Severe DOMS? This could help!

Sore for days after training?
Your recovery might start with how you breathe 👀

After intense exercise, your nervous system can stay in a heightened “fight or flight” state longer than necessary. One simple way to help shift the body into recovery mode is through controlled breathing—especially with a longer exhale.

Try this:
• Inhale for 4 seconds
• Exhale for 8 seconds
• Repeat for 2–5 minutes after training

Longer exhales help stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (“rest and recover”), which may help lower stress response, improve recovery, and support circulation after exercise.

This can be useful for reducing the overall recovery load that contributes to DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).

Physiologically, slower breathing may help:
• Decrease excess muscle tension
• Improve oxygen delivery efficiency
• Promote relaxation and recovery signaling
• Downregulate the nervous system after heavy training

Recovery isn’t only about stretching, supplements, or ice baths—your nervous system plays a major role too.

Sometimes the fastest way to recover is to slow your breathing down.

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Видео Severe DOMS? This could help! канала Dr. Alesha Fleming