Soreness Vs. Pain: What Your Body Is Trying To Tell You
If you’re no stranger to the gym, you’re probably also no stranger to hobbling around with stiff, achy muscles on the days following an especially good workout. But if things are feeling a bit painful, you might be...
8 Tips to Prevent & Ease Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps can be painful and slow you down, whether you’re in the gym or on the track, but the good news is you can prevent and ease the onset of muscle cramps with proper hydration and electrolyte-rich...
The Best Muscle Recovery Foods
Your hardworking muscles could use some nutrition and fuel after all the work that you do in the gym! Here are the nutrients that your muscles need the most after a workout — and where you can get...
Is it a Leg Cramp or Something More?
Leg cramps (sometimes called charley horses) are sudden, involuntary muscle spasms that occur most commonly in the calves, feet and thighs. During a cramp, the muscles involuntarily seize up, leading to pain that can range in intensity from...
What’s Causing My Muscle Cramps?
There are few scenarios as frustrating or painful as being stopped in your tracks by a sharp muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, spasms, or “Charley horses” are involuntary and often painful contractions of the muscles. They can happen at...
Dehydration Causing Muscle Cramps? Here’s What To Do About It
You’re running your fastest time, cycling at your top speed, pushing yourself to the max during your heavy lift … then, seemingly out of nowhere, you get that painful and familiar sharp ache in your legs or your...