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All opinions stated below are 100% my own.
I recently started a new – tougher – workout plan. I needed to add more strength to my workouts and as with ANY new physical activity, when you push yourself, the muscle pain is sure to come! The next couple days after those squats were brutal!
According to Dr. Jeff Habert, a family physician in Thornhill, Ontario, long-lasting body pain may be more common as we get older, but it shouldn’t stop us from enjoying life and accomplishing all we want to.
There are a few things you can do to manage your muscle pain after you have pushed yourself hard during a workout!
Here are 3 tips for Dealing with Muscle Pain:
- Keep Moving – After a tough workout or a long race, even walking up the stairs is awful! Even though you may want to curl up in bed, get moving! Even a nice walk around the block can help ease muscle pain.
- Ice It – Icing your aches and pains can help reduce inflammation and ease pain. You can also take a warm bath or use a hot water bottle to help relax tight muscles.
- Take Something for the Pain – Advil® 12 Hour is a fast-acting and long-lasting, non-prescription pain reliever. As the name suggests, just one Advil 12 Hour keeps working for up to 12 hours to help relieve long-lasting joint, body, or muscle pain. Now you can get back to your favorite summer activities and keep active!
Dr. Habert also says that research has found that a combination of treatment methods, including physiotherapy, massage therapy and medications, show the best results when managing long-lasting pain.
You can find Advil 12 Hour in your local pharmacy, and don’t forget to read the label or talk to your doctor to find out if Advil 12 Hour is right for you! You can also grab a $3 coupon at Advil.ca!!
Please note that these tips are suggestions and don’t replace medical advice.
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Out walking with my kids and earning miles for the Hogwarts Running Club.
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I would spend it walking in the park with my kids more!
I would go to a concert with my husband
I would spend an active summer day by hiking on our local trails.
I would love to take up riding a bike. I would also think that I could enjoy hiking more with my kids while we are camping.
I’d do an all-day hike on the trails around town, knees permitting.
I would go for a long walk
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I would go for a hike or bike ride!
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Join a running club
By walking alot more
Traveling
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I would go walking down at Seal Bay park with my wife and our dog
I would like to weed my flower beds, this might not sound too strenuous but am aching now from doing some.
I would play pickleball!
I would go running, also play badminton more, and play soccer
If my pain was under control, I would be hiking one of our local trails near the river.
I would go on a nice hike with my Husband
walking on the boardwalk at the lake.
lots of biking! I truly miss that.
I would spend more time running with my dog and pushing my daughter in her chariot!
I would be hiking and kayaking if pain wasn’t a factor.
I would like to go mountain biking.
I would spend my time outdoor, mountain biking or hiking. I recently blew out my knee and any inclines or declines hurt like tremendously. Thanks!
If PAIN was not an issue I would love to spent a few days a week back riding my bicycle. After breaking my ankle this past year it has been difficult to get back on the bicycle & ride. The pain from the break is still quite bad plus the hardware & scarring.
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I would play frisbee at the beach if pain wasn’t an issue
I would go for a long canoe paddle and do some gardening. A long walk would be an alternative.
I would definitely spend the day with my niece and nephew. It is hard keeping up with them but if I had no pain it would be so much easier.
surfing at the beach
i`d go on a long hike,admiring our beautiful province.
I would take a long walk with my kids in the woods
I would spend the day hiking.
Go hiking then bbq then a swim
if it werent for my chronic back pain i would spend the whole day geocaching 🙂
I would love to take a long walk on the beach. I have blood clots in my legs which cause immense pain, making my walking painful, slow and sometimes even impossible.
Merci
I would bike ride with my kids
I would run. I loved to run.
I would be a jogger!
id love to be able to go for long walks with my family
I would go on a hike with my kids and husband!
I would go through a long run through the woods!
running group
I would make my backyard and front yard look so good, also would love trying hiking
I would go running with my friends
I played baseball everyday for hours if pain wasn’t holding me back.
I would finally thin out my flower beds and dig up all the plants I want to give away. and the baby tree’s I wanted to move. I’ve been wanting to do this for over a year now, but pain holds me back. I tried last weekend for just a small area and now my elbow is recuperating, painfully.
I would spend day doing some excersices by the pool
I would love to take up running. Unfortunately, my heels hold me back now.
If I could spend an active summer day, I would clean the house top to bottom, then go for a lovely jog, followed by shopping for a few hours with my daughter, and then end the day with a night of dancing!
I would do Zumba outside with my friends.
i would be out playing tag with my granddaughter
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I would love to explore rock climbing.
run
I would kayak more
running!
I would play golf again if the pain in my shoulder did not stop me.
I would go hiking
I would spend more time lazing on the beach, but my back gets sore!
I would go on more hikes
I would go hiking.
I would go for a nice long walk downtown, doing as much shopping as possible!!
I would like to go for a long hike outdoors.
I would play tennis
I would do some badly needed yard work
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hiking
surfing
I would be outside hiking and kayaking
I would spend it golfing.
I would spend it playing with my grandchildren!
Long Hikes!
I Want to do a marathon , it is on my bucket list
I would go hiking with my nephew.
bike riding along the lakeshore in Toronto
I would be able to do more yard work.
running everywhere
I would spend the day at the lake, hiking, picking up rocks for my garden and generally enjoying nature
Lots of hiking and water sports!
Swimming would be the first thing on my list!
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I would challenge my brother to a re-match at Squash – use to be an annual event. Lower back pain has altered that plan.
I would go biking.
I’d spend it swimming in and kayaking on the lake!
I would love to go to take photos and enjoy an afternoon to make my fall day the perfect one if I was not in pain.
Dragon Boat paddling!! I miss this so much due to pain from my back injury