Published on: 6/20/2025
Your inner thighs might hurt after doing squats due to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) or because of the way your muscles are activated during the exercise.
After doing squats, you might feel pain in your inner thighs. This is often due to something called delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS. DOMS happens when your muscles are not used to the exercise, and tiny tears occur in the muscle fibers, causing soreness. This is a normal part of getting stronger and usually goes away in a few days.
To help with the soreness, you can try gentle stretching, rest, and making sure you warm up before exercising. Over time, as your muscles get used to squats, the soreness should decrease.
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