What does it mean when I have sore ribs and upper chest, after shoveling snow?

[Anonymous]

i already know im out of shape. thats a big part of my life that i don't really need to explain but, this is the sort of pain that doesn't just feel like im out of shape kind of pain, im just wondering if i may have done something to those areas?

[CapnHawk]

You just stretched muscles you never even know you had. Unless you are experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, jaw pain, etc., you should be able to treat this with an over the counter pain reliever like Tylenol.

[CubicEngineering]

it's probably nothing but lactic acid, if that's the case you needed to breath more

[sjoes006]

You used those muscles and don't often so now they are sore.