SAW your Soreness!

Muscle soreness is all part of the fun of intense physical training and is something that reduces over time as you become more accustomed to the demands you are placing on your body. To help reduce the time and intensity of your soreness you should use the SAW!

Stretching - gently stretch the affected muscles, holding the stretch for 30 - 40 seconds. You should feel the stretch easing the discomfort of the muscle although it will be tender when you first stretch.

A ctive recovery - whilst you may wish to cease all physical movement, one of the best things you can do is to do some gentle exercise. The best thing for sore legs is a gentle walk, cycle or swim to get the blood flowing and speed up the process of healing.

Water - drinking lots will help flush out all of the nasty toxins and will also help to keep your whole body hydrated and working at its most efficient.

Finally, you should be eating quite a lot of protein - especially if you are a Trilogy PT or Bootcamp member and this will help massively when recovery post exercise is concerned. If you are really lucky you could ask somebody for a relaxing massage on the sore areas to help recovery even more!

Stay Strong

Ben