VERY sore leg muscles!!!!

[free. fallin]

Hey all

After a month of the gym due to a virus, I went back to Bodypump on Monday (weights class set to music) and the squat session has absolutely and utterly killed my legs, mainly hamstrings!!!

It's soooo bad I can't walk fast and sitting down is painful. It's worse today than yesterday.

Can anyone recommend an essential oil for massage and bathing that might relieve it a little?

Thanks!

 

[ibeabelvr]

Hi Star,

Pre-supposing no allergies or health problems, try:

Muscle rub
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) to warm the muscle up and help re-loosen it.
Don't use this in a bath, it will irritate.
Lavender (Lavendula oficinalis) 'cos its beautiful and will kill the pain.
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) to detoxify and remove the lactic acid from the muscles. Don't expose skin to sun wearing the rub.

Use four drops each in 50 ml carrier, I prefer Sunflower (Helianthus annus), kitchen stuff would do at a push.
Massage up towards the heart.

Bath

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) provided no high blood pressure
Juniper (Juniperus communis) provided no kidney problems
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare v. dulce)

2 drops each is enough, high power muscle relaxant and detox. Would recommend only doing this twice, and on alternate days to the muscle rub.

If you don't have full access to oils and only want to buy one, my choice would be the pepper, with rosemary second.

Apologies if all the safety data, etc, is preaching to the converted, there are so many people on here who may read this, I feel it is safer for everyone to give immense detail. Sorry if it reads 'preachy'.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Christina]

thanks so much! I have lavendar and rosemary already at home, so I'll use those.

SO a lavender bath followed by rosemary muscle rub would be good?

I've been using a rosemary oil blend on my thighs and bum to help with cellulite anyway, though not for a couple of days.

 

[John Murdock]

Hi. If it is really bad then I suggest you go and book a massage, it really will help. If it works for those who run marathons, up mountains and go miles on bikes then I am sure it can do the same for you. Painful eh?[&:]

 

[plucysmiley]

I'd love to book a massage, but I'm sooooo skint it's not funny.

I'll get the boyfriend to rub it in though, he does quite a good job, and it's more relaxing than doing it myself.