Sometimes the biggest fear I have walking into the gym isn’t the workout I’m about to do, or how hard it will be, sometimes for me the biggest challenge is overcoming the soreness that follows an awesome workout. Before now, the ONLY way that I knew how to cope with muscle soreness was ice baths Ibuprofen, and Icy-Hot. BUT that isn’t the case anymore, and I don’t want you to live in fear of muscle soreness; and I definitely don’t want you to avoid your workout because you’re afraid of the soreness seems unavoidable.

While I was taught that taking an ice bath helps with soreness (it really does help) they’re also SUPER cold and it’s SO hard to convince yourself to lower your body into a tub of ICE water. But as it turns out there’s another, warmer, bath you can take to ease your pain; it’s an Epsom salt bath. Generally after a workout your muscles are tight, which makes you feel sore; taking a warm bath relaxes your muscles and magnesium from the Epsom salt starts your body’s recovery. I would add about two cups of Epsom salt to your bath, then sit back, and relax you’ve earned it!

Another thing you can do is stretch, and yes I know that sounds awful considering the fact that you’re possibly struggling to get dressed. But stretching helps increase the circulation of blood flow to your muscles, which will really help you ease the soreness. But remember, your muscles are sore because they’re tight, so slowly and gently stretch; it doesn’t need to be advanced yoga or anything. The key thing to tell yourself is that it’s a good pain, “it burns so good!”

I hope these tips to ease muscles soreness help you as much as they help me! Try them and let me know what you think, I hope you have a great workout!