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Ever feel like you will never be able to walk again after an intense workout?  There can be a big difference in hurting and being hurt in exercise.

“Something that hurts you or is achy is probably o to push through it to a degree but if you have an injury,” said Kris Morrill, fitness coach.

All injuries should be checked out by a medical professional but when it comes to pushing harder than usual or a new exercise routine you're going to be sore.

“When in actuality those muscles have not been used in so long and those stability muscles are waking up so they are sore because they haven't done anything,” said Morrill.

Listen to your body and tend to where pain is.

“If your body is telling you hey I’m really hurting in this one area, you may want to lay off for a couple days there but just because it's hurting for a couple days there doesn't mean it's injured,” said Morrill. =

Staying mobile will help achy muscles but if you're injured there's no better medicine than time.  Make sure to give your injury rest and time to heal or you could hurt it further.

If you have any concerns about something hurting,  get it checked out by a medical professional.