Epsom salts anyone?

Lindsinjuly2

I know it won't hurt or make things any worse, but does anyone use Epsom salt baths?  My knees are beyond sore from the trail 1/2 today.  I stretched and cooled down after and have been stretching all evening, but I can only imagine how I'm going to feel tomorrow, so I'm trying to get some of the crap out of my legs tonight by sitting in a heavenly bath!  

Immediately after finishing, I considered sittin myself in the cold lake, but decided against that today as my body cooled down in the 40 degree temperature! 

MayFlowers22

I LOVE taking epsom salt baths, I bought one that smells like lavendar, ah, heaven!

Lindsinjuly2

I am also hoping to get out and run a few miles tomorrow to loosen some of the junk out of my legs, even though I know the run will suck and hurt! 

jdbmjm

I'll take a bath with epson salts some times. I don't know that the salts themselves make such a huge difference, but I do enjoy with bath

Some people in my running group swear by them, but they also swear by ice baths, so maybe they, too, just like baths  

Lindsinjuly2

I think an ice bath would have been more effective, but that just didn't sound fun, so Epsom salts it was.  It helped some.  I really only have soreness in my knees today!

Mush-Tastic

I take them quite frequently. Usually the night after a run and it drastically reduces my recovery time and my muscles don't ache nearly as bad. I tried ice baths for a while and it just made everything worse. Epsom salt for me!

gustafngrete

Yes!  I really like them.  I ran 9 miles yesterday and did an epsom salt soak in the tub for about 45 minutes.  Today my legs feel pretty good!