How to Prevent Butt Soreness

 

How to Prevent Butt Soreness and Vulvar Pain While Cycling

Yeah, it's awkward to talk about, but it needs to be addressed. Here's how to deal with the pain you get "down there" when you're cycling.

When you go a few weeks or months without hitting up a particular class or type of workout, there are bound to be a few surprises your first time back. In yoga, for example, you might forget about the chest and shoulder soreness that hits after one too many rock climbers may have to re-remember the forearm ache that can crop up after a day on the wall.

On-and-off bikers, though, often experience a different type of pain — and one that they're probably less likely to bring up at post-workout brunch: butt and vulvar soreness. Though it's tempting to write off that awkward ache as normal, or just the feeling of getting used to an intense workout, you may want to pay closer attention.