AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582
Paper 1
Revise: Recovery from exerciseDelayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is aching and stiffness that develop after exercise rather than during it. Strenuous activity can cause microscopic damage to muscle tissue, contributing to this soreness.
- Revise: Short-term effects of exercise
Delayed onset muscle soreness: muscle pain and stiffness that develop after exercise, associated with microscopic tears in muscle fibres.
- Revise: Warming up and cooling down
Delayed onset muscle soreness: muscle discomfort that develops after exercise, often becoming noticeable in the following days.