Mild muscle soreness after a workout is normal and often relieved by gentle movement, but sharp pain could signal an injury and means it’s time to rest. Light activity like walking, yoga, or switching ...

Is working out after sore muscles a good idea? Trainers share the only types of workouts you should be doing when your muscles are already wiped. “I’m sore” is my favorite excuse for skipping a day at ...

IMAGINE TAKING ON five workouts per day, four days in a row. Your quads would be quaking with every step, with your biceps burning, your chest aching, and your glutes screaming for mercy. When Daniel ...

It finally happened. You went back to the gym after debating it for months, and your first workout felt good. The sweat and endorphins were flowing. But the following morning, you woke up aching in ...

It finally happened. You went back to the gym after debating it for months, and your first workout felt good. The sweat and endorphins were flowing. But the following morning, you woke up aching in ...

A hard workout can come back to haunt you. When you wake up the next morning and try to get out of bed, everyday motions like rolling over and standing up can make your muscles whine in pain. You ...

The hardest part of sticking to a workout routine may be starting, but the second-hardest part is figuring out what to do when it's time for another workout but you're still sore from the first one.

Before Anna Cockrell became a professional track and field athlete, she didn't always cool down or stretch after exercising. Between night classes and early morning practice in college, she didn't ...

If you’ve ever struggled to sit down the day after squats, you know exactly what delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) feels like. It’s one of those things that pretty much everyone who works out deals ...

This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Feeling sore after the gym is strangely ...

A foam roller, which is much cheaper than a massage gun, can provide self-message benefits while alleviating muscle pain, improving range of motion and relaxing the nervous system. Certain foam roller ...

If you are sore, achy, or tired all the time, even without going to the gym or performing any strenuous physical work, it might be your body's quiet signal of waving a red flag. And no, it's not ...