Type 2 Diabetes - Coping With Post-Workout Pain After Exercising
Exercise is just as important as diet and, in many cases, as important as drugs in managing Type 2 diabetes.
Exercise...
So, as you get started with your health and fitness program, one thing that may make you reconsider working out is the post-workout pain associated with getting back into 'it'.
Post-workout pain, or DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), as it's most often called, comes on a day or two after you do your workout session.
This makes it tricky because you might feel great as you exercise but then the next morning, you can hardly get out of bed.
How do you know how hard to push and when to back off? Let's look at a few things for you to remember about post-workout pain...
1.
It's Worse With New Exercises.
The very first thing to know and remember about post workout pain is it will be worse whenever you are doing new exercises.
Trying a new move in your leg routine today? Expect soreness tomorrow.
The reason this happens is because whenever you do a new exercise, your brain has to learn the movement pattern as well.
This 'neuromuscular' adaptation as it is called, tends to produce the most post workout pain, hence the reason you are so sore.
So if you are going to add new exercises, add just one at a time.
This will limit how much soreness you experience.
2.
Light Cardio Helps.
The next thing to know is some light cardio training can also help the pain.
If you are doing some light walking or cycling, this will boost blood flow and nutrients to the muscle tissues, helping to loosen them up and relieve the pain.
Just remember to keep it light.
We aren't talking about full-blown sprint sessions here.
Do that and you'll just be in more pain the next day.
3.
It Gets Better With Regular Training.
Finally, the last thing to know about post-workout pain is if you are training regularly, it will get better.
The more frequently you hit a muscle group (within reason of course - you still need to be recovered), the less chances are you will experience pain.
If there was ever a reason to stay consistent with your workout program, this would definitely be it.
So there you have some of the top points to know and remember about post-workout pain.
Don't let it get you down.
While it is an inevitable part of exercising, it's something you can control.
If you are ready to get moving, discuss with the doctor who handles your Type 2 diabetes, the level of exercise you should start at.
Exercise...
- lowers your blood sugar and improves your insulin sensitivity,
- helps you store more sugar,
- burns more body fat,
- helps keep weight off,
- reduces the risk of heart disease,
- prevents or delays the development of neuropathy and retinopathy, and
- reduces stress.
So, as you get started with your health and fitness program, one thing that may make you reconsider working out is the post-workout pain associated with getting back into 'it'.
Post-workout pain, or DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), as it's most often called, comes on a day or two after you do your workout session.
This makes it tricky because you might feel great as you exercise but then the next morning, you can hardly get out of bed.
How do you know how hard to push and when to back off? Let's look at a few things for you to remember about post-workout pain...
1.
It's Worse With New Exercises.
The very first thing to know and remember about post workout pain is it will be worse whenever you are doing new exercises.
Trying a new move in your leg routine today? Expect soreness tomorrow.
The reason this happens is because whenever you do a new exercise, your brain has to learn the movement pattern as well.
This 'neuromuscular' adaptation as it is called, tends to produce the most post workout pain, hence the reason you are so sore.
So if you are going to add new exercises, add just one at a time.
This will limit how much soreness you experience.
2.
Light Cardio Helps.
The next thing to know is some light cardio training can also help the pain.
If you are doing some light walking or cycling, this will boost blood flow and nutrients to the muscle tissues, helping to loosen them up and relieve the pain.
Just remember to keep it light.
We aren't talking about full-blown sprint sessions here.
Do that and you'll just be in more pain the next day.
3.
It Gets Better With Regular Training.
Finally, the last thing to know about post-workout pain is if you are training regularly, it will get better.
The more frequently you hit a muscle group (within reason of course - you still need to be recovered), the less chances are you will experience pain.
If there was ever a reason to stay consistent with your workout program, this would definitely be it.
So there you have some of the top points to know and remember about post-workout pain.
Don't let it get you down.
While it is an inevitable part of exercising, it's something you can control.
If you are ready to get moving, discuss with the doctor who handles your Type 2 diabetes, the level of exercise you should start at.