Battle those exercise smiting muscle aches with these three foods

August 18, 2017 Ashley 0 Comments

Ever go into your workout – still burning from your last one?

Yes… Such is the plight any athletic addict suffers on the regular.

Pushing through the pain of delayed onset muscle soreness and lactic acid’s an ongoing battle.

(“Can one of you kindly gawkers please roll me toward the dojo? I’ve got a 7:30 sparring date to make.”)

Sure, we’ll have a fab run or lifting sesh. But, boy do we pay for it later. By the time P.M. kickboxing or spin class comes around, we’re down for the count. Exactly this happened to me about two days ago. Having gone for too long a run in the morning, my limbs were linguine by the time my Muay Thai class began. And my instructors were none too pleased about my weaksauce kicks ‘n punches.

However, had I known about these three li’l delicious fixes I just encountered, I might’ve just done a bit better. See, according to the fitness pros, the answer to post sweat sesh pain’s not only painless – but palatable. It’s not a processed powder. It doesn’t come in a pill. It’s not some concoction you swill. In fact, it’s just a couple’ve good ol’ fashioned food items you can keep around in your pantry ‘n fridge for your sorer days.

The first? Tart cherry juice. With its antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, it’s like delectable liquid motrin. Discomfort levels diminish, while recovery curves upward. Caveat? Ya gotta check to make sure your elixir isn’t sweetened – ‘cause refined sugars hurt – not help – your cause. Then, equally awesome for relieving pain is that uh-mazing spice called turmeric. If you buy it in powdered form, it’s like this beautiful golden orange pixie dust you can sprinkle into your edible inventions. Put it into soup. Pop it in your tea with some soy milk and cinnamon (also great for battling inflammation) for a comforting “golden latte”. You can even take it in capsule form if you like.

Or, maybe whip it up into a seasoning you can slather onto yet another savory recovery treat:

Sweet potatoes.

(Pounce on that mouse for this delish recipe.)

By far one’ve my faves on this list, sweet potatoes aid in your post perspiration performance by restoring something essential you lose during your workout: glucose. And it does this in a deliciously healthy way. Having some’ve that back in your body will make workout number next be on-another-level epic. (For me, even half a sweet potato pre-training feels like a Mario power-up mainlined straight to my legs.) But, even better, getting it via sweet potatoes means you’re also getting in some filling fiber to beautifully regulate blood sugar levels – all while taking in crucial nutrients like vitamin C and beta-carotene (which’ll also make your skin look angelically awesome.)

So if your weight loss goals are getting demolished by DOMS or lactic acid attack, try this toothsome trifecta!