How to relieve tightness in the calves?
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Take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts. Soak for 30 minutes. The Epsom salts will help eliminate the lactic acid that forms on the muscles from over exertion.
Massage an analgesic cream into the sore muscles.
Dehydration can cause severe pain in the muscles. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.
I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body. One tip for athletes: it is healthier to drink a sports drink or water than fruit juice, soda, coffee, or milk during competition or active training periods.
500mg of calcium and magnesium, taken twice daily, can help with diminishing the pain.
Advil liqui capsules work very quickly on pain. Take them four times daily.
Definitely wear correct foot wear for such long walks. It's not surprising that you're experiencing so much pain. Also you should take frequent breaks and sit down to give your muscles some rest.
take 3 calcium tablets and 2 excedrin about every 4-6 hours, use heat and ice in rotation and rest all you can this weekend it should be a lot better soon. Also put some epson salts in the bathtub and water as hot as you can handle this will relax the muscles, then ask someone to massage your legs with a medicated lotion if possible, elevate your legs and use a heating pad on low to relax them. Good luck that happens to me pretty often.
Eat one bananna every day (or if you're allergic, the equivalent in vitamin suppliments.) I'm tellin'ya, works like a charm. ;)
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