cramps/muscle pain/stiffness from exercise help help help?

Question:

i played basketball for 5 hours yesterday and i havent done any kind of sports for more than half a year. now my entire body is aching. any tips to help soothe it?

Answers:
sure. Slow stretch exercises can rewarm the sore muscles and soothe the ache. That is why you are sorest in the morning, the muscles have constricted. Gentle massage can help as well. A mild painkiller (tylenol, advil) can help a little. Submerging your body in a WARM bath and then increasing the temperature works wonders as well.

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hot baths

In the future, you may wish to do some stretching exercise before a strenuous workout. These get the muscles ready for a serious bout of basketball. For now, try a warm shower or bath. After you've dried off and cooled down from the warm water, use a good muscle rub. Yes, Ben Gay does work. But if you use it too soon after a warm shower, it can burn. Try a good anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen. That will reduce the inflammation in your muscles. It will take a couple of days, but you will survive.
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life experience

Proper hydration, normal salt intake, normal food intake, heat packs. Before doing any exercise, be sure to properly warm up. NSAIDS such as ibuprofen and naproxin sodium OTC will provide some pain relief
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emt

You sound like you need electrolytes, the ionically charged minerals that enable your body to perform basic functions, i.e intercellular communication. I would take a product called "Trace Mineral Drops," by Trace Mineral Research, a concentrate of sea water (99% sodium reduced) which has 72 trace minerals. You can feel a difference within a day, in most cases. These are minerals we need to be healthy, and are unfortunately not found in any of our foods.

Sounds like you have a good deal of lactic acid build-up within your muscles, which results in cramps and soreness. What I recommend is more exercise which will actually work out the soreness . . . but this time go easy (ie: go for a walk, stretch, etc.) and then build yourself up to more aggressive physical activity.

Also, since you had not worked out in a while, and really challenged your body, you might want to take an ice bath (soaking in cold water and a tub full of ice . . . and yes, it acutally works!). At the very least, soak in really cold water as you want to decrease whatever swelling, and the other affects of trauma caused by 5 hours of basketball.

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