Cramped muscles, as N
ew York Times health columnist Gretchen Reynolds tells us, were long thought to result from dehydration. Not anymore. That supposition was disproved when tests showed that it takes the same amount of small electric shocks administered to muscles of athletes who were dehydrated and athletes who were not to stimulate a cramp. What then does cause a muscle to cramp? Reynolds says recent research suggests that it’s  nerve endings that are overexcited, paradoxically, because they’re tired. What to do? Reynolds passes along the advice of Kevin Miller, an exercise scientist at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, who co-authored a recent study of cramps. His solution: stretch the muscle. And if cramping is a chronic problem, try strength training. You might get more miles out of muscles before they tire.
Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Monday, April 21, 2025
This is the third time this pic has been included with a story. I for one was sick of this guy’s face the first time it was included with an article. Jeez, what a mug!
A trick to help relieve muscle cramps is to pinch your
earlobe untill the cramp goes away normally it take less than a minute to get results. I suffer from cramps in calf muscle especially sometimes when i strench my leg out first thing in the morning.