Pushing your body harder than usual is a double-edged sword — while it may be necessary to progress your fitness regimen to the next level, it inevitably comes with muscle soreness as a result of the small amounts of, completely normal, muscle damage (as the tears in the muscle fibers heal they become stronger). Luckily, there are natural ways to ease the pain — read, don't take soreness as an excuse to stop moving!
Here's a look at some things you can do to ease pain as soon as you wrap up an intense workout.
Via: Natural Ways to Ease Post-Workout Sore Muscles