The pain of working out again...

Pulling myself out of "gym retirement" has been a bit of a painful event. OWIE! At first, I thought my joints were being ravaged by a virus that must be consuming my entire body! Then it hit me....you are feeling the effects of muscles being exercised that have not worked this hard in a few months. Now this is the very reason I have no desire to skip my workout schedules, yoga, etc. in the future.

You may ask, is there something you can do to help prevent this sore body? Why yes there is, and thanks for asking! :) For starters, BREATHE! DEEP BREATHING! You see, our abdomen should move with each breath we take. Are you finding your chest moves instead of your tummy with a deep breathe? Well this is called "shallow" breathing. This is common in those of us who are stressed. Therefore, you should focus on learning/training yourself to breathe correctly - tummy should expand with each breath in. :)

Excess Lactic Acid has a "burning" sensation. Shallow breathing makes the body produce lactic acid to get its energy. Some side effects are muscle pains and anxiety. A solution you might consider is extra calcium, which binds with lactic acid, neutralizing its effects by forming calcium lactate, (according to Dr. Carl Reich).Calcium and magnesium combine with lactic acid, neutralizing the negative effect of excess lactic acid, normalizing pH, and normalizing breathing for asthma, emotional disturbances, and restoring the ill health of people in many disease conditions. I would also consider adding Vitamin D3 (bioavailable form), perhaps 10,000 iu per day. There is new evidence pointing to this being the best amount for the average person.

Malic acid supplements, (an acid found naturally in many foods like apples), and produced by the citric acid cycle in the human body itself, has been written about by Holzschlag as "reducing" the effects of excess lactic acid. Drs. Hyde, Cheney, and Goldstein have used it in their practice with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to improve energy and to help reduce pain.

Shallow breathing makes the body produce lactic acid to get its energy. Some consequences are muscle pains and anxiety. The reason for greater energy is made clear by Lehninger. It doesn't neutralize lactic acid build-up directly. Energy production uses another pathway with malic acid. It was found that malic acid "kicks" red muscles into using oxygen to produce its energy rather than anaerobic ways of doing it! Rather than reducing the effects of lactic acid, malic acid gives a signal to the mitochondria to USE oxygen to burn fat as fuel or to use oxygen to burn glucose as energy! Isn't that just what we need?

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Now, get out there and get moving. Yes it is chilly outside in much of the country, but your body was built to move!

What are you doing for your health today?