While many products promise faster recovery, reduced soreness and improved performance, the science is often more nuanced.
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You may feel sore or stiff if you haven’t exercised for a while, or you’re trying something new or more intense.
Our study found that older adults are no more likely to experience muscle soreness after a workout than young adults are.
For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.
Aches, pain and injuries are often reasons people put off exercise.
Sore muscles after a workout isn’t really a sign you’ve worked hard.
Foam rolling is eminently popular, but the evidence is mixed.
Ice baths, float tanks, foam rollers, compression garments - the post-exercise recovery market is booming. But the evidence for them doesn’t always stack up.
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Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor - Exercise Physiology, Queensland University of Technology
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Programme Leader MSc Strength and Conditioning, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, La Trobe University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Principal Lecturer, Robert Gordon University
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Lecturer in Physiology, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Postgraduate Research Student, Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, University of Bath