5 Causes Of Muscle Pain After Sports And How To Overcome It
Illustration of muscle pain after exercise (Photo: Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA Have you ever experienced muscle pain after an intense sporting session? If you have, you are not alone. Muscle pain after exercise is usually felt by people who exercise after some time not doing it or have just increased the intensity of exercise.

Muscle pain can appear within 24-48 hours after exercising with a fairly high intensity, such as jogging, aerobics, or lifting weights.

So, what exactly causes muscle pain after exercise? Check out the full information in the following article.

Causes Of Muscle Pain After Sports

Summarized from various sources, in medical, muscle aches that arise after exercise are called delayed onset muscle afternoonness (DOMS).

DOMS can appear when the body's muscle tissue tries to adapt by improving and increasing muscle tissue mass. This reaction is actually a normal thing to happen.

Although the mechanism is not known for sure, a number of research shows that DOMS is caused by several things, including:

How To Overcome Muscle Pain After Sports

When experiencing muscle pain after exercise, there are several things you can do to relieve it, including:

That's information about the cause of pain after exercise and how to overcome it. Hopefully this article can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.


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