What should I do if my calves ache after strenuous exercise?

Many people have no experience in sports and blindly join the ranks of sports without knowing how to proceed step by step, especially when doing strenuous running exercises. Many people will experience calf pain after exercise, which will last for about four or five days. If it is not relieved in time, many people will give up exercise. So what should you do if you have calf pain after strenuous exercise?

1. Sitting ligament stretching: bring the chest close to the knees, and do not bend the knees. When you feel soreness in your leg ligaments and back, stop stretching, take two deep breaths, and slowly return to the starting position. Repeat the action 12 times.

2. Ligament stretching in lying position: slowly pull up and straighten your left leg without bending your knee. Tighten your buttocks and thigh muscles until your thigh is at a right angle to your body. Stop stretching, take two deep breaths, and slowly return to the starting position.

3. There is another simple movement that I like the most: stand up straight, open your feet as wide as shoulders, open your toes outwards towards your legs, do not bend your feet, bend your body downward, and use your hands to touch your toes, sides of your feet, and back of your feet. Feel the stretch on the inside, outside, and back of your legs.

4. Spread your legs and feet apart, bend one leg and squat, straighten the other leg, and vibrate and press the body toward the side of the straight leg. When practicing, alternate between the left and right legs.

5. Split: Place your hands on the ground in front of your body, spread your legs apart in a straight line, and lie prone or sideways with your upper body.

6. Cross-legged forward bend: sit cross-legged with your knees bent, soles of your feet facing each other; hold your feet with your hands; bend your upper body forward.

7. Soak your feet in hot water. Applying a compress on the legs is very helpful and the method is appropriate.

8. If the pain is more severe, applying Huo Luo oil externally, or applying local hot compress or massage can all be helpful.

Generally speaking, if you do excessive strenuous exercise, body aches are a normal reaction of the body mechanism, so when facing aches, you must have a correct understanding and take certain measures to relieve them, such as relaxing and resting, applying hot or cold compresses, and proper massage, etc. These can all relieve calf soreness. If it is a muscle strain, it is best to see a doctor.