The cheapest and most effective way to recover from exercise is probably not what you think.
Getty Images: Hinterhaus ProductionsI recently embarked on what some people would describe as an intensive exercise regime, and was unable to walk properly for the following week.
"People tend to think of recovery as ice baths and compression garments," said Dr Halson, who is also an associate professor at the Australian Catholic University."Those are the things we should all be doing well. The other techniques … they're more like the icing on the cake.""The fitter you are and the more accustomed you are to doing a particular type of exercise, the less fatigue and soreness you're likely to have," Dr Halson said.
Muscle soreness, on the other hand, comes about after exercise that involves the lengthening of muscles."That swelling causes the soreness," Dr Halson explained. While the fatigue most people feel from activities like cycling and swimming tends to go away quickly, soreness from damaged muscle fibres can last for a few days.If it takes up to 72 hours for soreness to go away after exercise, it's probably a sign that you have induced a fair bit of muscle damage, Dr Halson said.
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