For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.
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Aches, pain and injuries are often reasons people put off exercise.
Sore muscles after a workout isn’t really a sign you’ve worked hard.
Foam rolling is eminently popular, but the evidence is mixed.
Ice baths, float tanks, foam rollers, compression garments - the post-exercise recovery market is booming. But the evidence for them doesn’t always stack up.
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Ken Nosaka is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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