What to do if your thighs ache after exercise?

Exercise is a very good thing, because exercise can not only make the body lines more perfect and get rid of more fat, but also can improve people's body resistance and benefit health. In addition, sports can cultivate a spirit of never giving up. But some friends always feel thigh pain after exercise, what should they do at this time?

What to do if your thigh muscles ache after strenuous exercise

Most methods of relieving muscle soreness include stretching and lengthening the muscles. This may be because when the muscles are stretched, the Golgi tendon organs of the muscles are stimulated, causing them to inhibit impulses. From a central perspective, stretching the muscles can change the excitability of the corresponding centers, and through the action of the negative stretch reflex it can block the spasms caused by excessive excitation of the muscle spindles, and improve the local tissue ischemia caused by spasms, thereby improving muscle blood flow and promoting the recovery of damaged tissues. Use a hot towel, preferably a very hot one~!!

You also need to pinch the muscles with your hands to warm them up! In addition, vitamin E can partially relieve muscle pain after exercise! Sports medicine experts point out that to relieve muscle soreness, you should use the method of cold compress first and then hot compress.

To relieve muscle pain caused by sports contusions and strains, the first step should be to apply cold compresses to the painful area every 4-6 hours for 20 minutes each time during the first few days. This allows the muscles to relax from excessive tension and thus relieve pain. The tool for cold compress can be an ice pack or a bag of frozen vegetables.

Things you shouldn’t do immediately after exercise

It is best not to stop the action immediately after stopping

For people who exercise regularly. There will be no obvious muscle soreness because regular exercise ensures that the muscles receive more oxygen, less lactic acid is broken down, and muscle soreness is less likely. But for those who don't exercise regularly, muscle soreness is inevitable. However, if you want to alleviate this situation, it is best to walk slowly for ten minutes after exercise and take a few deep breaths to keep the blood circulating and reduce muscle fatigue. It is also great to do a few stretching exercises at this time.

Don't drink cold drinks right away.

Many people feel very thirsty after exercise and urgently need to replenish energy, so they drink a lot of cold drinks or some icy carbonated drinks. This situation will damage the health of the stomach and cause diarrhea for those who already have a bad stomach. Therefore, if you feel thirsty after exercise, you can drink some warm water, and then drink some ice drinks after your body has recovered.