How tired/sore do you get after exercise?

[jsmoke]

Let's say a 5k run or 10k walk with a few hundred metres of elevation gain.

How sore would you legs be. My knees and the back of them and a bit of hamstring get pretty sore. Hard to say if this is age, lack of consistent exercise, medical, bad diet etc or maybe bad footwear.

I didn't do much exercise apart from general walking for years, yet I did a lot in younger years, and I'm thinking I left too big a gap and now my bones and muscles have just got too set in their ways.

Maybe it's just my age and I'm still thinking I'm 20 or maybe I forget that exercise is always like this.

But I hear of 80 year olds climbing mountains or going on 20k walks and they don't seem to be dying after it their not complaining about sore knees or sore ankles or hamstrings etc.

It really boils down to how you've looked after your body including your diet over the years right?

If you neglect your body your going to damage it...

 

[jsmoke]

When I first started from zero about 4 years ago after my first parkrun I was zonked for the day. It just takes time. You won't even notice it happening but stick at it and take your time. It's unlikely you will win a gold medal so just enjoy whatever activity you feel like doing. Baby steps is the key I am afraid.

I won plenty of gold medals at school but I got sick of training after years of it.

 

[jsmoke]

You don't say much about your current fitness, but sounds like its almost certainly a lack of regularly doing that sort of exercise.

Well I think your right here, it's just general walking to the shops or whatever, in 2019 I did maybe 5 parkruns but I'm probably just completely underestimating my level of fitness or lack of it.

 

[jsmoke]

I'd depends drastically on the individual. I do a lot of running and I'm not sore at all after a 5k/10k or even half marathon. But after a game of 5-a-side football I'll be sore for days, as I only play once or twice a year. It depends what your body is used to doing. Bones and muscles do waste if you don't use them. Perhaps you won't be able instantly do what you once found easy but it doesn't mean you can't ever do it again. You just need to put a bit of time and effort into building up to it.
Yes and No. You can't change what has already happened, so you can't help getting sore after exercise if you're not used to it. What it does really boil down to is what you are going to do about it now?

Getting healthy/fit does not happen overnight, but everyone has to start somewhere. It's never too big of a gap to start looking after yourself but the hardest part is committing to it. Find a form of exercise you actually enjoy doing and you will never be healthier.

What about age though. I go, 0-20 a lot of exercise particularly from around 11-18, training etc. Then around 20-40 (I know a long time) I really did little, I did a few months of cycling and light running during these 20 years and the usual walking generally but if I'm realistic I really let it slip.

So at 44 where am I at, what has the gap from 20-40 done to me apart from make me lazy.

 

[jsmoke]

Have you considered a percussion gun. I had really tight calfs and knees and it loosens mime up and if i use it on exercise days it helps with doms as it flushes out a lot of lactic acid

Looks good, I've starting doing squats and it's making a big difference.