Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Watermelon Reduces Post-Exercise Muscle Soreness


Muscle soreness following a vigorous or new workout is frequently inevitable, and though it may be uncomfortable, it’s actually a good thing.

It means that you’ve effectively stressed and challenged your muscles, and as your muscle fibers repair themselves, they’ll grow stronger in the process. Post-workout soreness is a normal response to exertion and part of an adaptive physiological process that leads to increased strength and stamina.

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), or the muscle soreness you’ve experienced one to two days after exercise, is actually caused by inflammation stemming from microscopic tears in your muscle fibers, or more specifically, microtears between your muscles and their surrounding tissues.

These damaged muscles release biochemical irritants that trigger mild inflammation, which awakens your pain receptors. In addition to its l-citrulline content, it could be that watermelon helps relieve muscle soreness because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

This muscle soreness will go away on its own in a matter of days, but if you aren’t keen on suffering in the meantime, there may be some natural options that help…


Click the link below to see video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13d0dv_watermelon-juice-helps-in-getting-rid-of-after-workout-soreness_travel

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