Restless legs after riding?

[Killereyez83]

Anyone get restless legs after riding? Rode 20 miles yesterday with my new road tires which make me spin faster. Yesterday and today i have had really restless achy legs. Anyone else get this? Anything to help this besides advil?

[Owlie]

A couple things:
1) Stretch your legs a little. I find going for a walk, gentle yoga or a short, easy recovery ride helps enormously.
2) Make sure you're properly hydrated and are getting enough electrolytes, especially potassium and magnesium. If you're in the northern hemisphere and somewhere that isn't Florida, Arizona or the like, it may not seem like a big deal because you're not sweating as much, but that may be part of it. There are tons of sports drinks (Gatorade as well as more athlete-oriented like Nuun or Gu Brew, etc) out there.

[Killereyez83]

Ok thanks. I tried to stretch my legs before, during the middle and after but maybe a walk or something would help. It isnt hot here yet but it definitly will get super hot (90-100's) here in the summer. I will make sure i keep super hydrated. Thanks for the tips!!

[OakLeaf]

I can feel a little jumpy if I'm overtrained. Did you just increase your training load by a large factor? Might be time to take an easy week or two, and yeah, pay attention to what you do for recovery.

[molliewog]

For me, electrolytes and hydration are key. I take a magnesium supplement on advice of my doc. It has made a big difference in that weird muscle feeling.