Step 5. Train your brain to use new muscle through short, fast repeats. Several times a week, run short, fast repeats. Ten repeats, about 20 seconds long, run at about 90 percent of your maximum speed, will train the brain and nervous system to recruit the leg muscles.
Proteins are amino acids that serve as building blocks of muscles and connective tissue, and fats aid in maintaining elasticity. The role of vitamin B-6 in the metabolism of these nutrients may help your body repair tendons and ligaments and may help prevent future injuries.
B vitamins may be able to help reduce soreness and inflammation in your muscles and joints. Essential for healthy skin, immunity and metabolism, B vitamins also contribute toward muscle tone and may reduce inflammation around joints.itamin C. Vitamin C is found in supplement form and in fruits and vegetables. Photo Credit Fuse/Fuse/Getty Images. Vitamin C may be able to help alleviate muscle and joint soreness by healing and protecting muscle tissue.