Why are you less flexible the day after a hard workout?
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By exercising you’re causing microtears in your muscles.
The following day your body is in healing mode and that lack of flexibility is your body saying “Nope. You shouldn’t do that. We’re going to keep everything swollen and compact so that there isn’t so much movement to disturb the healing”.
It’s pretty much the body’s own version of bandaging a sprained joint for support.
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