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Muscle soreness, dealing with it ? Just know more about it and prevention tips.

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Most of the people, especially beginners suffer from a muscle pain that begins after they have worked out. This muscle pain nearly stays for about two to three days after workout, and called muscles soreness. In scientific terms, it is also called as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). Although most of the people feel acute muscle soreness. That somewhat vanishes after four to five days of regular workout. It’s generally a burning sensation that one feels in a muscle during working out, due to quick build-up of lactic acid. According to researches and scientific studies, muscle soreness symptoms typically occur up at least 12 to 24 hours after workout. One will feel reduce range of motion due to pain, muscle fatigue, swelling in affected muscles, short term loss of muscle strength. • Know the exact cause of muscle soreness. High intensity workouts can cause tiny microscopic tears in your muscle fibres. Human body is to compensate the loss and damage, increases inflammation. This is t...

Aerobic vs anaerobic, Which form of workout is most beneficial for fat loss?

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The above mentioned topic is a topic of vast debate. Till the date different people have different claims on aerobic and anaerobic exercises. Aerobic exercise generally include walking, bike riding, running. Basic principle behind these exercises is to move your body, breathe faster, and increase the rate of blood flow. On the other hand, anaerobic exercises include weight lifting, sprinting for a short period of time. It focuses majorly on intense activity to its maximum levels and quick fatigue. This form doesn't last for long. • Know which one is better for fat loss. Aerobic exercises, generally called steady state cardio are performed in a moderate steady pace. These type of exercises will utilise slow twitch off muscle fibres. Although aerobic exercises are quite good for improving and conditioning cardiac muscles. As mentioned above, it they are low intensity cardio exercises. This is the main reason that they can create only optimal fat loss. Even the amount of calories burn...