Let’s say that I feel a little pain after doing some exercise I don’t normally do.
Is it okay to, say, walk normally instead of limping a bit with a minor pain in a leg, or does it make the muscle’s condition worse?
some light exercise speeds up the recovery (if you didn’t damage it too bad). limping could cause problems in supporting muscles. if the pain is unbearable, maybe avoid walking too much.
Exactly this. Active recovery (moving the muscles around like normal with a bit of exercise) is the best. Limping will likely cause other problems down the line.
So normal walking would be better than limping.
No unbearable pain existing.
There is a difference between pain from an injury and muscle pain from excercise (DOMS). The former should be treated like a real injury where you give rest including very light exercise. Too much work could make the damage worse. The latter can be mostly ignored except for your own comfort.
A little pain/soreness is probably fine, just don’t overdo it: Allow yourself some recovery time between training, make sure you get good nutrition, plenty of water, and plenty of rest.
plenty of rest
guess I won’t exercise then :/
Ok, maybe just a little rest.
Don’t call me out on the water :(
It depends if you’ve injured yourself, you can generally tell when pain is from a workout and when it’s from an injury
Generally you can ignore the acheyness and get on with your day, it will rarely impede you other than a little discomfort
That said, not a good idea to attempt to exercise that muscle again until the ache is gone
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