Exercising Newbie: Wants To Know How Not To Get Sore?

[Allie]

So just yesterday running on the rush of my new found love and relationship, I decided to start exercising so I could become healthy. So I started to exercise and now I am in quite horrible pain, it seems I overdid it. It hurts so badly, so I want to know.

1. How do you avoid horrible muscle pain after exercising?
2. How do you ease muscle pain when you accidentally overdid it?
3. How do you know when to end your workout to avoid feeling really sore after?
4. Is the burning sensation bad when you exercise? or is it good?
I haven't exercised since I was like 12, so I knew I'd be sore, though this level of soreness is quite intense compared to what I used to feel. I'm 18 now, so it's been quite a while since I've properly worked out. I was doing a mix of pilates, weight lifting, and other exercises that I've kind of accumulated knowledge of in order to target areas. I feel the burning sensation when exercising, it's not a particularly horrible sensation, but I read somewhere that it was bad. Also, should I wait until this really bad soreness goes away? or should I just take it easy with the exercises and continue to work out everyday?

 

[Jackiekinzm]

1. Stretch stretch stretch! Do all kinds of stretches before attempting to exercise! It really helps. Stretch after exercising too.
2. Take Advil. Haha. If that doesn’t help or if you don't have access to any use warm compresses on the areas that are sore.
3. If you are running I would recommend running till you feel tired. As I said before if you stretch that will REALLY help.
4. Nope! Happens to me all the time when I am going fast. I think it means that you are exerting a fair amount of energy. If it’s getting pretty bad then keep on going. Actually after awhile it feels better and you have a new wave of energy.
Hope it helped!

 

[Jessi:t]

As an athlete who always goes through the soreness after the beginning of sport season, I doubt you overdid it. With exercising, you need to challenge yourself. If your body isn't used to exercising so much, you will be in some pain until your body adjusts. Don't worry, before long it won't be so painful to exercise! One thing that really helps is to stretch before and AFTER exercising. This doesn't make sure you won't have any pain, but it certainly lessens the soreness you will have the next day. If you really think you overdid it, take a hot shower or bath. It may sound weird, but stretching in the shower is usually very helpful! I'm not sure what kind of workout you're doing, and when you should stop and how to know when to stop really depend on the type of exercise. For cardio (jogging, elliptical, biking), you should do at least 20 minutes of exercise that really has your heart racing and your breathing heavy. Also, there's nothing wrong with taking a little advil the day after your workout! It will certainly help alleviate some of the soreness. I'm not quite sure what you mean by a burning sensation, and it's unclear when you feel this burning sensation. It could be good or bad, and since I don't know the circumstance, I can't tell you which.