That’s right. As the title says, just because you’re sore the next day doesn’t mean you had a good workout. The proper term for that all-too familiar day-after-a-workout muscle soreness is DOMS - delayed onset muscle soreness. You may get DOMS regardless if you had a good workout or not because it seems to manifest itself the most through eccentric, unaccustomed exercise. Eccentric exercise - when the muscle fibres lengthen (ie. the lowering part of
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Exercising Too Much Is Bad For You! Recently, I’ve had some clients where I’ve advised them that they may, in fact, be overtraining. “Overtraining? How can that be bad?” you may ask. It’s true. If you overdo exercise, it can actually be bad for you. Especially, if you do a lot of high intensity exercise. When you exercise, you are essentially doing damage to your body. You are causing micro-trauma or micro-tears in your
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Post originally taken from lululemon's WeChat Venue sponsored by Sprout Lifestyle 运动创造快乐的化学物质，亦是对体能及毅力的“宣战”。要赢得这场战争，离不开丰富全面的营养饮食。 如果至今你仍然觉得美味与健康相互排斥，那么欢迎与我们一同探索品牌大使Alan的营养之道。共同探索Alan在经营Olive Branch的忙碌生活之余，畅享健康饮食的美味秘诀。 It’s no secret that exercising releases certain feel-good chemicals, but that’s only half the battle to feeling and looking your best. The other half of that battle is in your diet, and you CAN have it all! Delicious and healthy doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Let Alan, our ambassador and the brains and brawn behind Olive Branch, show you an easy-to-make
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