Muscle Aches

Muscle pain may even be common practice for some physical activity, but when this problem becomes a constant in their gym class ... it's time to redesign the exercises and find out what causes these injuries.

According to teachers and therapists, students often persists in continuing the exercises without seeking the help of a professional. With that, he can get serious injuries that may interfere provided training to your fitness.

Not to leave you in the dust, not knowing what is wrong and worse, feeling muscle aches unnecessary, is that we highlight the main injuries are common in sports and their prevention methods:

Muscle stretch: (muscle pain)

It is characterized by uncomfortable pain during physical activity.

Main causes: Lack of hydration in the body and overtraining (overtraining).

Prevention: Moisturizing body before, during and after activities; planning exercise program. Try not to overload the muscles with intense activities - ideally give a rest of 24 hours for the muscles.

Micro lesions in the muscle fibers or pain the next day:

Common injury in individuals without physical conditioning and who begin practice activities.

Main cause: Intensity of physical activity or running some movements improperly.

Prevention: Make physical activity moderately, ie, reduce the intensity so that there is greater vascularization (oxygenation) muscles.

Cramp:

Contraction causing a sudden sharp pain, namely the muscle contracts and can not relax.

Main cause: Lack of hydration in the body (water is the main cause for the extension and contraction of the muscles) and muscle fatigue.

Prevention: Hydrate yourself before, during and after practice activities.

Note: When you feel muscle pain, always look to give a rest for 24 hours before returning to activities.

Muscular Contracture:

The muscle contracts and can not return to the starting position. Unlike cramp, this injury is progressive and may appear to bruising in the affected region. Common injury in sports and football.

Main cause: Lack of hydration and overtraining.

Prevention: Hydration before, during and after the exercise, good planning - supervised by the teacher - in all its activities and seek to exercise the muscles giving 24-hour intervals.