YogaLisa.....

My ultimate fix for muscle soreness, fatigue or cramping: CALCIUM! It's a muscles relaxant, especially when combined with magnesium and zinc. And forget the TUMS tablets, those have almost no calcium in them and they're full of sugar and who knows what else. For serious muscles pain, 700mg - 1200mg of calcium!! That's enough to make you sleep like a baby, too, so take it before bed!

Recovery time may have to do with age, but I've also read it may have to do with being on the birth control pill. Apparently, that causes our recovery time to be twice as long as it would normally be. That said, some serious endurance can be gained by training when muscles have not fully recovered - not all of the time, but at least some of the time!

Keep on it, Lisa, sounds like you're doing great!! Good for you!

Namaste,
~T~