Why do my legs hurt after climbing a mountain?

In life, it is inevitable that we will have some minor pains when accompanying you. Although leg pain is not a serious injury in life, it can still make us grimace when it hurts. There are many reasons for leg pain, and leg muscle pain caused by exercise is actually the most common and the most painful one. How should we deal with leg pain after climbing a mountain, and how should we take protective measures?

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The formation of muscle soreness: Muscle soreness is a normal physiological manifestation in life. After exercise, the body will produce a product called "lactic acid". Human exercise requires energy. When the human body performs anaerobic exercise (very intense exercise or rapid bursts of exercise), the metabolites produced by the body cannot be eliminated through breathing, which forms lactic acid.

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Causes of muscle soreness: ① Lactic acid accumulation. ②Muscle spasm. ③ Damage to muscle fibers or connective tissue. ④Other factors. Changes in interstitial osmotic pressure or acute inflammation can also cause muscle soreness.

Self-treatment for muscle soreness

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Get more rest: Rest can relieve muscle soreness, slowly promote blood circulation, accelerate the elimination of metabolic products, and eliminate the supply and repair of nutrients to the sore muscles, restoring them to normal.

So you should rest more after exercise to relieve fatigue.

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Stretching exercises: When resting, don’t forget to do static stretching exercises on the sore areas, that is, stretching exercises. How to perform this type of exercise will be discussed later.

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Massage: Massage the sore muscles to relax them, promote blood circulation, speed up the decomposition of lactic acid, and reduce the degree of muscle soreness.

Everyone must pay attention to rest after climbing the mountain. Never do strenuous exercise, and it is best not to exercise beyond your tolerance. You should also do some small exercises to relieve soreness, persist in trying exercises to exercise your body, improve your body's tolerance, and reduce the occurrence of muscle soreness. You should also move your hands and feet after climbing a mountain to help prevent muscle strain.