Why do my legs hurt after climbing a mountain?

Nowadays, people pay less and less attention to the quality of life. Many people always travel and see the scenery during their rest time. Most people go hiking. Many people in the class will experience leg pain during the hiking process, especially when going down the mountain, their legs tremble. Some people even have leg pain for several days after going down the mountain. What is the reason for leg pain after hiking?

After hiking during a trip, you may easily experience calf cramps, pain or cramps on the way down the mountain, which is medically known as gastrocnemius spasm. This is because the gastrocnemius muscle is always in a state of tension and contraction. It cannot get any rest during the descent. The muscles work continuously, causing lactic acid to accumulate in the muscles and resulting in this phenomenon. There are several reasons for preventing and treating calf pain and cramps: lactic acid accumulation, muscle fatigue (soreness), and possible strain (pain). Solution: hot compress, massage, and appropriate activities (such as walking, jogging and other aerobic exercises).

Hot compress and exercise will accelerate blood circulation and remove lactic acid, and massage will promote muscle recovery from fatigue. There are two tips for mountain climbing. The first is to take a walk every morning and take a hot shower when you come back. The second is the technique of mountain climbing. Try to walk close to the inside so that your feet won't hurt too much. Also, you must control the rhythm when climbing, breathe evenly, and never go downhill too fast, so that you can have lasting physical strength.

My legs hurt after climbing, what should I do?

1. Apply hot water/soak in hot water to speed up blood circulation.

2. Musk Shuhuoling. Designed for muscle soreness after exercise.

3. Massage. Just be gentle.

4. Rest + moderate small activities. (This is good for the body and will increase strength after recovery)

5. Eat more alkaline foods. Such as fruits, vegetables, soy products, etc., to maintain the basic balance of acidity and alkalinity in the body, maintain human health, and eliminate fatigue caused by exercise as soon as possible.

6. Eat less acidic foods. Such as eggs, meat, etc. In fact, just eat light food.

7. Apply warm water, or take a warm bath, drink some sugar water or salt water, and replenish water as soon as possible. Because after sweating a lot, the sodium salt in the body will be taken away by sweat, so you must replenish it in time and then have a good rest. Since it is just an occasional fatigue, it is no big deal. If it happens frequently, you may need to be more cautious.

8. Stretching the ligaments may help.

From the above, we can see that if pain occurs after climbing, it has a lot to do with not exercising regularly. When leg pain occurs, you can apply appropriate hot compresses. You must pay more attention to your diet. You can eat more alkaline foods. It is best not to eat sour foods. Rest more. Generally, this phenomenon will disappear on its own after a few days.