What causes muscle soreness and stiffness? Differentiate between ...

[Zoey63294]

What causes muscle soreness and stiffness? Differentiate between acute soreness and DOMS.

Question 2

Bob has raised his heart rate and broken a sweat while walking on a treadmill, and also can carry on a conversation with the woman on an adjacent treadmill. The American College of Sports Medicine would describe Bob's physical activity as ____.
 a. low impact
 b. high impact
 c. moderately intense
  d. vigorous
 e. anaerobic

[mathjasmine]

Answer to Question 1

Muscle soreness and stiffness are common in individuals who (a) begin an exercise program or participate after a long layoff from exercise, (b) exercise beyond their customary intensity and duration, and (c) perform eccentric training. The acute soreness that sets in during the first few hours after exercise is related to general fatigue caused by chemical waste products that build up in the exercised muscles. The delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that appears several hours after exercise (usually 12 hours or so later) and lasts two to four days may be related to microtears in muscle tissue, muscle spasms that increase fluid retention and thereby stimulate the pain nerve endings, and overstretching or tearing of connective tissue in and around muscles and joints.

Answer to Question 2

c

[Zoey63294]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[ricroger]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it