jP wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just started working out with after more than 15 years. So far,
> I'm doing a basic major exercise routine every other day for about an
> hour per workout, legs, arms, back/shoulders, chest all included in that
> single workout.
>
> Durning the first week, I had the expected soreness. That went away
> (thankfully) the second week.
>
> Three weeks later, I am noticing that the muscles seem to be sort of
> warmer than usual, even on my non-workout days. They seem to be
> slightly radiating more heat all the time.
>
> What is the cause of this? It is not painful or unpleasent. My guess
> right now is that it might be thermal energy released by the body
> repairing itself. Is that the case?
What you describe is unusual as I have never heard similar stories before.
Surely enough, the body will warm up significantly after (as well as
during) a workout session. That, as a matter of fact, is the reason why you
are likely to sweat following a workout, even after showering. The body
exerts its heat which accumulates due to high activity inside the muscles.
Likewise, if you are unused to working out on a regular basis, your muscles
will be affected for longer periods of time. You might expect them to make
you feel warmer.
More points to ponder: are you eating differently? Has the weather or
clothing changed? Have you been exposed to the sun more often then before?
The body repearing itself is a process that, in my opinion, will not
release much thermal energy. Soreness is more likely to be a cause for
that.
Roy
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Roy S. Schestowitz
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