post judo soreness/stiffness

[bwhite55]

okay, this is the morning after my 2nd judo class(OMG ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!) and my lowerback up is stiff and sore. any suggestions to get that out? or would a heating pad be the best?

[Freeform]

Once you've been training regularly this will not be so much of a problem.

I'd suggest light exercise 'playing', go for a play in the swimming pool, or if your into squash/tennis/whatever get some friends together for a muck about. This will help loosen you off a bit.

[bwhite55]

i've soaked in a hot bathtub for about 25 mins, followed by a 15 min warm up, 30 min run w/ intervals and steady running, followed by a 5 or so min cool down and i feel very loose. thanks for the info man.

[Linguo]

beer.