This article provides good advice for recovering from exercise induced muscle soreness. The advice is especially useful for those who exercise infrequently (“weekend warriors”). An intense bout of physical activity (hard workout at the gym, or game of basketball or tennis, for example) should always be followed on subsequent days by a lighter workout, if nothing to prevent stiffness and hopefully allow muscles to better prepare for the next workout. Even so, intense workouts should be separated by a minimum of two to three days to allow for recovery.

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