I'm sore! But, I wanna keep going!

freckles0

freckles0

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I have recently started working out (more). I went from virtually yoga only to 45-60 mins cardio (elliptical/jogging on treadmill at 5.7 mph) in addition to daily yoga.

I hurt my neck jumping rope (embarassing) and had to take a few days off working out all together. The neck is feeling a lot better but I am having so much trouble with my body. I feel like an OLD WOMAN (I am 24!). My calves hurt and get tight when I jog, so I switch to the elliptical and my butt KILLS me the rest of the day. I am stretching, doing yoga, drinking plenty of water. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! I just want to do more cardio but I feel like my body is saying no!
 
it sounds like your doing good. pain usually means its working. you are ahead of the game. i feel sick just "walking!" on the treadmill (motion sickness from the moving belt). if i start to jog forget it. I would lose my lunch im so out of shape.
 
freckles, you're not doing anything wrong, but you might be doing too much, way too quickly. Going from no cardio to 45-60 minutes cardio is a big jump. I may even argue that 45-60 minutes of cardio is excessive, depending on your goals. I never really do more than 35 minutes of cardio in one go, and of that, usually 5 minutes is a warmup and 5 minutes is a cool down.

As for the burn your feeling, its normal when first starting out. Your body isn't used to using those muscles. If you build up to it slowly, you'll have less pain, and less chance of injury. Even if you stretch and properly warm up and cool down, you can still pull a muscle or develop shin splints if you try to push too hard. The burning should go away in a week or two, and if it doesn't you might consider backing off a bit and seeing a doctor or trainer.

Good Luck!
 
Mar - you are probably right. It just feels so good while I am doing it - I am actually enjoying working out and would prefer to be doing more! I guess, much like the weight loss, it all requires patience. :(
 
Just take it easy until you give your body the chance to heal. I know how rewarding exercising can feel, but it doesn't feel too good when you overwork yourself doing it! Instead of doing cardio everyday, work on some weight training to tone your body. It doesn't take as much effort as cardio, but it sure can show the same results.


-Kathryn
 
Pain does NOT mean it's working. Pain means you're damaging your body.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to continue, but for goodness sake - slow it down before you cause permanent damage to yourself! :)

There's a difference between the good stretchy-burn you get after a solid workout, and injury. I love the feeling I get when I have worked out hard and I can feel those muscles the next day. I don't love pain and suffering.

Moderate it a bit and you'll be fine!
 
Depends on the type of pain?

Listen to your body and learn what it is trying to tell you.

Lot of difference in pain in say a sore muscle, pulled muscle and torn muscle...usually. Sometimes it depends on the person.

Go easy till you figure your body out.
 
Agree, there are different types of pain but basicly with most of them, rest is the best thing. You recover and come back stronger.

When you work your muscles hard, they get lots of little micro tears and these heal and form stronger muscles. Only thing is they need time to heal. Just a day or two- make sure you do have rest days as these are important for recovery and growth of muscles.

You mention your calves become tighter- this is something to pay attention to- are you stretching properly at the end of each exercise session? it does help as when you exercise, muscles shring/contract. You stretching pulls them back into shape and means they heal better.
Are your trainers designed for running in? some trainers just look good but have no support of cushioning, as a result out calves take all the strain and this causes tension and pain. If possible see if you can get your Gait checked at a running store to make sure your feet and legs are properly supported but at the least make sure your trainers are new and replaced every 500 miles (people tend to run/use trainers for 20-50 miles a week, sometimes more) the rubber on the sole naturally degrades as time goes by even if you don't use them so it is important for injurys sake to have up to date footware.

Do start off easy though, its better to master something and work your way up to top speed then to jump in at the deep end and hope that you can swim!
 
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