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Does muscle soreness mean you’ve had a good workout?

Published 16:38 6 Jul 2020 BST

Alex Roberts
Does muscle soreness mean you’ve had a good workout?

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Feeling sore isn't always a sign of a workout

Most of us assume that there's one way to tell that you've just completed a really good workout: feeling a little bit crap. When you've just done a proper cardio workout you expect to be red in the face, out of breath, maybe even a little bit sick and feeling some aches in your muscles. But do those physical sensations actually indicate a proper workout? According to personal trainer Ben Carpenter, the progress you make from a workout is significantly more to do with the long term, rather than whether you're sore immediately after. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/1279339168842145797?s=20

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