10 Tips to Prevent Sore Muscles

A strong fitness routine sometimes comes at a price: Muscle Soreness. Your body responds with pain so you don’t over-train while it heals itself. To ease the pain and speed recovery try these helpful tips:

Before your workout:

1. Dynamic Stretch. Moving as you stretch. It will prepare your body for exercise and reduce muscle soreness. It activates muscles you will use during your workout, improves range of motion, and body awareness, challenging your balance and coordination skills to help your performance. It also enhances muscular performance and power. Some examples are: lunge with a twist, knee to chest (walking or jogging forward), high kicks, push-ups, jump squats, jump lunges.
2. Warm up before weight training. To reduce risk of pulling a tendon, ligament, or muscle during your workout. Doing your cardio first really warms up your muscles.
3. Hydrate. Hydration is important before and throughout your workout to prevent cramping and decrease…