 | Do you ever experience muscle cramps during your workouts or even outside of the gym? More than likely it is due to dehydration and/or an electrolyte imbalance. Massaging, stretching, and making sure you drink plenty of fluids will help ward off future cramping. You might consider eating a banana [which is high in potassium] and drinking a sports drink before and after your workouts. |
 Have you ever ridden a bike [whether stationary or not] and gotten off it with tingling hands and sore forearms? You might need to strengthen your core. A weak core forces you to bear down on the handlebars for all of your support.
Strengthen obliques with bicycle crunches. Lie on your back with your upper torso raised off the floor. Twist your upper body ... bringing your left elbow to your right knee ... then your right elbow to your left knee ... cycling your legs in the air.  What you do after your workout can determine how quickly your body bounces back.
Here are a few tricks! [1] Re-hydrate after a workout to help stave off fatigue and muscle cramping. [2] Icing can help decrease muscle inflammation, which causes stiffness. Hold an ice pack on overworked areas for 5-10 minutes. [3] Adding 2 cups of Epsom salts [which are rich in magnesium] to a warm bath and relaxing for 15 minutes ... soaking in the mineral ... can help decrease muscle inflammation. [4] Hit the sack. Your body repairs your muscles during sleep. Aim for at least 8 hours of sleep especially after a tough workout.  Is the area around your shins sore?
It could be that the muscles around your shins are inflamed ... and gentle massage will help relieve the pain. Or you might have shin splints caused by doing too much too soon. When you run, your legs absorb a force 3 or 4 times your weight. Piling on the miles too quickly can cause the tissue surrounding your shins to become inflamed. Wrap an ice cube in a thin rag and firmly rub it up and down your leg on both sides of your shinbone for 15 minutes at a time. |
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