This DOMS is killing me

This really is a torture - painful everywhere and movement is limited. If i were to drop a dollar on the ground, with the pain i am feeling now, there is a good chance i will leave it there!

Decided to do some research on DOMS and see if there is anything i can do - turns out, nothing much!

WedMD's advise was - "Sore Muscles? Don't Stop Exercising!" Imagine that!

Some of the points i gathered from my research:

"The aches and pains are simply indications that muscles are adapting to your fitness regimen." says Carol Torgan, an exercise physiologist and fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. It's also a process of muscle conditioning. "If someone does an activity, they will be inoculated for a few weeks to a few months -- the next time they do the activity, there will be less muscle tissue damage, less soreness, and a faster strength recovery."

Here are some tips for dealing with soreness after exercise:

•Wait. Soreness will go away in 3 to 7 days with no special treatment.
•Try an Ice Bath or Contrast Water Bath. Although no clear evidence proves they are effective, many pro athletes use them and claim they work to reduce soreness.
•Perform some easy low-impact aerobic exercise to increase blood flow. This may help diminish muscle soreness.
•Although research doesn't find gentle stretching reduces soreness, some people find it simply feels good.
•Gently massage the affected muscles. Some research has found that massage was effective in alleviating DOMS by approximately 30% and reducing swelling, but it had no effects on muscle function.
•Try using a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (aspirin or ibuprofen) to reduce the soreness temporarily, though they won't actually speed healing.
•Don't forget to warm up completely before your next exercise session. There is some research that supports that a warm-up performed immediately prior to unaccustomed eccentric exercise produces small reductions in delayed-onset muscle soreness (but cool-down performed after exercise does not).

So there you go - there really is NO CLEAR SIMPLE MAGIC PILL TREATMENT.....looks like DOMS will be here to stay all this month!

Its Friday now - pretty soon it will be Day 3 of Bootcamp!