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General Fitness & Exercise
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Hip Pain - due to working out?

ecle5c
ecle5c
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2006/10/20, 09:20 AM
Recently my fiance has started working out with me regularly. She doesn't do the exact same workout as I do, but similar: squats, bench, rows, lunges, pull ups, etc. She lifts weights rather than doing cardio type classes since her goal isn't weight loss, but she wants to add some muscle to arms and legs.

Lately she has been complaining of hip pains. Not necessarily excruciating pain, but enough to take some tylenol occasionally. Could this be due to beginning working out, squats, lunges, etc?

And if so what could be done to remedy the situation? Which stretches could help? Could adding cardio help alleviate the pain? Thank you in advance for your help.
7707mutt
7707mutt
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2006/10/20, 09:24 AM
Yes those exercises you the hip muscles a lot and if someone is not used to it can be a bit sore. As long as it is not a constant each day bad pain i would not worry about it. IF it limits her during each day and DOES NOT get better go to a doc.

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asimmer
asimmer
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2006/10/20, 09:27 AM
Stretching should help - she may have tight hip rotators, or she might just be working stabilizers that haven't seen a lot of work previously.

Be sure to look up hip stretches online or in a stretching book at the library and include them post=workout.

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