What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
- Written by Michael Hales, Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Physical Education, Kennesaw State University
Muscle cramps have felled many an athlete on game day.Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty ImagesFor athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms – formally known as exercise-associated muscle cramps – have frustrated athletes,...