Recovery Rule #4 Pay attention to your body

Don't ignore pain during exercise, ignoring muscle soreness or tightness is setting you up for injury. If you have to stop your workout to stretch, do it; if the pain persists stop your workout completely. Attempt to figure out what the problem is and address it appropriately. Come back to working out gradually and focus on preparing the weakened area (if you are able) or work around the around it until you are healthy again. Make sure to research how to prevent the problem from reoccurring and integrate the solution into your future workouts.