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Severe thigh pain after spin class

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milkysmum · 03/02/2022 07:34

Could I have sprained my quads doing a spin class!? I went on Monday, not been to one in a while so just booked on the taster class to get back in the zone so to speak and to remind me how to set up the bikes as I'm at a new gym. It was tough- my legs struggled with the standing up sections and when I got off bike they felt very very weak- pretty normal for spin class though I thought. When I walked up the stairs and out to the car though my legs honestly felt like they were going to buckle and over the past few days the pain in my quads has got worse and worse...
Going up and down stairs is agony, as is getting in out of chairs and getting up and down off the toilet- I'm having to use the radiator next to it to pull up on to try and take a bit of the weight.
I've tried naproxen and co codamol and nothing is helping. Also tried heat and ice. What else can I do? I've literally just joined this fancy new gym with the kids and one week in I've done this to myself!!

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countdowntonap · 03/02/2022 07:37

I think it’s unlikely to have gained an injury in both during a spin class, so with it affecting both quads I’d see that as reassurance (not that it feels like it!) that it’s normal when doing a level of exercise your body isn’t currently used to.

dementedpixie · 03/02/2022 07:37

It's called the DOMs and is normal after unaccustomed exercise. I was the same after going back to body pump after a 2 week break although it only lasted a couple of days.

Maybe need to do some stretches after your workout