Muscle cramps are the most annoying things out there when they show up whilst you are trying to workout. They mostly show up right in the middle of your session, when you are most likely enjoying it the most. It is said to be caused by dehydration but it actually goes beyond dehydration, let’s see what else causes it and how best to avoid it during exercise.
What causes cramp?
The movement of compounds like magnesium, potassium, calcium and sodium in and out of the muscle area is how your muscles maintain electrical charges and all of these compounds are found in water. The contraction of a muscle is based on a delicate electrical balance within the muscle itself but when the balance of these compounds is not ideal or when the fluid in which they move(water) is depleted, the muscles can not carry a charge properly and so they end up cramping. And something the water we drink doesn’t have all the necessary compounds our muscles need, like they sometimes lack sodium, if that happens you should add a bit of salt in your water.
Another possible cause of cramping is lack of fitness, during an exercise, you might want to push yourself harder than you normally do and subject your muscles to a bigger task than they are used to and as a result your muscles will go into protective spasm mode. Not stretching before an exercise is a contributing factor to that as well. You go to the gym or wherever you are going to do your exercises, and you plunge right into your routine without stretching your muscles, they will cramp up like nobody’s business.
Lack of flexibility causes cramps too, sitting at your sit at your office desk all day without flexing your muscles every now and then, and you try to exercise after work, you’ll find that your muscles will cramp up cause they have been dormant for the better part of the day. Flex your muscles regularly.
How to avoid it?
You can’t just expect to sit around doing nothing and not have leg cramps when you exercise, so get in shape, keep fit at all times. Don’t forget to stretch before and after workouts, eat salty food and stay hydrated. Pickle juice is a good solution for cramps too, research has proven . Don’t forget to flex your muscles!
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