Mindful Movement: How to Incorporate Mindfulness into Your Fitness Routine

Ever gone for a hard workout and felt your muscles ache the next day? You are not alone. It is a common physical sensation known as delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS.

DOMS is an expected outcome of the exercise and occurs in nearly everyone at some time or another. This feeling of discomfort usually occurs 12 to 24 hours after intense physical activity and can last up to 72 hours. The cause of DOMS is believed to be due to microscopic tears in the muscle tissue that result from the strain of exercise.

To find out more about how this phenomenon works, it is important to understand the science behind DOMS. In this article, we will explore what DOMS is, why it happens, and how you can relieve the uncomfortable sensations that come with it.