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I have been practicing 3-4 times a week now for about a month, and I am sore after every practice as if it were my first day. I expected that my body by now would become accustomed to the rigors of practice, and that the muscle soreness (especially in areas around cervical and thoracic vertebrae) would diminish — but no. Every evening it’s me and the heating pad and the Bengay.
I’m 42, in good shape, exercised all my life. Can anyone share your experience with soreness and how many months into the practice it starts to lessen? I’m getting tired of being in pain all the time, and I can’t afford a weekly massage — although I’d love it if I could!
Thank you!
Hi … while you are waiting for a more expert response, I’ll just say that I finally discovered how not to be sore. I stayed further back in each pose instead of pushing too far like an overeager puppy straining on a leash. I slowed down, held back a bit, and only pushed a LITTLE further into each stretch.
Voila, no more trips to the chiropractor, or limping around all day.
:coolsmile: Welcome!
Thank you, Rebecca. I admit that while I thought I was
going at a reasonable pace, I do feel a little pressure to show “progress.” Whether that’s coming from the teacher or from me, I’m not sure — probably a little of both. Thank you for your feedback. I’ll ease up!The best thing I EVER did for my practice was to practice like the heat was NOT there. I breathe easy and light in and out through my nose. if I have to struggle w/ my breathing it’s too far.
I go into the hot room thinking of it as YOGA not a typical “WORKOUT” as the norm would call it. just breathe stretch and connect w/ myself AHHHHHHHHHH the sigh of relief 😆Tonight at class I heard someone mention muscle pain and “lactic acid.” So I Googled lactic acid muscle pain, and it looks like the theory of lactic acid buildup is not the most up to date. Apparently the pain can be caused by micro-tears in the muscle, caused by overexertion, and these tears result in the pain response. Maybe resting up and scaling back would indeed help.
Hi Y’all
Great advice from fraseram and Rebecca! Thanks gals 😉
Removing the expectation from your practice and taking each moment as it comes is a pretty good recipe for approaching your yoga. Breathe, observe, don’t judge your progress just notice it. Notice any struggle, calm the breath. Don’t muscle into poses. Some of this is mentioned in the posts from fraseram and Rebecca.
As I like to say find the balance between effort and surrender…
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂PS: if you are registered on the forum then go to Hot Yoga Poses and Resources Center. Pick up a copy of Lucas’ At Home Stretch Guide. It is VERY popular, has some really interesting nutrition information and also some valuable information about his proprietary supplement which REALLY DOES reduce recovery time after yoga and exercise (reduces soreness). Robert and I use this and love it. It also, quite unbelievably, makes you more flexible. I wouldn’t recommend it if it didn’t work.
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Hi all,
From my own experience, I’ve found that the longer I stay in savasana at the end of the class, the better (i.e., less sore) I feel the next day. We’re always in such a rush to get out of the room as soon as class is over, but that means your body doesn’t get a chance to relax and, as our teachers say, “reap the benefits” of all the hard work we’ve just done. Even if I lay still for just an extra five or ten minutes, I feel like a totally different yogi.
The same could probably be said for getting into savasana quickly throughout the class as well.
Good luck!
Hannah
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