week in our class), particularly something new to your body, it is common to experience muscle soreness!
Muscles go through quite a bit of physical stress when we exercise and mild soreness is just a natural outcome of any kind of physical activity,and they're most prevalent in beginning stages of any program.

Ease Those Aching Muscles

So what can you do to help the pain?

Several remedies such as ice, rest, compression, elevate, anti-inflammatory medication, massage, heat, and stretch have been reported as helpful in the process of recovery.

People don't stretch enough, stretching after class helps break the cycle, which goes from soreness to muscle spasm to contraction and tightness.

Come to class and do what you can ! You can take it easy for a few days while your body adapts, but then you will get sore again. Trying to work the muscle out will help relieve some of the toxins. We can modify your workout to help you during class! If you feel you just can't come to class then try some light exercise such as walking or swimming. Keeping the muscle in motion will provide some relief.

In a nutshell, don't beat yourself up. Just take it easy but KEEP moving.

It is important to distinguish the difference between moderate muscle soreness induced by exercise and muscle overuse or injury.
If soreness prevents you from performing daily activities associated with living and work, then that is too much soreness. If is hurting your range of motion then that muscle may need rest! But if it is the "good" pain then just keep on moving.

Don't let that moderate muscle pain keep you away! Believe it or not soon you will want to feel some muscle soreness to let you know you are doing something great! Later soreness may even serve as encouragement because you get that immediate results--you never know!

See you in class!